British holiday information

If you fancy showing off your superhuman strength, how about trying to pull a Boeing 737 50 metres at Bournemouth Airport this August? After the success of the inaugural event in 2009, which raised more than £7000 for charity, the organisers have announced that the 2010 Dorset Plane Pull will be held at Bournemouth Airport [...]

Boscombe Reef, Europe’s first artificial surf reef finally opened to the public last week. The reef, which is situated 220m offshore to the east of Boscombe Pier, Bournemouth, is the size of a football pitch and has been constructed from 55 giant sandbags. The artificial reef does not create waves but is positioned to act [...]

It’s disappointing when an attraction doesn’t live up to our expectations. One South of England tourist attraction has caused so much outrage that it’s been branded a ‘scam’ by visitors. In fact it has generated so many complaints that it’s been investigated by Dorset Trading Standards, made headline news in several newspapers and had plenty [...]

The very first purpose-built sporting venue for the London 2012 Olympics has been completed at Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy in Dorset. At a cost of £15m, the venue will host both the Olympics and Paralympics events. A 200m breakwater has been built to protect the new facilities which include a new pier with two [...]