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Web design · Bournemouth, Dorset

Website design in Bournemouth that turns searches into customers.

Creative Locker is an award-winning web design studio run by Antony Locke, a designer with more than ten years’ experience. We design fast, mobile-first websites for businesses across Bournemouth, from the town centre and Westbourne to Boscombe, Southbourne and Kinson, built to rank on Google, show up in AI search and make it easy for customers to get in touch.

  • 170+ five-star Google reviews
  • Website Design Agency of the Year · South West England Prestige Awards 2024/25
  • 10+ years’ design experience
  • Most sites live in around 2 weeks
At a glance

Website design in Bournemouth, in short

Who
Antony Locke, founder of Creative Locker and an award-winning web designer
Areas covered
All of Bournemouth, from the town centre and Westbourne to Boscombe, Southbourne and Kinson
What
New websites, online shops, local SEO, AI visibility, hosting and site care
How long
Around two weeks for most sites once the content is agreed
Price
A fixed written quote after a free call, with no hidden extras
Proof
Website Design Agency of the Year (South West England Prestige Awards 2024/25), 170+ five-star Google reviews and 100+ sites since 2020
Why Bournemouth businesses choose Creative Locker

Built for a busy, competitive town.

Bournemouth customers compare businesses on their phones in seconds. Your website has to load fast, look established and make the next step obvious.

01

Stand out in a crowded market

From the chains on Old Christchurch Road to the independents in Westbourne, Boscombe and Southbourne, Bournemouth is competitive. A distinctive, professional site gives you the edge.

02

Made for the seafront trade

Hotels, cafés, attractions and event businesses need opening times, menus, booking and directions front and centre, especially on mobile.

03

Ready for Google and AI search

Every page is structured so people searching “web design Bournemouth”, and AI assistants answering the same question, can understand exactly what you offer.

04

Talk to the person doing the work

Antony handles your project personally, so decisions are quick and nothing gets lost between an account manager and a developer.

Real work · full-page previews

Websites for Bournemouth and Dorset businesses.

Including Motion Control Products and Motion Studio, two Bournemouth businesses, plus recent builds from across Dorset and the UK.

Motion Control Products

A product-led site for an automation supplier: brand partners, component categories, technical guides and an engineer enquiry form.

Industrial automation · Bournemouth

Motion Studio

A vibrant gradient design for a podcast and video studio, with how-sessions-work content and a booking form.

Podcast & recording studio · Bournemouth

The Oak Inn

A warm, traditional look for a village pub, with opening and kitchen times, menus, events and table booking front and centre.

Village pub · Burton, Christchurch

Regal Construction SW

A premium, image-led site for a building company, with service tiles for new builds, extensions and conversions, a project gallery and straight answers to common questions.

Construction · South West England

Every preview is a real, complete page. Hover on desktop, or press and hold on your phone, to scroll through it.

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Antony Locke, award-winning web designer at Creative Locker, on a client call in his Dorset studio
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Meet your designer

Hi, I’m Antony. I’ll design your Bournemouth website myself.

I set up Creative Locker so Bournemouth businesses could work with one experienced designer from first call to launch. I’ve been designing for over ten years, built more than 100 websites since 2020, and Creative Locker was named Website Design Agency of the Year at the South West England Prestige Awards 2024/25.

We cover the whole of Bournemouth, from the Lansdowne and Westbourne to Boscombe, Southbourne, Winton and Kinson. We can meet in person or on a video call, whichever suits you.

  • 170+five-star Google reviews
  • 100+websites built since 2020
  • 10+years of design experience
SEO + AI search for Bournemouth

AI VisibilityBe the business AI recommends in Bournemouth.

More people now ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google’s AI Overviews to recommend a local business instead of scrolling through results. These tools pull from websites they can understand and trust. We build that into every site we make.

Structured datarobots.txt & AI crawlersGoogle Business ProfileSearch Console
How AI visibility works
  • FAQ answers written in plain English that ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews can lift and quote directly
  • Service and organisation schema that ties your business to Bournemouth and the services you offer
  • The same name, phone number and areas on your site, Google Business Profile and directories
  • robots.txt and sitemaps that let GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot crawl every important page
Local knowledge

Websites that understand how Bournemouth works.

Bournemouth is the largest town in the BCP area, and it is much more than a beach. That changes what a good local website needs to do.

A year-round local economy

Behind the seven miles of beach and the Bournemouth International Centre sits a busy business town. The Lansdowne is home to offices, Bournemouth University and the Arts University Bournemouth, and there is a strong cluster of financial, digital and professional services firms.

Trades and services across the suburbs

Most of the searches we see come from people looking for trusted local trades and services in places like Winton, Charminster, Moordown, Kinson and Southbourne. Clear service pages, real reviews and tap-to-call buttons win those jobs.

Visitors who search on the move

Tourists and event-goers search on their phones, often in a hurry. Fast pages, simple menus and booking that works on mobile make the difference for hospitality and leisure businesses.

How it works

How a Bournemouth website project runs, step by step.

No jargon, no surprises and one person looking after you from start to finish.

  1. Free 15-minute call

    Tell us about your Bournemouth business, who your customers are and what is not working now. You leave with honest advice and a fixed quote.

  2. Design for approval

    You see the homepage design first and sign it off before the full build, so the site looks and feels right for your market.

  3. Build, copy and SEO

    We write and lay out the pages, add your photos and reviews, and set up schema, local SEO and tracking from day one.

  4. Launch and grow

    The site goes live, Google tools are connected and we stay on hand for changes as your business grows.

Google reviews

Trusted by businesses across Bournemouth and beyond.

170+ business owners have rated Creative Locker five stars on Google. These short summaries give a flavour of what they say.

G170+ reviewsRead them all on Google ↗
★★★★★

“Two websites and an excellent experience from start to finish.”

Tom HartleyGoogle review · 5 stars · paraphrased
★★★★★

“Professional, dynamic and innovative web design.”

Tristan JonesGoogle review · 5 stars · paraphrased
★★★★★

“A smooth, easy process and a website the team is happy with.”

Lucian Jupita · J & RGoogle review · 5 stars · paraphrased
★★★★★

“A modern site that runs smoothly and reflects the brand.”

Rob ShearmanGoogle review · 5 stars · paraphrased
★★★★★

“Excellent communication and a result that exceeded expectations.”

Alistair Gardner · FA ConsultantGoogle review · 5 stars · paraphrased
★★★★★

“An easy process for a bespoke, search-ready website.”

Nifty CurryGoogle review · 5 stars · paraphrased
★★★★★

“A flawless experience and a design beyond expectations.”

Gemma ChurchfieldGoogle review · 5 stars · paraphrased
★★★★★

“A vision brought to life through a smooth build to launch.”

Danny SmithGoogle review · 5 stars · paraphrased
★★★★★

“Friendly, professional service and a fast website launch.”

Chris DowlingGoogle review · 5 stars · paraphrased
★★★★★

“A patient, supportive handover and a website the team loves.”

Melissa Marie BridalGoogle review · 5 stars · paraphrased
FAQs

Website design in Bournemouth: your questions answered.

Can’t see your question? Call 07388 210030 or email info@creativelocker.co.uk.

How much does website design cost in Bournemouth?

Every project gets a clear, fixed written quote after a short call, so you know the full cost before any work starts. The price depends on the number of pages and features such as online booking or a shop. There are no hidden fees, and hosting and care plans are quoted separately so you only pay for what you need.

How long does it take to build a website?

Most websites go live in around two weeks once the content and design are agreed. Larger projects, such as online shops or custom booking systems, take a little longer, and we’ll give you a realistic timeline at the start.

Do you cover all of Bournemouth?

We cover the whole of Bournemouth and the wider BCP area, including the town centre, Westbourne, Boscombe, Southbourne, Winton and Kinson. We work with Bournemouth businesses every week and are happy to meet in person or on a video call.

Will my new website show up on Google and in AI search?

Nobody can honestly guarantee rankings, but every site we build has the foundations search engines and AI tools look for: fast pages, clean code, schema markup, clear local service content and a properly set up Google Business Profile. That gives you the best possible chance of appearing for Bournemouth searches and in answers from tools like ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews.

Can you redesign my existing Bournemouth website?

Yes. We regularly redesign and fix websites built by other designers, agencies and AI website builders. We keep your important pages and set up redirects so you don’t lose the search rankings you already have.

Will I own my website?

Yes. Your website, domain and content belong to you, with no lock-in contracts. We can host and look after it for you, or hand everything over, whichever you prefer.

Free 15-minute call

Let’s talk about your Bournemouth website.

Book a free, no-pressure 15-minute call with Antony. No sales pitch, just honest advice and the quickest route to a website that brings in customers.

  1. Pick a time that suits you in the calendar.
  2. Tell us a little about your business and your current website, if you have one.
  3. Get honest advice and a clear, fixed quote, with no obligation.
Ready when you are

Your next Bournemouth customer is searching right now.

Make sure they find a website that wins them over. Book a free call and get a clear, fixed quote.