May Bank Holidays by the Sea - Smart Travel Around Bournemouth and Poole
Two May bank holidays mean two weekends when half the south of England heads for Bournemouth beach. Locals know the drill: the seafront gridlocks by 11am and stays that way until early evening. Here is how to enjoy your own town on its busiest weekends.
Let the Traffic Be Someone Else's Problem
A taxi uses the roads that still move - our drivers reroute in real time around the seafront crawl. You are dropped at the beach, the restaurant or the pub garden while visitors are still queueing for the multi-storey.
Bank Holiday Evenings Get Busy
Everyone leaves the beach at the same time, and everyone wants transport at once. Pre-book your evening journey - even just a rough time we can adjust - and skip the surge that app services apply exactly when demand peaks.
On a sunny bank holiday the A338 into Bournemouth is best experienced from the back seat, with someone else doing the crawling.Smooth Cabs, Bournemouth
BBQs, Pub Gardens and Family Visits
Bank holidays are social. Multi-stop pick-ups for family gatherings, evening returns from pub gardens in the Purbecks or New Forest, group MPVs for days out - all fixed price, all bookable in one message.
No Bank Holiday Surcharge
Our fixed fares hold on bank holidays. Call 01202 707070 or WhatsApp - and book the return before the beach bag is packed.