Alum Chine Beach in Bournemouth earned the 39th spot on Big 7 Travel’s list of the best 50 beaches around the world, beating spots in the likes of Hawaii and Spain.
The “wonderful” beach can be reached by both car and train from London. If you’re driving, the journey should take around two hours and 40 minutes.
If you plan to catch the train, you can reach the beach from Waterloo Station to Poole before taking a short bus ride to St Michael’s Roundabout.
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The ‘gorgeous’ beach among the best in the world 2 hours from London
Describing Alum Chine beach, Big Travel 7 shares: “Visitors to the Blue Flag Certified beach can partake in watersports, enjoy fish and chips and an ice cream on the sands, or walk along to Bournemouth Pier for some local sightseeing.”
On the Bournemouth Guide website, they share that Alum Chine Beach is “loved by locals”, adding that it’s “exceptionally clean” and “sandy”.
Popular among young families, the beach has a pirate-themed adventure playground and a land train that takes guests down to the promenade from Bournemouth Pier.
Alum Chine Beach also has a Tropical Garden that is popular among locals and filled with exotic plants.
On the online review website, Tripadvisor, Alum Chine Beach has a rating of 4.7 out of 5 from more than 440 reviews.
Out of those reviews, more than 340 are rated excellent.
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One recent guest to Alum Chine Beach said: “From the lovely chine and gardens, the gently shelving well-kept sands, decent toilet facilities, Vesuvio restaurant l, playpark and little land train, Alum Chine Beach is the best located beach in Bournemouth.”
Another visitor said: “Wonderful, fine sandy beach, pleasant location, very good facilities. WC, shower, restaurant, ice cream parlour are all available and great.”
A third said: “Nice little beach with a walk by the sea front into Bournemouth. Plenty of places to have a coffee or ice cream.”
