Alum Chine


What is a Chine, What is a Dene?

What is a Chine, What is a Dene? Bournemouth has four chines – Alum, Middle, Durley and Boscombe. There are several more along the Dorset coast, and elsewhere – particularly the Isle of Wight. But, what is a Chine? Typically, a chine is a deep, steep-sided ravine formed by a river flowing through to the…


West Overcliff Drive & Surrounds, Westbourne

West Overcliff Drive & Surrounds, Westbourne. West Overcliff Drive runs along the cliff top between Durley Chine and Alum Chine. It loops round and over Middle Chine. It would appear that the eastern section is perhaps older than the western section, for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the eastern section loops back round to West…


A Tour of Alum Chine

Alum Chine. We covered a brief history of Alum Chine yesterday. Today, we take a bit of a guided tour. Starting at West Overcliff Drive by St Ambrose Church, we head south. We soon come across our first access point, which would take us over one of the bridges. Noting this for now, we carry…


Alum Chine, Westbourne, Bournemouth

Alum Chine. Today is a brief look at one of the four chines in Bournemouth. Alum Chine is the biggest, the other three (from west to east) being Middle, Durley and Boscombe. There are also more chines heading west in Poole. A chine is a steep sided dry river valley. It also gives rise to…


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