Tag Archives: Bournemouth

74b – Bournemouth to Poole Harbour

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Wingclipped

We had been “stuck” in Bournemouth for ages.  It was as if we had been chained and anchored to the beach, like boats in a bay, but at last we were back; we were ready to slip our chains and … Continue reading →

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74a – The Coastal Path gets Back to Business

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Wingclipped

Over the summer of 2014 we had an enforced absence from Coastal Walking.  Quite what my wife did to her back this time I do not know, but after two months and two weeks we were ready to get going … Continue reading →

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73 – Bournemouth

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Wingclipped

It was a short walk today. We zipped up Bournemouth Pier. We looked east. And then we looked west. We zipped back down the pier. I stopped to take a picture of a strange ball bearing-like thing which sat on … Continue reading →

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72c – Boscombe to Bournemouth

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Wingclipped

When we left Boscombe Pier, one of our party showed us that walking wasn’t strenuous enough for all of his pent-up energy. The walk from Boscombe Pier to Bournemouth Pier is just under 1½ miles.  My brothers (bonkers, both of … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Path in Bournemouth – Jon Egging Memorial

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Wingclipped

I would estimate that I spent approximately two years of my life in Bournemouth.  We moved down there in my late teens, when it had a reputation as a retirement town during the day and as one of the drugs … Continue reading →

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