The Bournemouth Scene Blog

A trip to the Espresso Kitchen

Pivoting on the lower left hand corner of The Triangle lays The Expresso Kitchen, a small and fiercely independent coffee house the size...

Breaking Free with Tor Byrnes

“We’re surrounded by cities,” Tor Byrnes says, in answering why Bournemouth often gets overlooked as a destination for live music. We...

Mad Cucumber: A Heart Warming Space with a Green Gourd of Questionable Sanity

Not long after my arrival to Bournemouth, when enquiring about alternative dining options for vegetarians, vegans and those just looking...

Bamboo Towers & Cauldrons of fire, its Activate Performing Arts

You know that you’re in the midst of interesting company when 50ft towers of industrial strength, hand-tied bamboo, Bournemouth gardens...

The Firkin Shed - Our favourite pirate galley

At one point in every sensible and conscientious person’s life come those essential questions; have I ever commandeered a merchant...

Myriam San Marco on mentorship, spoken word and being Poet Laureate of Bournemouth

For many years, Myriam San Marco didn’t write, wasn’t creating. From a Parisian, bohemian upbringing she was for the first time in a...

Meet the explorers - James

We've had another explorer join the Bournemouth Scene team! We're very excited to introduce James Kramer. So James, start off by telling...

Where to go to find out what's on in Bournemouth.

Sometimes it's a bit hard to know where to go to get info about what's going on in Bournemouth. To help you find out all the things that...

A Pop-Up Ping Pong Parlour in Poole

What do you think when you hear the words ping pong? If you're anything like me, it will be a) recalling memories of discovering a...

Meet the explorers - Marcia

We're a growing team of explorers at Bournemouth Scene. We're very excited to introduce to you our new fellow explorer - Marcia Moody!...

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