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Weymouth Attractions
Listed below are attractions in Weymouth:
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The Anzac memorial on the Esplanade in Weymouth in Dorset is a lasting reminder of the sacrifice of men from New Zealand and Australia who gave their lives during the disastrous attack at Gallipoli in Turkey in 1915. When the...
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Converted Victorian Brewery housing a superb range of attractions. Step back in time at the award winning ‘Timewalk’ and relive the sights, sounds and smells of 600 years of Weymouth’s fascinating history. Other attractions include a speciality shopping village with...
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Latest Weymouth Review
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I have been to Weymouth on several occasions. It's a great place to visit, but my tip would be to avoid the height of season as it tends to get far too busy for my liking. I prefer quieter places. Osmington, for instance - which is just a couple of miles from Weymouth - is a much more peaceful option. 
- Craig
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The waters around Weymouth and Portland have long been associated with excellent sailing conditions and therefore it comes as no surprise that Castle Cove Sailing Club is based within Portland Bay. The club has a long history that culminated in...
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The Cineworld movie complex in the Dorset resort town of Weymouth is set back some distance from the seafront but is easily accessible from the main shopping area of the town. The cinema complex is modern and comfortable offering surround...
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Discovery is a complex in the south coast town of Weymouth that offers visitors a chance to learn more about the seafaring community and how it has changed and developed throughout the years. The first class attraction has been...
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The Isle of Portland in Dorset is today a quiet and pleasant environment with many fantastic vistas but in past times it was the scene of great industrial enterprise especially around an area called East Weares. Walkers attempting the Portland...
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At one end of Weymouth’s long seaside Esplanade visitors can see, hear and experience The Electric Palace. Founded in 1963 the Electric Palace is a family entertainment centre that brings together, under one roof, a wealth of gaming machines, video...
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The Fleet, caught between the sea and the shingle bank of Chesil beach, is the largest tidal lagoon of its kind in Britain. The stretch of water is home to sea anemones, cockles, sponges, at least 25 species of fish...
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In the Summer of 1910 the Borough councillors of Weymouth in Dorset decided to create seaside gardens and central to their plans was the Greenhill Bowls Club. Over one hundred years later the bowls club continues to thrive with many...
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Greenhill Gardens are a pleasant and award winning area of gardens to one side of Weymouth seafront. The gardens slope up from Weymouth beach and are complete with brightly coloured borders, a winding path that leads visitors around the attractions...
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Holy Trinity Church in the Dorset town of Weymouth has been a part of the fabric of the community since 1834, when plans were first put forward for the construction of the church on the current site by the then...
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Jordan Hill Roman Temple is a Roman ruin that is located on a hill just above Bowleaze Cove, close to Weymouth in Dorset. The first excavations took place on the site in 1843, finding a collection of coins that...
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In the summer of 1887 the townspeople of the Dorset seaside resort of Weymouth came out to see a memorial clock unveiled to honour their reigning monarch, Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. The ornate wrought iron Memorial Clock tower was original...
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Many Royals have expressed great affection for the seaside, but King George III upon visiting Weymouth in the summer of 1789 used one of the very first bathing machines. The King became a fan of the area visiting many times...
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One of the crown jewels of Weymouth must surely be Lodmoor Country Park, which is conveniently located a short fifteen minute stroll from the centre of town. Encompassing over three hundred and fifty acres the park has been planted with...
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The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds owns and operates a large number of nature reserves around the country including Lodmoor RSPB Nature Reserve near to Weymouth in Dorset. The site encompasses a large area of reedbed, open water,...
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Moonfleet Indoor Bowls Centre in Weymouth can offer bowls enthusiasts the opportunity to practice their sport all year round in the comfortable heated indoor surroundings. The centre has a number of artificial greens upon which people can play to the...
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A Victorian fort restored by volunteers mainly from the Weymouth Civic Society, and greatly assisted by a recent award of £1.8 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The fort is a dedicated Museum of Coastal Defence. From the ramparts there...
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The waters off Weymouth and Portland are some of the best for diving in the whole of the United Kingdom, with wonderful reefs, marine life and over one hundred and twenty different shipwrecks to discover. The Old Harbour Dive Centre...
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The Training Ship Pelican of London is home ported in Weymouth and offers the chance to experience days, or longer periods, at sea under sail in a true tall ship. The Pelican was originally built as a trawler in France...
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If you like family friendly entertainment, then you might like to try Pirate Adventure Mini Golf in Weymouth’s Lodmoor Country Park. The mini golf centre is open all year round from 10am and challenges players of all ages and abilities...
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Weymouth in Dorset is a seaside resort town as well as being a commercial port town of some note from the mid 1800s and therefore a pier was constructed in 1840. Originally built to serve boats and ships using the...
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Like her grandfather, King George III, Queen Victoria enjoyed the delights of the sea air and the Dorset seaside town of Weymouth and both monarchs are honoured with statues in the town. Great Britain’s longest reigning monarch is commemorated with...
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Volunteers have been manning lifeboats from the RNLI Lifeboat Station at Weymouth for well over one hundred and forty years. Weymouth is one of the RNLI’s busiest lifeboat stations regularly receiving over one hundred emergency call outs every year rescuing...
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The Royal Dorset Yacht Club is based at Weymouth. The club was founded by ten local men in a public house in the town in January of 1875. Three months later the club had received permission from the Admiralty and...
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King Henry VIII built large numbers of castles around England to defend the country from invasion; one of these fortresses was Sandsfoot Castle that overlooks Portland Bay. The castle was designed to have a rectangular shape and over two levels...
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Visitors to Weymouth’s medieval Sandsfoot Castle can also enjoy the delights of the wonderful Sandsfoot Gardens. The gardens are quite small but beautiful maintained and feature a series of flower beds planted with seasonal flowering plants and scented roses set...
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All along Weymouth’s long esplanade that borders the impressive beach can be found a remarkable collection of statues and monuments, one of the most impressive being to commemorate the life of a former member of Parliament for the town, Sir...
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There has been a church on this site since before the Domesday Book, but the present church dates from around the 12th Century, although a great many changes have been undertaken throughout the centuries. Originally the church was dedicated to...
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St John’s Church, in the seaside town of Weymouth, was built during the Victorian era as a place of reverence and worship. Its tall, tapering Gothic style spire can be seen from virtually everywhere on the seafront. Today the church...
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There has been a church on the site of the current St Mary’s Church in Weymouth for many centuries with the opening of the present building having been on 23 March 1817. St Mary’s Church had at one time Royal...
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St Nicholas Church in Weymouth is central to the daily lives of hundreds of local people. There has been a church on the site since 1894, but the current modern and spacious building dates from 1964 when it was opened...
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Built as one of a pair of piers for the port of Weymouth in the 1800’s, Stone Pier complements the opposite Pleasure Pier in the town. Stone Pier is attached to the nearby spectacular Nothe Fort complex and is widely...
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Made of Portland stone and erected in 1947, the American Memorial commemorates the role that Weymouth played in landing American and British troops on the beaches of Normandy between June 1944 and 1945. On the memorial are listed many of...
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The Front Skatepark in Weymouth is located on a part of Lodmoor Country Park and offers skateboard and roller blade enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy their pastime in clean safe conditions. The complex offers a vast array of ramps and...
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The dirty and dangerous task of quarrying of Portland stone for the construction industry has been undertaken on the Isle of Portland for hundreds of years and many quarries have been abandoned as uneconomic, amongst these are West Weares near...
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In the summer of 1900 a group of twenty six local anglers from Weymouth formed what would become Weymouth Angling Society. The society prospered due in no small part to the wealth and variety of fish that can be caught...
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The people of Weymouth in Dorset are proud of their athletic achievements and of the impressive Weymouth Athletics Centre in the seaside town. The centre was opened by Lord Luke on 6 June 1964 and has been used as a...
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Weymouth Baptist Church is located right at the end of the Promenade in Weymouth and close to the international ferry terminal. The church is of striking most modernist design and is used for all the church’s activities both within the...
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A disastrous fire in 2002 resulted in the destruction of the first Weymouth Methodist Church in Maiden Street in the Dorset seaside resort town. The parishioners were for the next seven years accommodated in St Nicholas Church until a brand...
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A clean, sandy bay set against a historic Georgian backdrop. The first aid post, lost children centre and inshore lifeguard facility make this an ideal family location. Disabled access to the beach is also available. Traditional Punch and Judy shows...
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Golf has been an important part in the social life in Weymouth for a long time and in 1905 the local town council decided to create a golf course for use by the local community and eventually established the forerunner...
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Weymouth Library is housed in a bright modern building close to the centre of this seaside resort town. In addition to providing lending and reference book services to adults and children, the library also offers a wealth of other services...
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Weymouth’s old harbour has over the last fifty years been transformed from an industrial port area into a luxurious and exclusive marina for yachts and motor cruisers. Weymouth Marina boasts over three hundred berths which are accessible at all states...
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Located on the first floor of the Brewer’s Quay complex at the heart of Weymouth, the local museum has been extensively refurbished and offers a fascinating insight into the history of the borough. The extensive collection includes local paintings...
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Weymouth and Portland is a beautiful area of Britain with world-class facilities for sailing. The waters surrounding Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour are some of the best the UK have to offer for sailing. The venue for the sailing competitions...
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Weymouth and Portland Swimming Pool is one of the areas’ premier health and fitness centres. The centre boasts a large main swimming pool plus a smaller teaching pool that is also used for aqua aerobics and natal aerobics for mums...
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Wyke Regis Methodist Church is quite an unprepossessing church built on a modern day roundabout linking Weymouth to nearby Portland. In the past Wyke Regis was a stop on the local train service to the Isle of Portland and a...
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