Location

The gardens of Compton Acres are located at Canford Cliffs between the Dorset seaside centre of Bournemouth and Poole. Compton Acres is close to Sandbanks, which is signposted from the A338 and A35.

Follow the brown and white tourist signs. The attraction is served by Wilts and Dorset bus numbers 50 from Bournemouth and Swanage and 52 from Poole.

Remember, the wedding starts at 3pm so please try to be there on time.

Accomodation

Fantastic places to stay in easy reach of Compton Acres

Try looking at www.laterooms.com to try to get a better deal it really is loads cheaper!

Milsoms Hotel
47 Haven Road Canford Cliffs Poole, Dorset BH13 7LH
0.1 miles from Compton Acres
(Walking distance)
http://www.milsomshotel.co.uk/poole/poole.html

Salterns Harbourside Hotel
38 Salterns Way, Poole, BH14 8JR
1.2 miles from Compton Acres
(By the harbour)
http://www.salterns-hotel.co.uk/

The Best Western Connaught Hotel
30 West Hill Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5PH
(Near the beach and with outside swimming pool)
2.8 miles from Compton Acres
http://www.theconnaught.co.uk/

The Chocolate Boutique Hotel
5 Durley Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5JQ
3.2 miles from Compton Acres
(Lots of yummy chocolate)
http://www.thechocolateboutiquehotel.co.uk/

Lynden Court
8 Durley Road , West Cliff , Bournemouth , BH2 5JL
3.2 miles from Compton Acres
(A very cheap youth hostel with dorm + private rooms)
http://www.lyndencourt.com/

Holiday Inn Express Walking field lane, Poole, BH15 1RZ3.5 miles from Compton Acres
(In Poole town centre)
www.hiexpress.co.uk

Boscombe Reef Hotel,15 Westby Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1HA
5.6 miles from Compton Acres
(Surfer hotel, cheap)
http://www.boscombereefhotel.co.uk/index.php

Taxi Companies
Ace Taxis
Poole Taxis
United Taxis
Wades Taxis
01202 789789
01202 672251
01202 556677
01202 474444

Gifts

Please do not feel obliged to give us a gift. Although, if you decide to give us a wedding gift, we would really appreciate some money to go towards our honeymoon. We have planned a big honeymoon to the USA firstly in San Francisco, after a few days we head up to Yosemite National Park. Then heading to Big Island in Hawaii while hiking up the volcano Mauna Loa. For the second part of the honeymoon we will be flying to Kauai for a week’s relaxation. Finally we will be stopping off for a few days at Waikiki Beach before returning home. This is clearly going to bankrupt us, therefore we would love you to donate towards it.

If you would prefer to give us a more traditional gift we would be interested in the following (If you do chose to buy something from this list then leave the number in the comments section to show it is unavailable):

(1) Wine glasses £40
http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_61193_288385_-1
(2) Squirrel Monkey from £20
http://www.zsl.org/shop/london-zoo-adoptions/adopt-a-squirrel-monkey-from-london-zoo/product.html
(3) Place mats £19
http://www.johnlewis.com/230233248/Product.aspx
(4) Outdoor light £35
http://www.johnlewis.com/230334041/Product.aspx
(5) Garden Hose £35
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/0381891/Trail/searchtext%3EHOSE.htm
(6) Coffee Maker £150
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/0503662/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CKitchen+and+laundry%7C9553994/c_2/2%7Ccat_9553994%7CSmall+kitchen+appliances%7C9554115/c_3/3%7Ccat_9554115%7CCoffee+machines%7C9554130.htm
(7) Heated towel rail £52
http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=20001&partNumber=137192&c_3=3%7Ccat_9580154%7CCentral+heating+towel+rails%7C9580210&c_2=2%7Ccat_9576969%7CHeated+towel+rails%7C9580154&c_1=1%7Ccategory_root%7CBathroom%7C9576969
(8) Garden Bench £35
http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=20001&partNumber=6503886&c_3=3%7Ccat_9578176%7CGarden+benches%7C9578185&c_2=2%7Ccat_9577037%7CGarden+furniture%7C9578176&c_1=1%7Ccategory_root%7COutdoor+Living%7C9577037
(9) Wii £180
http://www.woolworths.co.uk/web/jsp/product/index.jsp?pid=50778342
(10) Steam Iron £90
http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_65809_619527_-1
(11) Toaster £18
http://www.johnlewis.com/230196381/Product.aspx

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Wedding list, maps, hotels etc coming soon...