Bournemouth

Bournemouth

Bournemouth has a seven mile stretch of beach. You can find any type of watersports imaginable here from sailing, surfing and even jet skiing. Indoor entertainment can also be found at the local aquarium or local theatres. There is also a world class Oceanarium in the town.

Rural Dorset is also home to trip opportunities such as Bovington Tank Museum, T.E. Lawrence's hideaway Clouds Hill, which is much as the writer left it, and the home of scouting, Brownsea Island. Weymouth was the home of sailing during the London2012 Olympics.
 

Venues in this location

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Joseph Allnatt Centres Ltd

If you are looking for somewhere that is more like a home from home, with outdoor education programmes that are crafted with care, delivered by quality people, driven by our values of Education, Inspiration and Play, then Allnatt Centres are for you.

Carey Outdoor Education Centre

Carey Outdoor Education Centre provides a fantastic venue for learning and living in the outdoors throughout the year. Educational groups, organisations and groups of friends are all welcome.

Ancient Technology Centre

Learn ancient skills in an authentic landscape, from building ancient structures to blacksmithing and fire-making.

Merlin Entertainments

Merlin Entertainmens is the largest European entertainments company operating in Europe. Merlin runs 100 attractions in 22 countries cross four continents.

Our business is about creating unique, memorable and rewarding visitor experiences, achieved through the passion and dynamism of our teams, and having a unique portfolio of iconic brands.

The Hengistbury Head Outdoor Centre

We can come to you to arrange your trip, or you can come to the Centre for a pre-visit. This will allow us to plan your excursion down to the last detail so that it works perfectly with your individual needs as a school or group.

More Than Adventure

Harbour Challenge Outdoor Education Centre Ltd

Welcome to Harbour Challenge Outdoor Education Centre, the premier home of outdoor activities, adventure and extreme sports in Dorset. Our highly experienced instructors are qualified to provide a wide range of activities from climbing to coasteering, mountain biking to kayaking and sailing to windsurfing suitable for all ages, groups and abilities.

Avonmouth Watersports

We are a family-run sailing and watersports school based from Mudeford Quay, Christchurch (near Bournemouth, Dorset). We provide sailing, powerboating, first aid courses and tuition at all levels, as well as kayak, dinghy and windsurfer hire across Christchurch Harbour.

Poole Harbour Watersports

We have been giving tuition in windsurfing and kitesurfing in our watersports school in Poole harbour for over 20 Years. It operates in the shallow waters of Poole Harbour - one of the most popular places to learn windsurfing and kitesurfing in the UK. All our windsurfing instructors have been trained to RYA standards and IKO standards.

Sandbanks Windsurfing Club

Here at the SWC we are solely interested in creating Windsurfers!

We have said goodbye to teaching large groups and using fabric sails. Instead, we specifically teach all new budding windsurfers on a one to one ratio until they have mastered blasting and the beach starts. To date my P.B. has been zero to blasting and almost carve gybes in only six lessons!

Spinnaker Sailing Club

Spinnaker Sailing Club is the perfect venue for members and training members to develop their sailing skills in a safe, friendly environment.  As an RYA recognised training centre, Spinnaker Sailing Club has highly qualified instructors and coaches waiting to help you achieve your sailing ambitions, whatever your age or ability.

Rockley Watersports Ltd

The home of the very best sailing, watersports and multi activity trips for schools. As a family run business, we approach all aspects of what we do in a very individual and responsive way to the benefit of you and your group.

ShoreSports

ShoreSports watersports school uses the safe and shallow waters of Christchurch Harbour, operating from Mudeford Quay. Learn to windsurf, kayak or stand-up-paddleboard (SUP) with our qualified instructors, join one of our popular tours up river, have lessons or simply hire equipment

The Watersports Academy

The Watersports Academy is Sandbanks’ premier watersports training facility, providing first-class tuition for people of all ages, novices to experts alike. Our fully qualified instructors provide training in a wide range of water-based activities.

White Mill

Corn mill with original wooden machinery in a peaceful riverside setting

An 18th-century corn mill in a peaceful, rural setting. Rebuilt in 1776 on a site marked in the Domesday Book, this substantial mill was extensively repaired in 1994 and still retains its original elm and applewood machinery (now too fragile to be used).

Enjoy a stroll over White Mill bridge or sit in the garden and enjoy the tranquillity of the River Stour.

Land and Wave Ltd

Our activities take place in the fresh air in spectacular locations. It's all about giving young people fantastic real-world experiences - no fake climbing walls in sight!

Studland Beach

Vast area of sandy beaches and heathland

A glorious slice of natural coastline in Purbeck featuring a four-mile stretch of golden, sandy beach, with gently shelving bathing waters and views of Old Harry Rocks and the Isle of Wight.

Ideal for water sports and includes the most popular naturist beach in Britain. The heathland behind the beach is a haven for native wildlife and features all six British reptiles.

Studland Sea School

At Studland Sea School we offer a wide range of kayaking tours, tuition, BCU courses and hire, kayak fishing, coasteering and BSAC snorkelling catering for all levels of ability. 

Shell Bay Sailing Centre

We are a small, friendly, sailing school, situated on the Studland peninsula, at the entrance to Poole harbour, close to the southern side of the Sandbanks ferry.

Shell Bay Sailing holds a licence to operate from the Adventurous Activities Licensing Service and is an RYA recognised training centre.

Cumulus Outdoor Events Ltd

Cumulus Outdoors provides only the highest quality in planning and running outdoor adventure activities for youth. Through our unique experience, approach and focus, we bring maximum benefit to schools, youth groups and DofE.

(The Edge) Queen Elizabeth Leisure Centre

We offer an excellent range of leisure facilities with the latest equipment, a great atmosphere with a real opportunity for you to make new friends, relax and achieve your fitness or weight loss goals. We are committed to providing you the customer with a high quality and innovative leisure experience.

Fine Foundation Marine Centre

Extending along a beautiful stretch of Dorset's Jurassic Coast, with splendid views from grassy cliff tops and underwater nature trails for divers & snorkellers, this nationally important reserve is best accessed from Kimmeridge Bay.

Everyone Active Poole (Dolphin)

Everyone Active Leisure Centre: Poole can be found in Poole town centre in the beautiful county of Dorset.

The leisure centre offers a large modern gym, group exercise studios and two swimming pools and a diving pit.

Green Man

Avon Heath Country Park

The miles of tracks offer an opportunity to explore some of Dorset's internationally important heathland and its rare wildlife.

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