English Tourism Week 2023 launches
17th March 2023
As English Tourism Week 2023 launches we are celebrating the wonderful and unique towns of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole located on The Coast with the Most.
There are many reasons to choose to holiday on the East Dorset coast. These include the stunning award-winning sandy beaches, areas of outstanding natural beauty such as Hengistbury Head and Poole Harbour, top class restaurants and hotels to cater to all tastes and budgets, family friendly attractions and year-round nationally acclaimed events such as the Bournemouth Air, Arts by the Sea and Poole Christmas Maritime Festivals.
English Tourism Week, organised by Visit England, gives us a chance to focus on the many reasons why taking a break in one of our three coastal towns is a very good idea.
There is a thriving art scene here on the Coast with The Most. Modern and thought-provoking work can be found at GIANT gallery located in a re-purposed department store in the centre of Bournemouth. Current exhibitions include “Studio Visit” (on till the end of April) looking into the working practices of internationally renowned artist Daniel Lismore, known as “The Living Sculpture.”
The Russell Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, a late Victorian villa situated on Bournemouth’s East Cliff, houses an eclectic permanent collection alongside a rolling programme of visiting exhibitions. In Christchurch there is a never-ending trail of blue plaque history waiting to be discovered while Poole’s old town and quay are steeped in nautical history.
Cllr Beverley Dunlop, Portfolio Holder for Tourism, Culture and Vibrant Places at BCP Council says, “It’s wonderful that English Tourism Week puts the spotlight on our unbeatable hospitality sector, beautiful clean beaches and stunning open spaces. We are also very proud of our three East Dorset towns of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with their exciting, unique and vibrant tourism offers.”
The Coast with the Most hosts a number of major, free and exciting annual events catering for a variety of tastes – the Bournemouth Air Festival, Arts by the Sea Festival, Christchurch Food Festival, Bournemouth Bay Run, Christmas Tree Wonderland and the Poole Christmas Maritime Festival, launched in 2022.
Craig Mathie, chair of Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole’s Destination Management Board, said, “The tourism and hospitality industries are vital to the local economy and there is so much to do and see across our three unique towns. There are extraordinary major events all year round, fabulous restaurants, top class attractions, museums, castles, art galleries and country parks, quays, harbours and nature reserves and of course miles and miles of sandy beaches.”
Choose a traditional holiday by the sea, possibly at the contemporary Bournemouth Beach Lodges, with a raft of free events and festivals, a cultural break interspersed with culinary delights or simply book a relaxing break in cosy surroundings.
Spread the word. Choose it all at Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Support #EnglishTourismWeek23.
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Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Tourism is the official tourist board for BCP and part of the Destination and Culture Directorate within BCP Council, working in partnership with hundreds of businesses across the resorts and wider Dorset. Its focus is to increase the economic benefits of tourism across the destination and to promote the area’s world-class visitor experience across the UK and overseas.
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