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Hengistbury Head

Name: Hengistbury Head
Address: Southbourne, England, GB

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Jacqui

August 4, 2022

Park in the car park and walk either on the beach around the headland, around the nature reserve which is tidal (you can also hitch a ride on a land train ) or head up over the headland - Warren Hill and choose a different route back. It can be windy but it’s exhilarating with a passenger ferry at the point to Mudeford Quay where you will find children catching crabs , a fish mongers, cafe selling fish and chips and a pub. Always popular with all age groups

Kelli

August 4, 2022

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 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. These diverse habitats create homes for over 500 plant species, 300 types of birds, a superb variety of insects, reptiles and small mammals – adders, skylarks, sand-lizards and natterjack toads (one of Britain’s rarest creatures) all call this place home. The headland’s stunning geological formations hold secrets from years gone by; millions of years in fact. Evidence has shown that people have lived, worked and played at this site for around 12,000 years. Although much of that evidence is hidden, there are clues all over the site if you know where to look – the Visitor Centre is a great place to start your visit, to either pick up a trail leaflet, look at the exhibition, or find out from the team what to look out for en route. Over a million visitors come to enjoy Hengistbury Head each year - that’s a lot of footsteps on a fragile landscape. But the rangers and volunteers manage a constant balancing act between providing access for people and protecting the landscape, wildlife and archaeology that make this place so special. Hengistbury Head is a relatively unspoilt beach, consistently featuring in the annual TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice® awards for Beaches. It has a south-facing pebble beach, with imposing clay and ironstone cliffs, and soft, sandy beaches at Mudeford spit, which is lined with the famous colourful Mudeford beach huts. Well-behaved dogs are welcome on site, but off the beaches, please respect that this is a nature reserve with plenty of rare and easily-frightened wildlife, keeping your four-legged friends under close control (on a lead is just perfect). A nice idea might be to spend the day at Hengistbury Head – ride the land train from the Hiker Café down to Mudeford and enjoy the beaches, take a pleasant stroll back (if you wish), stopping in at the Visitor Centre to pick up a few local, coastal or environmentally-friendly souvenirs (the money spent in the shop helps support the conservation work on site). There is plenty of parking, with toilets and cafés at both ends of the site. Please help to keep the reserve a special place for all, and make sure you #leaveonlyfootprints.

Fin

July 20, 2022

Dont miss Hengistbury Head which is a great place to bring the whole family. Take the land train for gentle and easy access to Mudeford Sand spit, then enjoy the view with a cup of tea and a slice of cake, or something more substantial in one of the cafes. Maybe enjoy the spectacular views, earned with a little effort, from the top of Warren Hill. Whatever your plans for the day, the friendly staff and volunteers at the Visitor Centre will help you make the most of your visit.

Michael

March 23, 2022

Great vantage point view from atop Hengistbury Head - Can see the Isle of Wight, Swanage, Christchurch & the full coastline of Bournemouth, Poole & Sandbanks

Margaret

February 5, 2022

Hengistbury Head is a headland jutting into the English Channel between Bournemouth and Mudeford. It is a site of international importance in terms of its archaeology and is scheduled as a nature reserve. It’s surroundings form part of Christchurch Harbour site of scientific interest. It’s also an area of special conservation and there are wonderful walks and a lovely beach to explore as well as some monuments to see.