Bournemouth's highlights

If anything’s gonna convince you to choose Bournemouth for your hen do, it’s the beaches. Seven miles of gorgeous sandy shores sit beneath one of the UK’s sunniest skies. Not only have they been voted the UK’s best seaside spot, but Bournemouth’s shores have beaten off rivals from the Caribbean and Seychelles to be ranked as one of the top 15 beach destinations in the world. Top class pubs and restaurants populate their edges, providing the perfect place to start your night or recover the morning after.

With sunny skies and a sandy shoreline naturally comes at least one incredible pier. In classic Bournemouth fashion however, its two iconic landmarks offer far more than traditional fairground attractions, hosting the world’s first pier-to-shore zipline. Fly 25 metres above the crashing waves in a thrillingly unique way to take in the city’s coast. If that wets your appetite for adventure, Clip & Climb activity centre is just next door. There, you can enjoy various pulse-pumping activities, including the vertical slide, high-line, and genuinely terrifying leap of faith.

Bournemouth is a city driven by its students, and nowhere is this more obvious than in its nightlife. Energetic, vibrant, with more places to drink per square mile than London, the seaside city has an electric atmosphere to rival that of the capital.

Accompanying its stunning beaches are Bournemouth’s iconic piers. Two grand Victorian structures, they’re the city’s picture postcard image. Along with classic seaside foods and attractions, they offer a thrillingly unique way to take in the coast, with the world’s first pier-to-shore zipline. If that wets your appetite for adventure, you can head to the neighbouring Clip & Climb activity centre and try various adrenaline-inducing games, including the ‘vertical slide’, ‘high-line’, and heart-racing ‘leap of faith’.

As well as being the perfect place to kick back and relax, Bournemouth’s beaches offer a range of ways to get your heart racing. Scale, explore, and leap off the town's incredible cliffs in a thrilling Coasteering adventure, or fill your lungs with sea air with an adrenaline-pumping powerboat ride. When you’re done, hop aboard a boat, and enjoy Bournemouth’s stunning sights from a relaxed rave on the water.

Every hen do needs a wild night on the town, and Bournemouth is the perfect place to have it. The student-led nightlife is electric enough to rival London, and there’s loads on offer to help you make the most it. Get straight to the dancefloor with guest list entry to some of Bournemouth’s most vibrant clubs, or be treated like the celebs you are with a Hen VIP package.