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Hengistbury Head is a sandstone headland attached to Southbourne, which is a suburb of the town of Bournemouth to the west; the nearest major settlement is Christchurch to the north. It is the most easterly part of the Borough of Bournemouth, and marks the most easterly point of Poole Bay.
Welcome to Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre, in Bournemouth Dorset. Hengistbury Head is a fascinating place not only for its wide variety of habitats including heathland, grassland, scrub, woodland, freshwater wetland and coastland but also for its internationally important archaeology and geology.
Hengistbury Head Beach lies at the most eastern end of an 9.5 mile continuous strip of golden beaches that runs from Sandbanks via Bournemouth and Boscombe. The beach is relatively unspoilt and free from the usual commercialism found elsewhere.
Hengistbury Head is a fascinating place not only for its wide variety of habitats including heathland, grassland, scrub, woodland, freshwater wetland and coastland but also for its internationally important archaeology and geology.
Heading towards Christchurch, visit picturesque Hengistbury Head – one of the most important Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in England – boasting walking routes that lead to spectacular and panoramic views of the nature reserve, Christchurch harbour, Bournemouth Bay and across to the Isle of Wight.
- Hengistbury Head Nature Reserve Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 4EW, Dorset
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Hengistbury Head. A stone and iron age archaeology site and one of our most important local nature reserves. Hengistbury Head is home to over 500 plant species, 300 types of birds and a...
Feb 6, 2023 · This Hengistbury Head walk is one of my favourite coast walks in Dorset. It’s a lovely, short circular which takes you up and over the 36m cliffs of the headland and down to the white sand beach of Mudeford Sandbank, before looping back across the saltmarshes that skirt Christchurch Harbour.
