28 – 30 June
Bournemouth
Photo Credit: Ed Simmons
St Peter’s Church, Hinton Road
Bournemouth
28 – 30 June
Free
Escape to the calm of St Peter’s Church in the centre of bustling Bournemouth and experience Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon.
For the full programme of events click here.
Did you know: The Upper, Central and Lower Gardens near St Peter’s Church have all been Green Flag winners since 1999 and run from Bournemouth Pier to the boundary with Poole, which means the gardens are 3km long! They are all part of the Bourne Valley Greenway and are Listed Grade II in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens.
How to get here
Dorset Moon Travel Guide
We are passionate about our beautiful county and encourage everyone to travel to the Dorset Moon in the most environmentally-friendly way possible. Please consider car sharing, walking, cycling or using public transport to get to our events. Visit www.carsharedorset.com if you would like to try to lift share to the event.
St Peter’s Church, Bournemouth
Hinton Road, Bournemouth BH1 2EE
Car
Bournemouth is easily accessible by car via the M3/ M27, A31 and A338.
From the A338, at Richmond Hill Roundabout, take the 1st (from Southampton) or 3rd (from Poole) exit onto Richmond Hill.
Turn left onto Richmond Rd, slight left onto Dean Park Cres then right to stay on Dean Park Cres.
Continue onto Fir Vale Road then slight right onto St Peter’s Road which then becomes Hinton Road.
St. Peter’s Church will be on your left.
There is plenty of parking in the town centre.
Parking with YourParkingSpace.co.uk
Dorset Moon attendees will receive a 10% discount when booking parking through YourParkingSpace.co.uk. To redeem the discount, please enter code DORSETMOON10 in the ‘Redeem Referral Code’ box on the payment page.
CENTRAL CAR PARK, UPPER HINTON ROAD, BH1 2HH
3 Disabled bays
0.2 mile walk, downward slope
https://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/Parking/FindaCarPark/CarParks/CentralCarPark.aspx
NCP CAR PARK, BOURNEMOUTH SQUARE, BH2 6EJ
4 Disabled bays
0.2 mile walk, upward slope
https://www.ncp.co.uk/find-a-car-park/car-parks/bournemouth-the-square/
GLEN FERN CAR PARK, GLEN FERN ROAD, BH1 2LZ
2 Disabled Bay
0.2 mile walk, downward slope
https://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/Parking/FindaCarPark/CarParks/GlenFernCarPark.aspx
More Parking Info: https://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/Parking/Parking.aspx
BUS
The closest bus stops are on Hinton Road, in front of St. Peter’s Church or in Bournemouth Square.
You can find more travel information using the links below:
Yellow Buses: https://www.yellowbuses.co.uk/
More Bus: http://www.morebus.co.uk/
Sustainable travel: https://www.gettingabout.co.uk/homepage.aspx
TRAIN
Bournemouth train station is 1 mile away from the Moon site. There is a bus station and a taxi rank outside the train station. Most buses will take you into the Town Centre via Bournemouth Square (Gervis Place). There are direct trains from London and Southampton, and Bournemouth rail station is just over 1 mile from the town centre. We are 7 miles from Bournemouth airport and buses or taxis can bring you directly into the town centre from both the rail station and airport.
TAXI
You can order a taxi directly to Bournemouth Central Gardens or Bournemouth Square.
All of these taxi companies have a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
United Taxis 0122 556677
Star Radio Cars Ltd 01202 391919
Mobile Radio Cars 01202 518000
BIKE
St. Peter’s is accessible by bike on an advisory cycle route.
Bournemouth also now has a bike sharing scheme, Beryl Bikes. Beryl Bike bays are located nearby on Fir Vale Road and Westover Road.
https://www.cyclinguk.org/journey/planner
https://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/travelandtransport/Cycle/Area-cycle-map.pdf
Accessibility Information
This Access Guide aims to inform and support audiences planning to attend Dorset Moon at St Peter’s Church, Bournemouth. To read the full information about accessing our events and the facilities available to audiences onsite at St Peter’s Church click here:
Dorset Moon Access Guide Bournemouth
Audio and visual descriptions of events Under the Moon:
Click on the links below for audio and visual descriptions for each of the artworks being presented in Bournemouth this weekend. Hard copies are available at Front of House of St Peter’s Church, Bournemouth throughout the weekend. Word Document versions are also available by emailing katems@activateperformingarts.org.uk
The Museum of the Moon Audio Visual Description
This Then is the Moon Audio Visual Description
Pledge Audio Visual Description
Celestial Bodies Audio Visual Description
Call of the Wild Audio Visual Description
A Small Dream Audio Visual Description
This Access Guide is produced by Activate Performing Arts. If you have any further questions or feedback, please contact Activate Performing Arts directly (Contact details on page 9 of the guide).
See Dorset Moon featuring Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon at Weymouth and Sherborne
Moon Fact #1
The Moon (or Luna) is the Earth’s only natural satellite and was formed 4.6 billion years ago around some 30–50 million years after the formation of the solar system. The Moon is in synchronous rotation with Earth meaning the same side is always facing the Earth.

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