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Good for bathing and watersports.
5 public toilet blocks, one with hot showers. Outside cold showers also provided.
Dogs allowed on beach all year round.
Nearest car parks at Hengistbury Head and Mudeford Quay.
Access by foot, bike or land train from Hengistbury Head car park. Access by ferry from Mudeford Quay and Christchurch Quay. Wheelchair access is limited due to the sandy nature of the site. The ferry can only transport wheelchairs if their users are able to embark and disembark without remaining in the wheelchair. The land train can carry wheelchair users whilst they remain in the wheelchair by using the special wheelchair carriage of the land train.
There is no lifeguard service.
Horses are not permitted on the seashore between the Saturday preceding Easter Monday and the 30th September (both dates inclusive) in any year between 10am and 9pm.
2021 Opening (1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021) |
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Ticket Type | Ticket Tariff |
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Free Admission | Free |
Free entry
From A35, follow signs to Mudeford
Bus: Yellow Bus Company operates a summer service to Hengistbury Head.
Rail: 10 minutes taxi journey from Christchurch Railway Station.
Air: 20 minutes by car from Bournemouth Airport.
Journey planning: Contact Traveline on 0871 200 2233 or visit their website: www.travelinesw.com to look up bus timetables. From 1st January 2019, calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge.
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