Hotel · near Southbourne Beach
The Kings Arms Hotel
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- 37minwalk to the beach
- 3mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 9minBournemouth Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Lively evenings nearby
At a glance
The nearest beach (Southbourne Beach) is about 37 minutes on foot on a mostly level walk.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 7 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are 4 bars or clubs within 150 m, so expect some evening noise; light sleepers may want a room at the back.
Good for
- Level walk back from the beach: climb about 3 m
Think twice if
- Beach 37 min on foot
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 37 min Closer than 3% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 73% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 7 min Closer than 68% of places
- Drive to Bournemouth Airport 9 min Closer than 85% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 3 m Less climbing than 95% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beachSouthbourne Beach 37 min
- Bus stopPriory Corner 1 min
- SupermarketWaitrose 7 min
- PharmacySuperdrug 3 min
- Cash machine 4 min
Sights and days out
- Brownsea Island By car: 17 min
- Poole Harbour By car: 18 min
- Sandbanks By car: 20 min
- Kingston Lacy By car: 28 min
- Corfe Castle By car: 41 min
- The Tank Museum By car: 42 min
- Swanage Railway By car: 49 min
- Durdle Door, Lulworth Cove and the Jurassic Coast By car: 52 min
- Swanage By car: 52 min
Getting here
- Bournemouth AirportBy car: 9 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 4 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 3 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 0.1%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 4
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 7
Other places nearby
- Travelodge ChristchurchHotel · Beach 35 min walk 300 m away
- Druid HouseGuest house · Beach 32 min walk 400 m away
- Captains Club HotelHotel · Beach 29 min walk 650 m away
- Stour Lodge Guest HouseGuest house · Beach 28 min walk 750 m away
- Southern Comfort Guest HouseGuest house · Beach 28 min walk 800 m away
- Grosvenor Lodge Guest HouseGuest house · Beach 29 min walk 800 m away
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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