Boscombe Pier Reviews Summary

Beach and Pier

Pros:

• "Lovely views from the pier area probably the stand out feature."
• "Clean beach. Will definitely take the children back."
• "Lovely beach. Little bit quieter than Bournemouth."
• "Visited Boscomne Pier for the Bournemouth air show. Fun atmosphere and would recommend."
• "Beautiful beach with the best pizza place and ice cream to die for."
• "The perfect place to chill and watch the world go by on a Summers day, great if you like skating or skateboarding as plenty of room."
• "Great sandy beach, life guards on view and duty, so safe area for children and families."

Cons:

• "Visited late in the day and the pier is looking at bit tired."
• "The history panels are faded and in parts impossible to read."
• "This place is ok but... Definitely need some renovation."
• "Just a shame not much events happen down there."
• "Drove 2 hours to get here, and it was closed despite it saying it’s open online and being the summer holidays."
• "Nothing particularly special, and you must pay to go on?"
• "Toilets disgusting and it was early morning. Handwashers all out of order. Really dirty."

Parking and Accessibility

Pros:

• "Car park nearby has a height restriction but we were able to find on street parking nearby for our motorhome."
• "Wheelchair accessible."
• "Great to be able to park in the disabled parking zone."
• "Up the hill there's a park and mini golf too and you can usually find somewhere to park near there for free... Bonus!"
• "Parking with little extra cost is available next to beach front and rest many are available at walking distance."
• "We managed to find a designated disabled only car park very close to the beach but there are quite a few steps to get to the beach."
• "Plenty of parking nearby, a bus stop outside and places to get food and drinks too."

Cons:

• "Car parking on sea front expensive."
• "Not good reducing parking for rich people to enjoy a house with a view."
• "Parking may be an issue."
• "Parking is on the prom or a car park up the hill a little way. It's not cheap to park though."
• "Parking looked really full with cars blocking the roundabout waiting to park, I'd suggest parking elsewhere and walking to the beach."
• "It was great to spend whole day here. But parking was really an issue."
• "To park right on the sea front is around £13.50 for the day."

Facilities and Attractions

Pros:

• "Urban Reef is our favourite beachside bistro, even if only for a coffee and they are dog friendly."
• "The mini-golf with a fish food ball along the length of the pier is quite cool, it's dog friendly too, the pier, not the golf."
• "They have a Mini Golf on the Pier with eco friendly golf balls."
• "There are lots of restaurants and shops are Boscombe pier, plus the gardens are near by."
• "A simple pier with crazy golf along its length. Safe, clean with benches for sitting."
• "The Harvester Restaurant, right at the entrance is awesome!"
• "The beach from Boscombe going towards Southbourne is great."

Cons:

• "I paid for a child to fish. I was charged an adult price."
• "The food at the pier itself though is extortionately priced."
• "Pier golf obstacles take up too much space."
• "Crazy golf very dirty and some repairs needed."
• "But they don't tell you that there is a giant net about quarter of a mile out the stop a lot of the fish getting anywhere near the pier."
• "The service is every 10 minutes ...."
• "The price of food is abysmal the toilets are always poorly kept and smell."