Today I’d like to introduce Ben Donald from our Bournemouth location who has written Part 2 of our “Tales from the South Coast”. I sense a little rivalry in the tea making department. I’d better not comment on who I think makes the best!…

I’ve worked at Avis in Bournemouth for 5 years now and the city is a great place to be.

You’ll probably have heard that some of the best and cleanest beaches in the south are in and around Bournemouth & Poole, and Corfe Castle is slightly further to the west. And did you know that surfing is an ever growing sport here? Famous for it’s nightlife and stag and hen parties, other parties come here too. Namely the political ones! The Labour Party Conference is underway at the Bournemouth International Centre.

We may not have a Premiership Football team here, but our beloved Cherries, Bournemouth AFC has a great following nonetheless. In fact last week I was very excited when Pedro Mendez of Portsmouth FC rented a car from us, we were really hoping he was going to tell us he was moving to the Cherries, but sadly not (

So about Avis in Bournemouth, first off let me say I and the team (Brian & Steve) make better coffee than the guys in Portsmouth ) We’re located close to Bournemouth Railway station and about 7 miles from Bournemouth Airport. It is very easy to get to us if you travel by train, and although we don’t operate on the airport (something we’re always reviewing) we can sometimes accomodate airport arrivals. You can ring me direct at the rental station if you want to discuss a special arrangement.

Ben Donald – Station Manager, Bournemouth