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Bournemouth Coast Path - by Leigh Hatts

@BournemouthPath

Updates from @Leigh_Hatts, author of Exploring The Bournemouth Coast Path published by Countryside Books

 Swanage to Lymington
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Joined October 2014
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Sandbanks Ferry@SandbanksFerryNov 4
Our team's been hard at work preparing Bramble Bush Bay for the first leg of its refit journey. The ferry was taken off the chains on Monday before being towed to Poole Quay where works have started. We'll be sharing ongoing updates as things progress #SandbanksFerry
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Bournemouth Coast Path - by Leigh Hatts retweeted
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Sandbanks Ferry@SandbanksFerryOct 26
REMINDER It's our last week of service before we head off for our scheduled refit on Monday 2nd November. We'll share an update on our return to service date in December. Thank you to everyone for your understanding: sandbanksferry.co.uk/the-san…
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View of Mudeford Spit pier
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@LymingtontimesOct 27
Public consultation first step to protect Christchurch Harbour advertiserandtimes.co.uk/new…
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‘Bomb’ on beach at Studland Bay. bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2…
Cordon in place as suspected unexploded 'bomb' found on beach

Cordon in place as suspected unexploded 'bomb' found on beach

A cordon is in place after a suspected unexploded bomb was discovered on a popular beach.

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Bournemouth Coast Path - by Leigh Hatts retweeted
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Bournemouth Echo@BournemouthechoOct 23
1️⃣A luxury hotel brand is the new operator of the former WestBeach restaurant site. Exclusive by @ERhodesjourno bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2…
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Mister Pinks at Milford-on-Sea declared one UK’s forty best In National Fish and Chip Awards share.google/3NTILM12k1aBome…
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Milford-on-Sea
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@LymingtontimesSep 18
Church marks completion of £300,000 restoration project advertiserandtimes.co.uk/new…
Church marks completion of £300,000 restoration project

Church marks completion of £300,000 restoration project

Community celebrations have taken place to mark the completion of a major £300,000 church tower renovation project.

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Vehicle stuck on the beach at Hengistbury Head | Bournemouth Echo bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2…
Council vehicle becomes stuck on the beach at Hengistbury Head

Council vehicle becomes stuck on the beach at Hengistbury Head

A vehicle appears to have become stuck on the beach at Hengistbury Head this morning.

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Mudeford church tower report: includes photo of coast from top winchesterdiocese.org/all-sa…
All Saints Tower Project Brings Community Closer to Church - Diocese of Winchester

All Saints Tower Project Brings Community Closer to Church - Diocese of Winchester

The church bells rang out at All Saints in Milford on Sea last Sunday for the first time since February, as the village came together to celebrate the completion of […]

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Buried at St Peter’s churchyard Bournemouth. Her intended last home survives as Shelley Park on nearby Boscombe clifftop.
Keats-Shelley House (@Keats_Shelley) profile pictureKeats-Shelley House@Keats_ShelleyAug 30
#OTD Today we celebrate Mary Shelley, born 229 years ago. A writer who spent her life exploring ambition, loss, creation and the future — and whose work still gives us plenty to talk about. Have you read anything by Mary Shelley beyond Frankenstein?
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Now at rest in Rome & Bournemouth where also remembered at cliff top Shelley Park home of son Percy
Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) profile pictureProf. Frank McDonough@FXMC1957Aug 4
4 August 1792. Romantic poet Percy Shelley was born in Horsham, Sussex. He did not enjoy fame during his lifetime, but recognition of his achievements in poetry grew steadily following his death.
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Cliff danger near Beckton Bunny premium.advertiserandtimes.c…
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Shelley Theatre: @TomHayesBmouth says building will reopen for ‘community use’
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Accident was at Southbourne-on-Sea during Bournemouth Centenary Airshow
Rotherhithe Connections - People & Place (@IRotherhithe) profile pictureRotherhithe Connections - People & Place@IRotherhitheJul 12
OTD 12 July 1910 Death of Charles Rolls,killed when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display Co-founder with Henry Royce of @rollsroycecars The Rolls family were originally from the Grange #Bermondsey & family memorials can be seen at St Mary Magdalen Church
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Not walkers
Sandbanks Ferry (@SandbanksFerry) profile pictureSandbanks Ferry@SandbanksFerryJul 1
NEW PAYMENT SYSTEM: From today, Wednesday 1st July 2026, all vehicle toll payments (including motorcycles) are made online. Pay your toll via SandbanksFerry.co.uk/Pay Set up your account now or pay as you go.
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JB Priestley in Bournemouth’s Royal Bath Hotel garden in 1941 featured in @countrylifemag . Exhibition at Dimbola Museum, Isle of Wight
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Lived in Bournemouth & founded Westminster’s Victoria Tower Gardens
Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) profile pictureProf. Frank McDonough@FXMC1957Jun 24
24 June 1825. William Henry (“WH”) Smith, newsagent and bookseller, was born in London. He introduced the practice of selling books and newspapers at railway stations beginning at London’s Euston Station in 1848. He later became a Conservative MP and a cabinet minister.
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Sandbanks Ferry@SandbanksFerryJun 18
From 1 July 2026, a new Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system will be in place for all vehicle crossings on The Sandbanks Ferry. All vehicle toll payments (including motorcycles) will be made online. More information: sandbanksferry.co.uk/ferry-t…
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Lived in Bournemouth. Her brother Lord Granville, foreign secretary, came by sea to visit her.
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@RealRCWomenJun 14
Meet GEORGIANA FULLERTON (1812-1885), daughter of the Earl of Granville; highly-praised novelist who alienated some British critics by converting to Catholicism; biographer; Franciscan tertiary; & major Victorian philanthropist, especially after her only child, a son, died at 21.
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Swanage Information Centre celebrates 90th anniversary – Swanage News swanage.news/swanage-informa…
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