Arts Bar occupies the first floor above the Refectory at Arts University Bournemouth, on the university's Wallisdown campus. The OpenStreetMap coordinates that put it on our map match AUB's Wallisdown Road address almost precisely, rather than the Westbourne shopping district a couple of miles off that the name might bring to mind.
On offer
The offer at Arts Bar is straightforward: Costa hot and cold drinks, a "grab and go" breakfast and a selection of sweet and savoury food for a quick bite between classes or a chat with friends. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks are served as well, so it works as a bar at the end of the day as much as a café at the start of one. Window seating suits a quick coffee and a longer sit-down equally.
Who uses it
Above all this is a campus café-bar, operated as part of AUB's food and drink provision for students, staff and university visitors. It isn't a high-street café of the kind most of our listings describe, so if you have no other reason to be on campus, contact the venue before making a dedicated trip.
Opening times and location
In term time Arts Bar typically operates weekday mornings through to early afternoon and shuts at weekends, with hours moving around university holidays. It stands on Wallisdown Road, Poole, BH12 5HH, on the AUB campus, which sits alongside Bournemouth University nearby.
For more cafés, bars and places to eat across Bournemouth, see our food & drink guide, or find out what's close by in our things to do guide.