Author: creative

Bournemouth’s Pride Festival (Bourne Free) This year’s theme: Hawaiian beach party. The Pride parade takes place on Saturday 14th July, taking the celebration of equality to the streets of Bournemouth. Promising to be a fantastic celebration of … Read more

Durdle Door Undeniably one of the most beautiful parts of Dorset, Durdle Door is a photographer’s favourite, right on the beach, and absolutely incredible when the sun is setting. If your SO is a beach person, this is absolutely the place to go. … Read more

Mudeford Quay Just down the road from Captain’s Club Hotel & Spa, Mudeford Quay is a beautiful spot for four-legged friends and their humans. Dog-friendly along the whole stretch (dogs need to be kept on a lead), there’s plenty of space for … Read more

The ripple effect – inspired by the River Stour The calming sounds of the running water, the view from our terrace (and coincidentally, all of our function rooms), the place we call home. We absolutely love the River Stour and had to look … Read more

Rooms with a view Here at Captain’s Club Hotel & Spa we believe that every occasion should come with a fantastic view. Our function spaces face over the River Stour to provide inspiration for your colleagues, a beautiful backdrop for your … Read more

About me – Willow! Based in the hotel’s back office – a hub of people doing reservations, events, and accounts – I like to take control. This does mean that I bark a lot! They say I’m naughty, but I’m just being protective. You could say … Read more

It is very important to a lot of couples these days to have the ceremony, wedding breakfast and evening reception in the same venue to cut… Read more

You will need: 1 x mixing glass 1 x martini glass Strainer 50ml Tanqueray 10 gin 5ml Noilly Prat or dry vermouth Ice cubes 1 lemon (for lemon twist) 2 olives + cocktail stick (optional) Preparation: First things first – we need to prepare … Read more

How long have you been a mixologist? I started in the business in May 2010 as a part time glasswasher at the weekends then moved onto the bar to pull pints and make basic drinks such as vodka coke and gin & tonic. Shortly after that I went … Read more

We started the night in fabulous fashion with Taittinger Champagne and canapés before heading over to the Waterside Suite. Tim gave a lovely welcome speech and Nick Henwood said grace before we all dived into a sumptuous 3 course meal (thanks … Read more