Bournemouth Pub Crawl

About this route

History & Origins The Early Days • Bournemouth grew as a coastal resort town from 1810 onwards, when Lewis Tregonwell founded a health resort on the heathland. • By the late 19th century, pubs sprang up along Old Christchurch Road — the main arterial route into Bournemouth from Christchurch and the New Forest — serving visitors and locals alike. • The George Tapps (named after George William Tapps-Gervis, the town's 19th-century developer) dates back to at least the 1860s and is