Love this....

Our friends at the Marriott County Hall, London have come up with this great and very visual

Taste of London Canapés selection

Jellied Eels
London’s once famous and popular street food.

Foreman’s smoked salmon
Last of London’s original smokeries established in 1905 in East London.

Salt beef bagel
Representing Jewish community of London.

Onion bhajis
Representing London’s East End Curry culture.

Duck spring roll
Representing China town in Central London.

Fish and chips
The most recognizable and traditional street food of London.


"Now where did I put that map of the Dorset coast.....?"

A warm Air festival welcome

Team Highcliff dressed for the occasion for the duration of the Bournemouth Air Festival.

As fresh as a .....

After much planning and deep cleaning of our handful of former smoking bedrooms, I am pleased to confirm that as of today; the Highcliff is now officially a non-smoking hotel.

All of our bedrooms and suites are now completely non-smoking. 

Our guests are of course very welcome to use the heated smoking shelter at the rear hotel, when not taking in the breath-taking views of Poole Bay at the front of the hotel.  They may also want to request one of our Coastguard Cottage rooms, where they will have direct access to a sheltered outdoor area and in many cases, direct access to our beautiful lawn and gardens.

As we say in Bolton: " ne fumez pas SVP"

The Red Arrows dropped in for breakfast this morning

They insisted on lining up in formation on our front step!

We take our hats off to you gentlemen - welcome back to Bournemouth!

A fitting tribute...

I think Bournemouth council have done a fantastic job in their commissioning of the new Red Arrows memorial garden that is currently being prepared on the East Cliff. 

Here is a sneek peek:

The garden / sculpture, which will officially be unveiled this weekend during the air show, is of course in memory of John Egging, the Red Arrows pilot who sadly died during the airshow last summer.

It's "doors to manual" as we start to our approach to Bournemouth Air Festival

We are all getting very excited at the Highcliff about the Bournemouth Air Festival, which takes place on the beach and in the bay right beneath the hotel.  Infact, the poolside and gardens of the hotel are quite literally the very best seats in the house to take in this awesome 4 day event.

Our involvement in the Air Festival goes way beyond our fantastic hospitality packages and accommodating many of the events movers and shakers - The Highcliff is actually supporting the return of the awesome Hunter Jet - Miss Demeanour, possibly the most striking and beautiful aircraft in the show.
 

Miss Demeanour really is a unique aircraft and the team here at the Highcliff are thrilled to be bringing her back for 2012.

World's biggest Deckchair headed back to Bournemouth

The Pimm’s Giant Deckchair is to make a return to the golden sands of Bournemouth Beach on Tuesday 21st August at 10:30am.

The impressive giant deckchair is taller than a double-decker bus, weighing more than a fully grown elephant, it measures some eight and a half meters tall by five and a half meters wide.

The Giant Deckchair was originally commissioned by Pimm’s earlier in the year to celebrate the British Summer Time and it will now remain on Bournemouth Beach as a permanent ray of sunshine.

What better place to enjoy the most quintessential of British drinks, than the most quintessential of British beaches!