Hotel · near Alum Chine Beach

Riviera Hotel

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At a glance

The nearest beach (Alum Chine Beach) is about 8 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 33 m on the way back.

You have a bus stop about 2 minutes away and a supermarket about 21 minutes away.

There are few bars nearby, so evenings should be quiet.

Good for

  • Quiet evenings: 0 bars or clubs within 300 m

Think twice if

  • Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 33 m

Each line rests on a number computed for this place.

How it compares

Compared with the 176 places we mapped in Bournemouth. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.

  • Walk to the beach 8 min Closer than 86% of places
  • Walk to a bus stop 2 min Closer than 47% of places
  • Walk to a supermarket 21 min Closer than 1% of places
  • Drive to Bournemouth Airport 16 min Closer than 0% of places
  • Climb back from the beach about 33 m Less climbing than 72% of places

From the hotel's website

From the hotel's own website, checked 30 Oct 2026. Confirm details with the hotel before you book. Source

Contact and maps

Address
Burnaby Road, Alum Chine, Dorset, BH4 8JF, Bournemouth
Phone
+441202763653
Website
rivierabournemouth.co.uk
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How far is everything

  • Nearest beachAlum Chine Beach 8 min
  • Bus stopCrosby Road 2 min
  • SupermarketM&S Simply Food 21 min
  • PharmacyBoots 20 min
  • Cash machine 13 min

Sights and days out

  • Brownsea Island 7 min
  • Sandbanks 8 min
  • Poole Harbour 10 min
  • Kingston Lacy 24 min
  • Corfe Castle 33 min
  • The Tank Museum 34 min
  • Swanage Railway 41 min
  • Durdle Door, Lulworth Cove and the Jurassic Coast 44 min
  • Swanage 44 min

Getting here

  • Bournemouth Airport16 min

Hills and evening noise

Schematic of Riviera Hotel: the nearest beach, Alum Chine Beach, is 8 minutes on foot (about 640 m). 0 bars or clubs within 150 m and 0 within 300 m. 150 m 300 m 8 min · about 640 m on foot Alum Chine Beach This place
This place Nearest beach Bars and clubs: 0 within 150 m, 0 within 300 m Schematic, not to scale. Computed figures; the map link below shows the real streets.
Height above sea level
about 35 m
Climb from the nearest beach
about 33 m
Average slope of that walk
about 5.2%
Bars and clubs within 150 m
0
Bars and clubs within 300 m
0

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Other places nearby

How we worked this out

These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.

Computed 30 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (NASA SRTM 30 m and national datasets such as USGS 3DEP).

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