Award winning venues & facilities

BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE (BIC) - Celebrating over 25 years as one of the UK’s premier Conference, Exhibition and Entertainment venues, offering the largest licensed capacity on the South Coast, for up to 10,000 visitors. Centrally situated, overlooking the sea, the BIC boasts 4 main auditoria with the flexibility for multi-hall conventions to smaller, more intimate meetings and concerts featuring major internationally-renowned artistes. It also houses a seasonal Ice Rink attracting over 80,000 visits each year.

PAVILION THEATRE AND BALLROOM - A traditional 1920’s Theatre seating 1028 patrons on a raked floor, plus a further 420 in the circle and also featuring a 1929 Compton Concert Pipe Organ. The elegant ballroom provides an exquisite backdrop for banquets, receptions, dance and cultural events, meetings and exhibitions. In 2010 the Pavilion Dance Centre opened and is operated by Dance South West in partnership with BH Live. In 2012, a Terrace Bistro, Cafe and Bar will open alongside 'AUCB at Bournemouth', a new town centre rehearsal space for the Arts University College at Bournemouth.

LITTLEDOWN CENTRE  - Opened in 1989, the Centre has been ranked as one of the top performing leisure facilities in the UK by Sport England. The Centre offers a Terrace Cafe and Bar, 25m swimming pool, 17m teaching pool, waterslides, splash pool, luxury spa, steam rooms, sauna, spa baths and sanarium. The ‘dry’ facilities include a large sports hall for sports including trampolining, badminton, table tennis, football, gymnastics, a unique gym area for 8 – 13 year olds, aerobic studios, spinning studio and an Ofsted registered crèche. The equally impressive outdoor facilities include 6 floodlit artificial training pitches, 47 acres of parkland, a cricket pitch and pavilion, 2 lakes, a paddling pool, children's play area, mini grass football pitches, a free leisure orienteering course and parking for up to 875 cars.

PELHAMS PARK LEISURE CENTRE - Located in North Bournemouth, Pelhams Park Leisure Centre is a community leisure facility with two swimming pools, wet and dry changing facilities, a sanarium, 100 work station gym, 2 aerobic studios, spinning studio, a multi purpose activity room and a Terrace Cafe and Bar selling food and drink. Outdoors, there are 8 floodlit artificial training pitches and 3 tennis courts. The Centre completed a major alterations project in 2010 to improve the swimming and ground floor facilities.

STOKEWOOD LEISURE CENTRE - Located to the north of the town centre, Stokewood Leisure Centre opened in 1930. The Centre offers a 25 yard swimming pool, sauna and venue for children’s swimming parties. The aerobics studio provides over 60 fitness classes per week, there is a Gym with 41 work stations and a Spinning Studio with 18 bikes. The Centre also offers fitness assessments and personal training services and enjoys excellent relationships with community groups,  Bournemouth University and local schools.

SIR DAVID ENGLISH SPORTS CENTRE - The Centre offers a large sports hall with 8 courts for a range of sports including badminton, football, volleyball and trampolining. There is also a gym with 30 work stations, a sauna and steam room. A multi-functional studio (The Hub) provides a space for local sport and activity clubs to operate from. Outdoors there are 3 x 6-a-side artificial training pitches, 8 netball courts and 4 tennis courts.