Bournemouth on a Friday in August… and It’s EMPTY!

Join me as I explore Bournemouth on what turned out to be a very quiet day in town. The rain may have kept people away, but it creates an atmospheric look at the streets, shops, and surroundings.

Whether you’re a local, planning a trip, or just curious what Bournemouth looks like on a rainy day, this video gives you a first-hand look at this beautiful seaside town in Dorset, UK.

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Welcome everybody out in Bournemouth again 
today. Currently at the Upside Gallery which is underneath the Wessex Way. I’ve got the trusty 
umbrella which I bought in Cornwall for a tenner which has been amazing so far. There’s been 
a lot of rain as well guys and there’s been also a lot of flooding. So let’s head on into 
town and see what’s happening. So I’m using a different camera today guys and I’m also going 
to be doing a lot of pointing with this thing. But I’m down by the tennis courts. There’s the 
Wessix way. And look at all this surface water. But even though the pictures are wet, although 
these ones look okay, there’s still people playing tennis. It’s actually quite nice down 
here when there isn’t loads of people around. So, just outside the town hall now is a 
little bit of blue sky or as I was corrected, the civic center. Some people getting married 
there. We won’t get too close, but check out this red bus. Old London bus. How cool is that? It’s in 
very good condition, but I like I don’t think the handbrake’s very good. You might not be able to 
see, but there’s a wheelchock holding the truck in uh the bus in place. I’ll tell you an interesting 
fact about this. In the 1800s, this was the Mont door hotel. And actually, when you look up next 
to it, this place is absolutely huge. And it had a the telephone number three. Some of you may 
not know that, but had the telephone number three. And then after that, it was a World War II, 
sorry, World War I. And then it was the town hall. So here’s a bit of town that is pro little bit 
unexplored. Gets a little bit less footful. There’s a few shops here I’ve never seen which 
you got tapass plus over there. Sugar and sugar and steam. Okay. What does that mean? Sugar and 
coffee. This is empty. I’ve noticed though some of the shops are starting to fill up, guys. This has 
been here a little while. Pottery Place if you’re into that. It’s quite busy in there to be fair. 
And VR Mania. Never really never really fancied doing that to be honest with you. Then we got a 
couple of restaurants and of course just up the end there you got the famous Ivy which I’ve eaten 
in there. It’s not too bad. So, just in town now. And you can see there are some of the markets 
here. The old sweet shop. $2.99 per 100 grams. I think that’s quite expensive. It’s like some of 
these are starting to close now. Very similar vibe to Christmas to be fair. Some of the markets just 
a little less Christmy. Instead of having all the Christmas stuff, they’ve got the the flowers on 
the edges of the roofs there. But there’s not that many people about today, that’s for sure. Let’s 
go and take a little look inside the gardens. I’ve got to say, it’s very quiet. It’s 
absolutely lovely to be honest with you. So, here’s the pavilion and look at these views of 
the gardens. There’s still quite a bit of color, especially right here in front of me. Now 
guys, let me know. Drop me a comment. What is your favorite part of Bournemouth? Whether 
it’s past, present, or somewhere that you want to visit in Bournemouth. Let me know in 
the comments below. Let’s keep it positive. Couple of guys in the tent 
there. Don’t think you’re meant to sleep on the beach. Although 
they look like they might be fishing. So, some of you may not know that actually it’s 
free to go on Bournemouth Pier now. And this is the old ticket office. It’s now a place called 
Dippy Sundays. That’s where you used to get your ticket and now you get ice creams in there, 
but it’s not open today. Let’s carry on down and see what else cuz there are a few bits down here 
that are that have changed and there are some new outlets as well. Okay, so this is a new store. 
Let’s see what these guys have got for sale. Strawberries. Chocolate and strawberries. Sorry, 
I’m just making a video. I hope you don’t mind. I won’t show your face. It’s okay. So, this is a 
new stall. And I think that this is a very good idea. This uh makes makes use of the wasted space 
if you like on the pier. So, yeah, strawberries £8 per cup, £5 for a plet, and they come all the 
way from the new forest. Also, looks like they got the screen fixed. On my video, I mentioned 
how some of the squares were busted. It’s a brand new screen. Looks like they fixed them. So 
that’s nice. Makes it look less tired. There’s a slush factory just there. That’s new. And this one 
over here outside the rock climbing center. What are they selling? Hot dogs. Oh, donuts. Right. 
Looks like there’s someone ready to go down the zip wire. I’ll tell you what, if this video gets 
a thousand likes, I’ll go on it. There he goes. There she goes. Got to show you. This is also another outlet here. 
There’s no one here at the minute, but in here I think they sell things like um handmade gifts and 
all of that sort of stuff. You see it’s like a little bamboo shelter with all all the lights. I 
think more of this down here could do really well. Right, let me show you a little something that 
you might not know about. Just by the pavilion, you walk in here and there is a lift. Oh, hello. 
All right. I’ve just made a video showing people about this lift. Oh, what are you doing in 
here then? Are you just going up and down? I’m just going up and down at the moment. Um, I’m 
testing a lift alarm. Is it working? All right. I’m just waiting for response. Oh, there you 
go. Oh, good afternoon. I’m just testing a lift alarm. It’s B form of pavilion. Can you hear me 
loud and clear? Um, you’re not very loud. Okay, I’ll only just leave it with me. I’ll log it as a 
defect. Thank you very much. Yours. Bye-bye. Bye. Thanks for that. Excited for you. Yeah, there 
you go. See, that don’t happen every day. So, I’ve just had a good old chat with a guy I 
just met in the lift. I’ve just gone inside the pavilion and I’ve asked if in the future 
that perhaps I could do a tour of the pavilion and show you guys a bit of the history. Don’t know 
if it will happen. He’s given me an email address and that, but uh yeah, we had a good old good old 
conversation about the town and how Westover Road, which is this road I’m on now, has got a lot of 
character, and I mention it in a lot of videos. You got an abandoned cinema literally just 
there. There’s the abandoned ice skating rink, which isn’t abandoned anymore. It’s a 
gym. And then you’ve got next to it, the abandoned ABC cinema, which was taken over 
by the Odon. But definitely as far as roads go, in my personal opinion, this is 
definitely one of the better roads. Okay, I think I’ll end the video here on 
Richmond Hill, but I just want to show you real quick the Norfolk Royal Hotel. Look 
at this building. Isn’t that absolutely stunning. And even better, check this 
out. Free parking for 2 hours. Oh, no, it’s not parking. You got to pay at the display. 
I thought it said it was free. I got excited then. Everyone loves a bit of free parking, but no, this 
is an amazing building. Really, really cool. I’d love to have a look inside. I don’t think they’re 
going to let me walk around and film, but I’ll give you your bearings. So, if you don’t know 
Richmond Hill, that’s the road out of town. And this is the road down into town. That is literally 
where the markets are and the lower gardens just there. So, if you enjoyed that video guys, do drop 
me a little like on the video and also give me a nice positive comment. There’s so many negative 
comments about Bournemouth and I do try and show the positive side to the town. Every town has 
its positives and negatives, but it’s important that we look at the good sides. Anyway, guys, 
take care and I’ll see you on the next video.