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Christchurch b&b, guesthouse and hotel accommodation
Christchurch in Dorset
Today's date: 10-Feb-2012
Karelia Holidays - self catering
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These self catering cottages and log cabins are surrounded by mature woodland near Ringwood and are and ideal base for those wishing to explore the New Forest. All cottages have their own car parking spaces and are well separated. Dogs are welcome for a small charge. A sauna and swimming pool are available for guests.
Robertsbrook Guest House - guest house
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Robertsbrook Guest House is a modern bed and breakfast and offers a first class service. We are in an ideal location close to Swanage town centre and just a few minutes walk from the beach. Enjoy a coastal walk or eat and drink in one of Swanage's many pubs and restaurants. Robertsbrook has WiFI internet access and a private car park. Complementary therapy services are also available.
Branksome Wood House - bed & breakfast
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Branksome Wood House offers bed and breakfast between Poole and Bournemouth. We are situated in a wooded conservation area 20 minutes walk to Branksome Beach yet just 2 miles from the centres of Bournemouth and Poole Towns. Facilities include indoor leisure area and en-suite bedrooms.
Beach Lodge - guest house
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Beach Lodge Guest House offers quality en-suite bed and breakfast accommodation in Southbourne, Bournemouth: 50 metres from Southbourne’s Blue Flag beach; off-road parking for 4/5 cars; 8 bedrooms all en-suite with complimentary toiletries, white towels, hair dryers, tea/coffee making facilities and colour TV’s; guest lounge; breakfasts freshly cooked to order using local produce.
Castle Lodge - guest house
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Castle Lodge guest house in Christchurch is situated just a few minutes from Highcliffe Castle, the golf course and the beach. There is a fully licensed bar and a beautiful sheltered patio area for guests. All rooms are en-suite, some bedrooms have 4 poster beds and there are several ground floor bedrooms available.
Brooklands - bed & breakfast
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Brooklands, an hotel near Bournemouth town centre, is also a few minutes walk to the sandy beach. Your choice of single, double, twin, triple or family room, ensuite, comes with tea/coffee making facilities and 8 digital channel TV. Off street parking. WiFi. Complimentary use of The Marriott Highcliff Hotel’s Leisure facilities, including Gym, Swimming pool, and more.
Marlins - guest house
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Marlins, a bed & breakfast hotel, is in a central position on the West Cliff close to the town centre, Conference Centre, beach and nightlife. All bedrooms have been recently refurbished and have en-suites and free wireless Internet access. Free off-street parking. More than 140 people have rated us “Excellent” on Trip Advisor!
Rivendell - guest house
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Rivendell, a beautiful Victorian building just 5 minutes from the beach, offers 4 Star Guest House accommodation in Swanage, Dorset. Within easy reach of shops, Steam Railway, the Purbecks, the South West Costal Path and the Dorset coast. Flat screen TV with Freeview; wireless internet;some double beds are super king size offering exceptional comfort.
Ingledene - guest house
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Ingledene guest house, Bournemouth, overlooks Knyveton Gardens bowling greens and the adjoining tennis courts. The B&B is conveniently situated by a cafe and private licensed bar that is open to Ingledene residents; 2 minutes walk from Central Station; 500 m from the nearest beach; and 10 minute walk to the centre and nightlife. Free wifi. Free street parking.
The Hedley Hotel - hotel
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The Hedley Hotel is ideally located in Bournemouth only a few minutes on foot from the Pavilion, the Bournemouth International Centre, (BIC), the seafront and beach, the West Pier, town centre and all Club and entertainment venues. The hotel suits both business and leisure guests. Popular for visitors to the exhibition and conference centre. Wi-Fi Internet Access is available free of charge.
Lyn Glary Hotel - bed & breakfast
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The Lyn-Glary Hotel provides good quality and excellent value bed and breakfast accommodation in the heart of Bournemouth on the beautiful Dorset coast. We welcome visitors of all types, including business and tourists, couples, families and other groups.
Lyndhurst House - bed & breakfast
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Lyndhurst House B&B, set in beautiful rose gardens, is a great venue for your break in the heart of Hampshire’s New Forest. We are just 2 minutes on foot from Lyndhurst village centre and open woodland. Motorists: note the private car park. Cyclists: note the lockable shed. Many local attractions include pony trekking and golf. 20 mInutes to the coast at Lymington.
Mill Stream House - bed & breakfast
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Located in the centre of Christchurch, this house is ideally placed for the many restaurants, walks and historic sites in the area. It is also just a few minutes' drive from many fine sandy beaches and from the New Forest, famous for its wild ponies, The 900-year-old Priory Church and Christchurch Harbour are within strolling distance and the railway station is just 10 minutes' walk.
Visit Christchurch and the surrounding villages and stay in bed & breakfast accommodation:
Christchurch, Dorset. This tranquil town lies between the Avon and the Stour, the two rivers meeting before they flow out into Christchurch harbour. First mentioned in about 900, at the time of the Domesday Book there were already 21 houses here and 24 canons attached to the church. In the old days the town was named Twynham, a name which tradition says was changed when the church was built.
Legend has it that a site for the church was originally chosen on St Catherine's Hill, some 165 ft high with wonderful views over the town. But every day the building work was undone and materials were mysteriously moved to another site. When a beam cut short in error was miraculously lengthened by a stranger, it was decided that he must be Christ in person, and both the site and the name of the town were changed. The beam can still be seen built high in the wall above the choir.
The church was first started in the 11th century by Flambard, who rose from being superintendent of the King's kitchen to Bishop. Later the town was given to Richard de Redvers by his cousin, Henry I. Christchurch became an Augustinian priory in about 1150, and the main building was finally finished about a century later. At the Dissolution the priory buildings were destroyed, but the church was retained to serve the parish.
The nave is 118 ft long and seven massive Norman arcades still remain. The crypt, too, is Norman, but the finest work from this period is undoubtedly the turret in the north transept. The impressive north porch, approached by an elm avenue, is 13th-century. The magnificently carved stone reredos is 14th century, and some of the wood carving in the choir is 13th century, some 15th century. The chantries are perhaps the church's chief glory, and of these the Salisbury Chantry is the most beautiful. It is built of Caen stone, which is so hard that even today every detail of the carving is sharp. It has a sad story attached to it, for Margaret, Countess of Salisbury and niece of Edward IV, lost brother, son, father and grandfather either in battle or to the axe, and when over 70 was herself beheaded by Henry VIII. Burial here was refused and she lies near the Tower of London.
Of the castle, not much remains except the walls of the keep, but in the gardens of the King's Arms Hotel close by there are the remains of the Norman Castle Hall, or the constable's house. The roof has disappeared, but the massive walls remain, as does part of the old Norman staircase. On the first floor there is a hall, still with its original windows and round chimney. Down below the windows are looped for defence. Nearby are the remains of a medieval garderobe, and also a small thatched house, with plasterwork front and low eaves, where the courts leet were once held. The two-arched bridge over the Avon is Norman, and the old priory mill still stands.
There is much of interest nearby. The Red House Museum and Art Gallery is housed in a Georgian building and has natural history exhibits and antiquities. At Hengistbury Head, which belongs to Bournemouth Corporation and lies between that town and Christchurch, there is an old earthwork with double ditch. North of the harbour are the Stanpit Marshes, a nature reserve and the home of rare wildfowl, from which there are good views. Mudeford, once separate but now joined to Christchurch, has some pretty thatch and retains the atmosphere of an old fishing village.
Nearby towns: Bournemouth, Keyhaven, Lymington, Lyndhurst, New Milton, Poole, Ringwood
Nearby villages: Burley, Burton, Bransgore, Milford on Sea, Sopley
Have you decided to visit Christchurch or the surrounding villages? Please look above for somewhere to stay in:
- a Christchurch bed and breakfast (a Christchurch B&B or Christchurch b and b)
- a Christchurch guesthouse
- a Christchurch hotel (or motel)
- a Christchurch self-catering establishment, or
- other Christchurch accommodation