Author Archives: Leigh Hatts

Flog It! on BBC1 comes from Highcliffe Castle on Thursday afternoon 19 May. The broadcast starts at 4.30pm and the break in the middle promises a look around the castle’s salvage room. Another Flog It! programme from the castle on Friday 27 … Continue reading →

A serious cliff fall on Bournemouth’s East Cliff on Sunday morning has damaged not only the cliff lift but also closed the nearby zigzag. Now, as  precaution, the East Overcliff Drive has been closed to traffic. The road is closed except for access … Continue reading →

A plan for twelve beach huts to be dotted along the cliff between Highcliffe Castle and Chewton Bunny comes as a surprise. It is also causing concern. The scheme is promoted by the Channel 4 programme George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces … Continue reading →

The Bournemouth Coast Path does well in The Times Great British Coast Guide. Beach View in Southbourne Overcliff Drive is ranked fourth in the 12 Great Houses by the Sea feature. It’s the Poole Bay view that wins but it … Continue reading →

Today, Easter Tuesday 2016, is the 150th anniversary of John Keble’s death in Bournemouth. See Bournemouth’s Who Was Who blog

With BST starting at Easter there will be a daily ferry service across the Christchurch Harbour entrance from Hengistbury Head to Mudeford. This is subject to weather conditions so check forecast this Easter weekend. If conditions are doubtful call 07968 334441.  

Natural England is working on plans for a long distance coastal walking route called the England Coast Path which is being established as a result of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. A number of drop-in sessions have been … Continue reading →

Inside Out South on BBC1 has visited the Pennington Marshes and looked at salt boiling houses at Moses Dock. It is the third item in the programme broadcast on Monday 22 February and available on iplayer for a month.

A dead dolphin, seen briefly on Highcliffe beach on Tuesday, was washed up again just west of Chewton Bunny early on Thursday. . Christchurch Council said that it weighed 88kg and was about two years old. Any further dolphins found … Continue reading →

Gordon Selfridge will be depicted taking part in a tense family discussion at Highcliffe Castle in the second episode of ITV’s Mr Selfridge this Friday 15 January at 9pm. The year is 1928 which is a bit late as Selfridge had left … Continue reading →