This year’s award-winning Nyetimber Dorset Seafood Festival will be held at Weymouth peninsula over the weekend of the 11th and 12th September. The Festival celebrates the excellent variety of seafood available in Dorset and the South West and brings together talented chefs, fishermen, and producers. Organisers have spent the past 12 months carefully planning the [...]
Shop like your high street depends on it ... As COVID-19 restrictions ease and many local businesses reopen, residents are encouraged to support Weymouth’s independent shops, hospitality venues and other local businesses. Following confirmation from the Prime Minister that the country can move to Step 2 of the roadmap, certain non-essential shops, businesses and services [...]
Self catering at Acqua Beach on Weymouth Esplanade ... who knew that was a thing? In line with government easing of lockdown from 19th April until 17th May Acqua Beach Hotel on Weymouth Esplanade are opening 3 of their en suite rooms together with the dining room, bar and kitchen and operating as a 3 bedroom self [...]
Hot off the back of their recent gold award in the Dorset Tourism Awards and finalist nomination in the South West Tourism Awards. Fish ’n’ Fritz have been named one of the UK’s 50 Best Fish & Chip Takeaways 2021 - the only chippy in the Weymouth to make the prestigious list. The accolade follows [...]
The team at Weymouth’s historic Nothe Fort have a double celebration with the news that not only was the popular attraction the winner of Best Small Attraction of the Year Award in the Dorset Tourism Awards last week but also that the fort has been awarded a grant of £20,000 a year over the next [...]
Portland’s oldest castle is to receive a 3D digital transformation, allowing immersive virtual visits in high definition. Overlooking Church Ope Cove, Rufus Castle, also known as Bow and Arrow Castle, was originally built in the 11th century for King William “Rufus” II and subsequently rebuilt in the 15th century. During the first lockdown of 2020, [...]
Weymouth & Portland Lions Club is encouraging as many Dorset residents as possible to participate in the Big December Dip to raise funds for causes close to their hearts. With COVID-19 affecting the whole country, the much-loved Lions Christmas Day Swim has had to be postponed for 2020. “We knew so many people would be [...]
Greenhill and Sandsfoot Gardens in Weymouth have been recognised by the Green Flag Award scheme as being amongst the very best green spaces in the world. The Green Flag Award scheme recognises and rewards well managed parks and open spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of recreational outdoor spaces across the United Kingdom [...]
Major Government Grant Supports Portland Museum Recovery Plans Portland Museum is delighted to announce that it has won more than £70,000 from the Government's Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) Culture Recovery Fund. The grant will be used to help maintain the museum through the remainder of the year and ensure the museum is Covid-safe [...]
Installed by AC Special Projects in early 2020 Weymouth's new seafront lighting installation brings a new focus to Weymouth Esplanade with it's artistically programmed display of vertival colour along the full sweep of Weymouth's famous promenade. The Weymouth Promenade Artistic Lighting Scheme is part of a portfolio of connected projects which aim to improve [...]
For as long as we can remember Weymouth Carnival has been held on the third Wednesday of August and the highlight of the day on almost every year over the past more than 30 has been a spectacular display by the RAF Red Arrows over Weymouth Bay , said to be one of [...]
Since shortly after the Covid-19 lockdown started at the end of March cruise ships, unable to operate due to infection risk, have taken advantage of the sheltered waters of Weymouth Bay anchoring there as a low cost alternative to expensive port fees. Right now most days there are a minimum of seven ships [...]
Visiting Weymouth and surrounding areas in Dorset? Keep and eye on these travel updates from Dorset Council to help make your journey run smoothly ... Live travel alerts from Dorset Council are also available here ... Tweets by TravelDorset
There will be much relief on Weymouth Seafront tomorrow with the news that the town's new multi-facility superloos will be open to the public from Saturday 8 August. Situated on The Esplanade at The King's Statue the ground floor will provide 23 toilets in total, comprising of 18 unisex toilets, 3 fully accessible toilets, [...]
Weymouth Bay has always offered a safe anchorage to vessels of all sizes due to being sheltered from westerly storms by Portland and the Chesil Beach. Not though since the days when the Royal Navy was based in Portland have so many huge ships been seen at anchor relatively close to the shore. Covid-19 [...]
Use the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme at these establishments in the Weymouth and Portland area to get 50% off your food and non-alcoholic drinks up to a total value of £10 per person if you eat or drink in every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday between 3 August and 31 August. You can [...]
Nothe Fort is finally back open today ( 11 July) and ready to commence the 2020 season! With thanks to the many who contributed to their recent crowdfunder campaign and the match funded grant from Dorset LEP. They're ready to welcome visitors back and enjoy the improvements that have made to make visitor experience [...]
Sergey Klimenko takes you on a trip around Weymouth with the help of David Taylor a well known local character and proprietor of Weymouth harbourside's Chatsworth Hotel and Harbour Terrace Restaurant. [adsanity id="22579" align="aligncenter"/]
It is with great sadness that Weymouth Town Council announces the cancellation of the planned events to celebrate and commemorate the 75th anniversaries of VJ & VE Day which were scheduled to take place over the weekend of Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August. This is due to the present restrictions on events and mass [...]
Today marks the 90th anniversary of opening of Weymouth's iconic Town Bridge on 4 July 1930 This video by Andy Prendergast gives a fascinating insight into the day to day workings of the bridge More about the history of the bridge here ... [adsanity id="22579" align="aligncenter"/]
Weymouth's new promenade colour changing LED lighting and the laser lighting will not be operating from 2nd July until 17th July while the control system components are moved back into the refurbished beach office. Temporary measures were made to control the lights and allow them to function during the beach office redevelopment. The lighting scheme [...]
Weymouth Beach Pedalos & Kayaks such a much-loved feature on Weymouth Beach will be back as from 4 July * subject to weather conditions. This year with a brand new fleet of 30 Pedalos! Trading Standards and the Weymouth Town Council have given the go-ahead for them to be operational and to abide by government [...]
Weymouth Town Bridge was officially opened at 12.30pm on 4th July 1930 during a grand opening ceremony by HRH Duke of York who later became King George VI. The first passage through the twin leaf bascule bridge was undertaken by the Cosens paddle steamer "EMPRESS". The £90,000 cost of the current bridge in 1930 was [...]
Weymouth Lifeguards & Greenhill rafts – update on current provision WeymouthTown Council and RNLI have been in close liaison and have managed to secure a full lifeguard service for Weymouth Central Beach which started on the 13th June. Sadly, the RNLI have also confirmed that they will not be in a position to provide a [...]
New temporary toilet facilities are being delivered to a prime location in Weymouth this week. The facilities will be situated on the Pavilion Forecourt and will be in operation from early July until Sunday 13th September serving Weymouth's main beach and north side of Weymouth Harbour. The temporary toilets have been relocated to the Pavilion [...]
Following government guidelines, on Monday 15 June many of Dorset’s shops will be re-opening for business, and they need your support. Most shops and high streets across the county have been closed since the government introduced lockdown measures in order to control the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Now that restrictions have started to be [...]
Local musicians, pub and bar owners, and digital experts have joined together to create a 12-hour online music festival to help keep people at home and raise funds for the Dorset County Hospital Charity. From midday to midnight on Sunday 12th April, top names such as The Voice finalist Lauren Bannon, The Leggomen, Powley, and [...]
The community is central to the Council’s delivery, even more so now where we are all experiencing significant impacts on our lives. These are difficult times for everyone, but YOUR Town Council is here to help you where we can. Today, 1st April 2020, Weymouth Town Council is celebrating one year since it first came [...]
On 20 March 2020 the UK Government instructed all Restaurants, Bars, Clubs and Pubs to cease trading for an unspecified amount of time in an effort to minimise the spread of the Corona virus. Many businesses that have closed will now be looking now at ways to provide either takeaway or delivery services. We [...]
Hot on the heels of the recent launch of the Weymouth and Portland Journey Through Time Video a leaflet has been produced to help visitors discover more of the areas rich heritage. It will shortly be distributed and available at a number of visitor information points throughout the area. A printable PDF copy of [...]