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Drink in Bournemouth
Drink in Bournemouth
At night the town comes alive with a vibrant bar and club scene. It is one of Britain's most popular clubbing locations, with many stag and hen parties held in Bournemouth. There are over 50 nightclub venues which are open every day of the week. On busy clubnights, roughly 40,000 people are out in Bournemouth. The Triangle area in Bournemouth (5 minutes walk up Commercial St from the main square) is where the gay community is concentrated with several gay friendly clubs and pubs. Most night clubs are located in and around town centre, with the exception of the O2 Academy in Boscombe. Old style pubs are at a premium in the centre with the emphasis more on trendy bars. Those fancying an ale pub crawl are advised to do by bus--the Goat, Porterhouse and Bermuda Triangle (see below) are all near stops.
Moon on the Square (Exeter Road). An outstanding Wetherspoon's when it is quiet, dreadful when it is not. It is in an old department store, with outside seating and great views of the gardens from its two floors, and a good selection of guest ales. Idiot central on Friday and Saturday nights, though,
1812 - A swanky jazz music night club in the first mansion in Bournemouth.
Goat and Tricycle. The town's top real ale pub, located just off the Triangle and serving at least 10 varieties, also popular for its food.
Smokin' Aces. A small "Cocktail Bar and Whisky Lounge" in the Triangle, with live acts.
Winchester.(39 Poole Hill) A music and DJ venue. Rather peculiar, very dark inside with a rather cliquey crowd, but good acts.
Sixty Milion Postcards. (Exeter Rd) Painfully hip and arty bar/bistro/club/live venue, in a building that looks like a huge, graffiti'd garage on the way to West Cliff from the Square. Definitely not for everybody (the toilets are downright disturbing).
Crank - Lounging in a stylish new night club in town centre.
Landmarc - Fine dining and clubbing in a refurbished church.
2930 The Triangle - The biggest gay venue in Bournemouth, set over two floors.
Bar Fruit (206 Old Christchurch Rd) One of the better bets on this brash and crowded strip, lively but not rough.
Daisy O'Brien's. (77 Old Christchurch Rd) One of the few traditional pubs in the town centre, with low prices.
O'Neil's At the far end of the Old Christchurch Road strip (number 260), this Irish pub has live music most nights and attracts the slightly quieter kind of student.
Champion's (Norwich Avenue). Located in the student-land about halfway between Bournemouth centre, and Westbourne, this is an unreconstructed live rock and blues dive, accessed through a series of labyrinthine passages in a hotel.
The Porterhouse is a traditional pub (Ringwood's) in the cute and quaint Westbourne district, a little to the west of the centre.
The Bermuda Triangle (Parr St). Wackilly decorated pub with ever-changing real ales. In the trendy Lower Parkstone district, well to the west of the centre.
Mr Kyps, (Parr St) one of the area's top rock music venues is next door.
Old Fire Station. Medium sized live entertainment venue in the Holdenhurst Road studentland.
Chaplin's Wine Bar and Cellar bar, Boscombe High Street. This two-in-one venue offers some kind of live music most days of the week. Continental beers and acoustic music in the wine bar on top, real ale in the scruffy cellar where the louder acts play.
The Gallery Bar (Gallery Bar), Boscombe Spa Road, ☎ + 44 (0) 1202 396234, . Stylish Bar and Brasserie - spectacular views, great atmosphere with a wide range of drinks and cocktails. �
O2 Academy (560 Christchurch Road) The former Opera House is vies with the BIC as the town's main entertainment centre, with major acts and club nights.
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