Vitality Stadium
Home of Bournemouth
🏴 Bournemouth, England · 🗺️ See on the map
Good away day
- 🏟️ Iconic status28/55well known · opened 1910 · 12,000 capacity
- ✈️ Getting there11/13airport 5 km · train 12 min walk · 3.4 km from the centre
- 🎟️ Getting in6/12tickets around €59 · membership needed
- 🍺 Pre-match3/101 pubs and bars within 800 m
- 🗺️ The weekend7/10186 double-header pairings · winter highs around 9°C
Next home games
| Date | Match | Kick-off | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 21 Nov 2026 | Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest 💳 Members only | 15:00 local | |
| Wed 2 Dec 2026 | Bournemouth v Brighton 💳 Members only | 20:00 local | |
| Sat 5 Dec 2026 | Bournemouth v Hull City 💳 Members only | 15:00 local | |
| Thu 10 Dec 2026 | Bournemouth v Viktoria Plzeň 🏆 Europa League 💳 Members only | 20:00 local | |
| Sat 19 Dec 2026 | Bournemouth v Coventry 💳 Members only | 15:00 local | |
| Sat 2 Jan 2027 | Bournemouth v Aston Villa 💳 Members only | 17:30 local | |
| Sat 16 Jan 2027 | Bournemouth v Ipswich 💳 Members only | 15:00 local | |
| Thu 28 Jan 2027 | Bournemouth v Hapoel Be'er Sheva 🏆 Europa League 💳 Members only | 20:00 local |
League dates are provisional until the league confirms the exact day and time, usually a few weeks ahead, after TV picks. "TBC" means not confirmed yet. Updated 2026-11-15. The ticket labels show the club's usual rules: see the ticket helper.
🏆 European games: dates and times are UEFA's (read from Wikipedia); the knockout rounds appear once the draws are made. European tickets are sold differently from league ones.
Make it a double-header
Two games, one trip. Pair a game here with another ground nearby.
- 55 km apartBoth confirmed
- 96 km apartBoth confirmed
- 126 km apartBoth confirmed
- 151 km apartBoth confirmedTue 24 Nov · 20:00Arsenal v Borussia Dortmund 🏆 Champions League 💳 Members onlyEmirates Stadium, London
- 155 km apartBoth confirmed
Around the ground
The ground's real outline, the nearest stops with walking times, and every pub and bar within about 10 minutes (🟠). Straight-line distances: check the route on OpenStreetMap.
Getting there
- ✈️ Bournemouth Airport (BOH) · 5 km
- ✈️ Southampton Airport (SOU) · 41 km
- ✈️ Bristol Airport (BRS) · 95 km
- 🚆 Pokesdown (train) · 935 m, about 12 min walk
- 🏙️ 3.4 km from Bournemouth city centre
Distances are in a straight line; walking times are a rough guide.
Pubs and bars nearby
1 pub or bar within about a 10-minute walk. The closest:
- Queens Park Hotel · 462 m
From OpenStreetMap. Some pubs near grounds are home fans only on match days.
Matchday weather
Average daily high and low (°C) each month of the season, 2016-2025, Open-Meteo.
- Aug21°14°
- Sep19°13°
- Oct15°10°
- Nov12°7°
- Dec10°6°
- Jan8°4°
- Feb9°4°
- Mar11°5°
- Apr13°6°
- May17°9°
🎟️ Ticket helper
Bournemouth
€49–€69rough guide from fan sites, not official: check the club's site
💳 Members only
When: Single tickets are sold match by match on a 'Cherries Points' loyalty system: buyers with home points get first access, sales open on Tuesdays and continue on Thursdays and Sundays. A fixture only occasionally reaches true general sale, so a first-time visitor needs to create an account and will usually struggle.
GBP 42 (Family) to GBP 59 (Main Centre) for a Category A league match in 2025/26 (Football Ground Guide). For 2026/27 the club says match prices rose by an average of about GBP 1.15 per game; no full 2026/27 table found.
Buy on the official Bournemouth site🏆 European games 💳 Members only
How: Season ticket holders buy first (match by match or via a four-game package), then supporters by Home Points (24+, 12+, then 1+ points on successive days, subject to availability), plus small ballots for away-points holders, juniors and students. The page shows no sale to someone with no home points; home games do not earn points. Tickets are digital in the AFC Bournemouth app.
€50–€71adult, a European league-phase game (see the note)
Adult per match GBP 43 (Family) to GBP 61 (Main Centre), plus GBP 2 fee, x1.17; season ticket four-game package GBP 140-196. Details come from Roundtable's report and footballgroundguide's write-up of the club announcement (Sturm Graz sale schedule); afcb.co.uk itself returned only truncated content, so the club page was not read directly.
European tickets on the official Bournemouth siteEuropean tickets are sold game by game, often early, in packages or only to registered fans, and many are sold out by now.
📅 Add Bournemouth's games and sale reminders to your calendar (a feed that updates itself).
The labels: ✅ Open sale = ordinary league games reach general sale · 🟡 Rules vary = members go first, some games reach general sale · 💳 Members only = a club card or membership is effectively needed · 🪪 = named tickets. They describe the club's usual league games, not one particular match: derbies and big games can be much harder.
Only buy from the club or its official partners. Unofficial resale sites charge far more and tickets can be cancelled at the gate. Prices are a guide and change by opponent; the club's site has the real price.
Want it all sorted?
Hospitality means a guaranteed seat with food and drink, and it's the legal way to a sure ticket for a big game.
Bournemouth: official hospitality from about €111 a person, sold by the club.
Stadium tours
No game that weekend? Most big grounds run tours and museum visits most days, including the dressing rooms and the tunnel.
Tours of Vitality StadiumWhere to stay
Hotels near Vitality Stadium fill up and go up in price on match and concert nights, so book early.
Hotels near Vitality StadiumPhotos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Mr Ignavy (CC BY-SA 2.0); Mr Ignavy (CC BY-SA 2.0); Egghead06 (CC BY-SA 4.0); Egghead06 (CC BY-SA 4.0); Steve Daniels (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Quick answers
How many people does Vitality Stadium hold?
Vitality Stadium holds about 12,000 people (Wikidata).
Which airport is closest to Vitality Stadium?
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) is about 5 km away in a straight line.
Who plays at Vitality Stadium?
Bournemouth play their home games here.
How much are Bournemouth tickets?
Fan-site guides put adult prices for a standard league game at roughly €49–€69 (season 2025-26). Big games cost more. Buy from the club's official site.
What is the nearest station to Vitality Stadium?
Pokesdown (train) is about 935 m away, roughly a 12-minute walk (OpenStreetMap).
Are there pubs near Vitality Stadium?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 pubs and bars within about a 10-minute walk of the ground.
What is the weather like at Vitality Stadium in winter?
From December to February, highs average about 9°C and lows about 5°C (2016-2025 averages).
When is the next game at Vitality Stadium?
Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest on Sat 21 Nov 2026 (date provisional until confirmed by the league).
More about Vitality Stadium on Wikipedia.