Housed in East Cliff Hall , the museum is decorated in High Victorian taste (numerous ornaments, decorative patterns, polychromes, etc.): inlaid furniture, painted ceilings, decorative windows and wallpaper. The collection includes a number of pain..

Christchurch is a coastal village separated from Bournemouth by modern leisure centres and shopping malls. Its priory and castle date from Norman times. The harbour is surrounded by numerous little crafts shops.