Boscombe Pier
A retro pier east of Bournemouth, with a 1950s modernist entrance building and colourful beach huts. The beach here has a more relaxed atmosphere.
Boscombe Pier was first built in 1889. Its entrance building dates from the 1950s and is in the modernist style. After restoration in 2008 it was listed as a Grade II building, and the pier has been named one of Britain's best piers of the year. Walking the pier is free. The beaches on either side are quieter than the area around Bournemouth Pier, and the brightly coloured beach huts can be rented by the day. Around Boscombe seafront you'll find cafés, surf schools and a cliff lift. Up the slope, Boscombe's old high street has Victorian arcades and a variety of restaurants. From Bournemouth Pier, it takes about 30 minutes to walk along the seafront promenade, and you can continue all the way to South Bournemouth.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
- St Peter's Church, Bournemouth
- Bournemouth Lower Gardens
- Oceanarium Bournemouth
- Bournemouth Beach & Pier
- Alum Chine
- Christchurch Priory
- Compton Acres