Places to visit

Ferndown

Ferndown today boasts a large shopping area and excellent community and leisure facilities, but local residents can still remember it as a small village. During the Second World War the peace of the village was shattered when four or five bombs fell on a local nursery, located on the western side of Victoria Road. The town’s zoo (sadly closed in the late 50’s) was a major attraction for visitors holidaying in Bournemouth. Its star attraction was Ajax the lion, stories tell that he was wormed on Friday and fed no food so that he would roar on Saturday for the visitors!