A very popular coastal resort town, Bournemouth is known for its guarantee of fun, beauty, and seaside charm. With award winning beaches everywhere you turn, Bournemouth has a picture perfect look to it, really exemplifying how fantastic our great British holiday towns are. The Victorian Pier is popular with families and has plenty of places to grab a bite to eat, along with the chance to try your hand in the arcades. You'll never find yourselves short of something to do in Bournemouth, with the many parks, a thriving events calendar, the pretty Alum Chine Beach and Oceanarium experience. Once, Bournemouth was a deserted heathland that was only occasionally visited by fishermen and smugglers, until it became a town in 1870 when the railway arrived.