Boscombe,commonly nicknamed Bos Vegas or Bos Angeles, is a suburb of the much larger Bournemouth. Boscombe is by the sea, Honeycombe Chine, and it has its own pier, which was built in 1888, with a unique aircraft-wings design added in the 1950s at the entrance which is a listed building.

Boscombe has a long sandy beach and Boscombe Cliff Gardens offers views of the bay that stretches around from Hengistbury Head to Bournemouth and to Alum Chine and the entrance to Poole Harbour. It is possible to surf next to the historic pier, and in 2005 plans were made to build an artificial surf reef close to the pier. On the 30th October 2005, the pier was closed as it was deemed unsafe and the local government has promised to reopen a refurbished pier in 2006 or 2007.

Boscombe centre contains some examples of art deco buildings, for example the building now inhabited by Motabitz. Boscombe is also home to Shelley Manor, once owned by the Shelley family - see Mary Shelley.

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