Hengistbury Head
BournemouthA nature-reserve headland with sandy beaches, Iron Age earthworks and a beach-hut spit at the end of the land-train line.
Get directionsNatureTime here: 2–4 h
On the map
Waterside, Christchurch, BH23 3NZ
Quick facts
It became a Local Nature Reserve in 1990 and supports about 500 plant species and more than 300 bird species.
Around 700 BC an Iron Age settlement was founded here and the headland was cut off from the mainland by the Double Dykes, two banks and ditches still visible today.
A seasonal land train, nicknamed the Noddy train, runs from the café to the end of Mudeford Sandspit, which is lined with more than 300 privately owned beach huts.
Address
Waterside, Christchurch, BH23 3NZ
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