The Curlew WELCOME TO THE CURLEW IN BOURNEMOUTH We’ve got everything you need from a country pub near you. The Curlew has had a varied and interesting history. The building was constructed in the 1800’s and served as a farm mostly producing root vegetables. After gaining its license, the building became Mulligan’s fish restaurant, then a themed pub and was more recently called The Manor before settling on being named after the wading bird – the Curlew.