Bournemouth Beach Hut Association, Est 2009

A short distance away from the headland at Hengistbury Head and Popular with the locals, Family friendly and Blue flag winning Southbourne Beach, or by its more formal title Southbourne-On-Sea Beach is usually less crowded and hectic than the main beaches at Boscombe and Bournemouth. The cliff height decreases as you move from Fisherman's Walk to Southbourne allowing easier access to visitors as well as being accessible from multiple Zig Zags. The nearest being the Gordon Zigzag, half way between Southbourne Beach and Fisherman's Walk Beach.

Further away from Bournemouth Access is also possible by the gentle slope near to Southbourne's well-known Bistro on The Beach, and options are also available from Fisherman's Walk using the Fisherman's Walk Cliff railway. Parking is available at Warren Edge (BH6 4BE) with parking for 192 cars and Southbourne Cross Roads (BH6 3NH) which holds 78 Cars.

Bournemouth Borough Council (BBC) have completed works around this area in autumn, winter and spring which is part of their Beach Management Scheme. A number of groynes which interrupt wave action have been replaced moving East from Fisherman's Walk towards Southbourne and the sand on the beach has been replenished. Sand is dredged from a licensed area South East of the Isle of Wight and then pumped through a long pipe onto the beach using water which then drains away, allowing bulldozers to move in and level the beach.

Should you wish to take your dog to the beach, then Southbourne Beach also caters well for our 4-legged friends. There is a dog exercise area which is available walking East and away from Boscombe and Bournemouth just after the Fisherman's Walk Zig Zag, to just before the Bistro on the Beach at Southbourne.