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Working in the hospitality industry in Bournemouth, you’ll be aware that there are scores of wonderful attractions in and around the town to recommend to your guests. There’s probably more to do here than in any other coastal resort.
But to discover what’s on offer, you need to experience attractions first-hand. Nothing beats trying a water sports lesson, touring the cliff-tops in an open-top bus or scaling a climbing wall to equip you with sound advice for guests.
To help, we’ve compiled a series of cut-price or free offers. There’s plenty of choice, but some are on a first-come-first- served basis, so don’t hang about! Simply take the enclosed passport card, along with separate ID and make the most of your free time. For more information on all Bournemouth’s attractions, visit bournemouth.co.uk In addition to those in the booklet, more will be added, check
Except where stated, all offers are valid until 31 December 2015 new attractions out on bournemouthambassador.co.uk
2 Surf Steps
What’s on offer? surfsteps.co.uk Toft Steps, Undercliff Drive RockReef The only way you can really understand rockreef.net what surfing / Stand Up Bournemouth Pier Paddleboarding (SUP) is about is to get some gear and get wet!! Surf Steps, At the end of Bournemouth Pier you’ll Bournemouth Surf School, situated on find one of Bournemouth’s newest Bournemouth beach, 500m from attractions, RockReef, which offers four Boscombe Pier, is a Surfing GB (SGB) great activities in one, from climbing 25 free places are offered to Centre of Excellence. There are plenty walls to delving into ‘underground Passport holders, first come of different courses to suit all levels caves’! This is a perfect all-weather first served - bring a friend and requirements. experience for teens and families. and they’ll get a £10 discount too!
50% discount on any package Call: 0800 043 7873 / 07733 895 538 price. Email: [email protected] Coastal Activity Park
(Not available during July and August or for coastalactivitypark.co.uk the Pier Zipline.) Boscombe Pier
Stretching more than 1km either side of Bournemouth Seafront Boscombe Pier, the Coastal Activity Park has everything from sports courts bournemouth.co.uk/things-to-do/beach-life and water sports to yoga classes and spa treatments. There’s free unlimited Bournemouth visitors come for the beach! Whether it’s chilling on a deckchair, access to bouldering, table tennis, strolling along traditional seaside piers, coasting the prom on the Landtrain or simply swingball, slacklining, musical trail, and drinking in the breath-taking seascape views. gym trail.
• One free return ride on the • Free volleyball courts to Landtrain first 5 people to book • Free access to the Cliff Lifts • Free fishing for the first 10 at East Cliff, West Cliff and people who book Fisherman’s Walk • Free fitness session for the • Free entry to Bournemouth first 10 people who book and Boscombe Piers Call: 01202 451 773
3 4 Sorted Surf Shop City Sightseeing Bournemouth sortedsurfschool.co.uk Boscombe Seafront citysightseeing-bournemouth.co.uk
Get down to the Surf Shop on City Sightseeing Bournemouth - Boscombe Seafront! Whether you’re a Bournemouth’s best open top bus tour complete beginner or a seasoned pro, has just got better, with a new route, Sorted offers classes for every level. new commentary and fabulous views of They’re open year-round, have nearby the bay from the Isle of Wight Needles hot showers and a restaurant next door. to Old Harry Rocks. Hop on and hop off Receive 50% off ticket prices the bus as much as you like at any of Half price watersports Email: [email protected] the bus stops on the route and see all tel: 01202 557007 the best sights that Bournemouth has from Mon to Fri at Sorted’s Watersport to offer. Centre, including surf & stand up paddleboarding lessons and surf, SUP & kayak hire.
10% discount on clothing and wetsuits at either of Sorted’s retail outlets at Boscombe Seafront or at 42 Sea Rd Boscombe.
All lessons must be pre booked. Tel: 01202 300668
Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre Russell-Cotes Museum and Art Gallery visithengistburyhead.co.uk russell-cotes.bournemouth.gov.uk Hengistbury Head, the dramatic headland in Bournemouth, is an outstanding site for East Cliff, Bournemouth wildlife and archaeology and offers beautiful beaches and views across to the Isle of Wight and Purbecks. It’s a great place for a day out whether you’re walking or cycling. In 1901, Merton Russell-Cotes gave his The Nature Reserve is open all the year round for visitors to explore and the new Simply get in touch for a free wife Annie a dream house on Visitor Centre is open every day of the year (except Christmas day) from 10am to short tour of this amazing Bournemouth’s cliff-top, overlooking the 4pm. sea. They filled this exotic seaside villa building and its artefacts. with beautiful objects from their travels Tel: 01202 451858 across the world, and lined the walls Get a 10% discount on anything bought in the well-stocked gift shop. with a remarkable collection of British Tel: 01202 420909 art, creating a fascinating museum and [email protected] art gallery in a dramatic setting.
5 6 Pavilion Dance South West
pdsw.org.uk Lower Gardens, Bournemouth
Pavilion Dance presents dance performances, live screenings, art house films, exhibitions and more than 40 dance classes every week. It includes a state of the art 200-seat studio theatre space, designed specifically for dance, and two excellent dance studios.
50% off one ticket The Oceanarium During March 2015 anyone to either a Thursday Night is Dance Night performance or a Monday Night is Film oceanarium.co.uk living in the BH, DT, SO or SP Night screening Yoga on the beach Bournemouth Pier Approach postcode area can visit the Visit pdsw.org.uk to see programme, call or award winning Bournemouth The Oceanarium is an amazing book in person to receive discount. holisticbodytraining.co.uk Aquarium for half price. Tel: : 01202 203630 all-weather attraction, hugely popular Boscombe Pier with Bournemouth’s visitors. Simply present proof of your postcode, such Yoga on the Beach is an established as a driving licence or utility bill. Up to three guests can also visit using the 50% discount. and exciting attraction for residents and Not to be used in conjunction with any other visitors to Bournemouth’s beautiful offer, membership pass, internet or family beaches, just outside Surf Steps Surf ticket. School, 300m from Boscombe Pier. Tel: 01202 311993 Yoga on the Beach takes place each Tues & Wed evening from 6 -7pm; and on Friday mornings from 7 - 8am. Yoga is suited to all - beginners and experienced alike, so grab your flip Kool Cycle Hire flops, and get along to the beach to practice your ‘sun salutations’! koolcyclehirebournemouth.co.uk West Cliff Road, Bournemouth
Conveniently located in the centre of Sessions reduced from £7 to Passport holders receive a town (4c West Cliff Road, Bournemouth, £5 (nearly 30% off) half day free bike hire. Each BH2 5EY) Kool Cycles offers plenty of bike comes with a lock, choice, so explore the town centre and Tel: 07960 990771 outlying areas of Bournemouth, and get Email: [email protected] helmet and route map. fit while having fun! Tel: 07594-505-776, or just drop in. 7 8 Treehouse Family Play Café
www.treehousefamilyplay.com St. Michael’s Road, Bournemouth
Located close to the Triangle and Bournemouth Library, the Treehouse Family Play is a brand new concept - ‘Indoor Play’ with a twist. With a play area created from wood and grass, the Treehouse provides a unique play Pop in for a free coffee, and frame, fun and games, organised see what the attraction has activities, parties, locally sourced food, great coffee and more. to offer visiting families with small children.
Tel: 01202 552228 Front Bike Hire ALTITUDE Adventure Front Bike Hire offers a range front-bike-hire.co.uk of bikes for hire, Passport bhlive.co.uk/altitude-high-ropes-adventure Littledown Centre, Bournemouth Bournemouth Seafront holders receive a day’s free Front Bike Hire on Bournemouth bike hire. Each bike comes ALTITUDE Adventure at Littledown Park, Littledown Centre, Bournemouth is ideal for seafront is located 200 metres east of with a lock, helmet and route families or groups, with various packages available. Experienced and dedicated staff Bournemouth Pier, with miles of beach map. are on hand to help everyone enjoy a safe and exciting experience. The course is set promenade to explore in both directions at two heights, with low ropes at 5 metres and high ropes at 10, for the more daring - west to Sandbanks and over the chain Tel: 01202 373280 or visit the website and adventurous. ferry to the Purbecks or east to Hengistbury Head, and on to Mudeford. Bournemouth’s 6D Cinema Experience the Extreme 6dcinema.co.uk Adventure Package which Post Office Road, Bournemouth includes Low Ropes, High Any business who can Ropes, Climbing Wall & Enjoy the latest movie entertainment as Power Fan Descender – for arrange for nine employees to you hear, breathe and feel the 6D just £8. go along will be given their Cinema experience. 6D Cinemas take own free experience. you on an 8 minute thrilling ride with Available on a pay on the day basis, no exploding special effects and advanced booking required. Available Tel: 01202 280860 spectacular footage tantalising all from Fri 3 - Sun 19 April 2015. Simply Email: [email protected] take your Passport card to a member of senses. Situated in the centre of the ALTITUDE team at the Altitude Shop, Bournemouth at 8 Post Office Road, located next to the course. choices range from dinosaurs to horror and space!
9 10 Splashdown Free entry for one Passport Free, donations at your card holder and colleague. discretion poole.splashdownwaterparks.co.uk Tower Park, Poole Entry for one card carrying person and one colleague will be free, additional admissions Splashdown Waterpark, Tower Park, will be £2 off and subject to a maximum of 3 Bournemouth Guided Walking Poole is a great day out for family and additional admissions in any single visit. Dorset school holidays are excluded except Tours friends. There’s something for everyone for Christmas. – from big kids to little ones – with bournemouthguidedwalkingtours.co.uk some of the UK’s most exciting water Tel: 01202 716123 flumes. It’s open all year with indoor Let a friendly guide take you on an rides in the winter, and from spring, interesting informative walking tour of some outside slides. central Bournemouth, learn about the early history, restaurants, pubs, casinos and major regeneration plans for the town. Tours depart from the Tourist Information Centre, Westover Road, every Monday and Tuesday, June to October at 11am.
See what Dorset has to offer
Lemur Landings
www.lemurlandings.co.uk Free entry for one Passport Tower Park, Poole card holder and up to 2 Lemur Landings is one of the largest children. indoor soft play centres in Dorset, featuring a massive multi-level Entry for one card carrying person and up to 2 children will be FREE, additional playframe, multi-slide, bridges, tunnels, adults are charged at £1.25 and children ball pools and cannons. It’s also home at £2 off the standard entry price to a dedicated toddler area and super dependant on age. Suitable for under 12s. sensory area for under 5’s. More Dorset February and October half terms and Christmas holidays are excluded. adventurous children can scale the fantastic climbing wall! Tel: 01202 740500
11 12 Moors Valley Country Park Sandworld Sand Sculpture Festival moors-valley.co.uk sandworld.co.uk Dorset Attractions offers Located in Ashley Heath. Enjoy a Sandworld is Weymouth’s first sand peaceful walk or cycle ride through the sculpture festival, and one of only a Forest, experience a ride on an handful ever held in the UK. Its aim is authentic narrow-gauge steam train or to bring the best sand artists from Many attractions across Dorset Bennetts Water Gardens even Go Ape on a high wire forest around the world to Weymouth. also offer discounts. bennettswatergardens.com adventure, swinging through the tree £1 off per person, maximum of 6 Located in Chickerell, Weymouth and tops. spread across eight acres, featuring the Many parts of the attraction are free; The Blue Pool and Wareham Bears Download a voucher from National Plant Collection of Water Lilies voucher will give £5 off the Go Ape bluepooltearooms.co.uk dorsetattractions.co.uk with a Japanese Bridge, Tropical House, Segway Experience Furzebrook near Wareham – this Woodland Walks and Museum. Magical Pool is surrounded by tranquil One child free with a paying adult Pirate Adventure Mini Golf woods and heathland crisscrossed by sealifeweymouth.com/explore/ sandy paths which lead up to views of Why not visit...... Dinosaur Museum attractions/pirate-adventure-minigolf. the Purbeck Hills or down steps to the thedinosaurmuseum.com aspx water’s edge. Visit the gift shop before In Dorchester discover real fossils, In Weymouth, a swashbuckling game entering the unique world of the Abbotsbury Swannery dinosaur skeletons, and life-size for the whole family with a new Wareham Bears. abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk dinosaur reconstructions, with hands- challenge at every hole. Navigate your 2 for one entry with voucher 15 minutes from Weymouth, one of the on displays to excite and entertain own Jolly Roger around galleons, most popular days out in Dorset and visitors. treasure chests and gunpowder barrels. Tutankhamun Exhibition the only place in the world you’re able 50p per person, maximum of 8 £2 off adult price tutankhamun-exhibition.co.uk to walk through the heart of a colony of In Dorchester, a spectacular recreation nesting Mute Swans. Dorset County Museum Portland Castle of Tutankhamun’s tomb and treasures, Receive £2 off an adult ticket dorsetcountymuseum.org www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/ this internationally acclaimed exhibition The Museum in Dorchester has an properties/portland-castle spans people and time itself. Adventure Wonderland array of fascinating galleries, focussing Overlooking Portland Harbour in Dorset 50p per person, up to 8 people adventurewonderland.co.uk on natural sciences, geology, art, history stands one of Henry VIII’s finest coastal Located near Christchurch and packed and literature. The galleries include forts, built in the early 1540’s to protect Weymouth Sea Life Adventure Park with more than 30 rides and attractions many video displays, interactive exhibits against French and Spanish invasion. sealifeweymouth.com for youngsters, with Adventureland and and activity carts for children. 2 for one tickets (full paying visitor) The park has over 1,000 incredible Wonderland outside, and the Wild 50p per person, maximum of 8 creatures from sharks and sea turtles Thing! Aztec play centre inside. Royal Signals Museum to giant spider crabs and octopus. Get 1 free entry with every two paying Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park royalsignalsmuseum.co.uk There is also a 53m panoramic tower adults dorset-heavy-horse-centre.co.uk Near Blandford - see how military giving unrivalled views of the coastline. Based in Verwood with free Heavy communications progressed from the 50% off standard entry Athelhampton House & Gardens Horse Wagon Rides, Tractor and Trailer use of torches and sunlight, through athelhampton.co.uk rides and many friendly farm animals flags, Semaphore and Morse Code, the Near Dorchester, a stunning 15th including rescued horses, donkeys, telephone and wireless to the present Century house bursting with history miniature ponies, kunie kunie pigs, day, with encrypted Satellite and boasting breathtaking gardens. goats, alpacas, snow dogs and many Communications and Integrated Get £2 off adult ticket, children’s entry more! Battlefield communications. free £1 off adult, 50p off child One child free with each adult ticket
13 14 These are all FREE!
In addition, there are lots of free Poole Museum, 4 High Street, Poole attractions to enjoy, including: Poole’s rich history is revealed across four floors of galleries in Poole Museum. Displays range from archaeology to art, from pirates to Quomps, Christchurch potteries. The Museum and temporary An exciting water play park and exhibitions are free of charge, and fully paddling pool with water sprays, for accessible. ages three to 13. boroughofpoole.com/museums visitchristchurch.info/things-to-do/ splash-park-p1110923 Upton Country Park, Poole The park is set in over 100 acres of Poole Pottery, Poole Quay award winning woodland, gardens and Crammed with world-famous pottery, parkland. It is home to Upton House, a you can visit the working studio and see magnificent Georgian Grade II* listed the largest collection of Poole Pottery building constructed in 1818. in the world. Free entry & parking. poolepottery.co.uk uptoncountrypark.com
Win an M&S Voucher!
How many attractions have you visited? Can you prove it has been ten or more?
Download a form at bournemouthambassador.co.uk Get it signed by the attraction or attach the receipt and we’ll give the first winners a £20 Marks and Spencer voucher!
Contact the NCTA team on 01202 962566 when you have a complete set of signatures.
15 16 Keep your Passport The Passport card must be presented with additional ID card here – either a staff card or written confirmation of employment from place of work
Terms & Conditions of your Trade Passport
One passport per organisation when they register with the NCTA
Except where stated, all offers are valid until 31 December 2015
The passport is only for attractions listed in this handbook or on or the Bournemouth Ambassador website: bournemouthambassador.co.uk
The Passport can be used repeatedly however it is the responsibility of the business owner/manager to control its distribution to different employees.
Entry is at the discretion of the attraction.
All special offers listed are provided from details supplied by the businesses making each individual offer. The NCTA cannot accept responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions within any offer listed and does not in any way give warranty of any kind in respect of the establishments and businesses referred to as part of the Passport Scheme.
17 18 Become a Bournemouth Ambassador
Bournemouth Ambassador The course takes under an is a free online training module hour to complete and you can for everyone who comes into return to it as often as you like, contact with visitors to whenever it’s convenient. Bournemouth. Once you have completed this There’s plenty of information first module successfully you on the area’s tourist attractions, can print out a certificate; and and additional customer care go on to take free online tips to help you ensure they courses on additional topics. enjoy the best experience Or perhaps go on to take a possible. half-day Welcome Host Bournemouth course!
So take the module today – an asset on any CV!
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