The Royal Arcade Boscombe

A beautiful victorian shopping arcade in the outskirts of Bournemouth, Dorset.

The Royal Arcade in Boscombe is a beautiful victorian shopping arcade built by Archibald Beckett in 1892, it has a varied collection of independant shops ranging from a record shop, art supplies, comic books, fabric, art galleries, childrens clothes, gothic and tarot reading, beauty salon and more! there is also a lovely cafe in which to sit and watch the world go by in their outside seating area. The Royal Arcade is connected to the O2 academy which has a rather fascinating history ranging from a circus and theatre to a ballroom and a nightclub before changing to the O2 academy within the last few years.