Nightclubs in Bournemouth

A resort town whose club scene has contracted sharply — more than a dozen venues have closed since 2000, and what remains has shifted toward live music and late bars.

4 venues listed · South West · United Kingdom

O2 Academy Bournemouth

Bournemouth · 1,900 capacity

A former Victorian theatre in Boscombe, used mainly for touring live shows with club nights alongside them.

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The Old Fire Station

Bournemouth · 800 capacity

Run by the Students' Union at Bournemouth University, and now the main survivor of the town's club scene, combining live gigs with…

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Cameo Bournemouth

Bournemouth · 1,000 capacity

A long-running Bournemouth club that closed on 27 June 2026. Its operators pointed to the relocation of the entrance, to make way…

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Halo Bournemouth

Bournemouth · 700 capacity

Closed. A £750,000 relaunch as Sanctum folded within a month over management and health-and-safety problems.

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