Weymouth Town Council has confirmed its final plans for the annual Armed Forces Weekend which will take place this weekend (Saturday 19th and Sunday 20thJune 2021) and have announced announced that a parachute display from the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team will be taking place as part of the weekend. [...]
77 years ago today on 6 June 1944 Weymouth and Portland were at the heart of Operation Overlord with many thousands of US Troops embarking from both ports for the beaches of Normandy ... Respect to all who were a part of this and the many who sadly never returned .. [...]
Weymouth Town Council will be hosting a scaled down event for this year’s Armed Forces Weekend, to be held on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th June.
Friday 4th June will see people across the country celebrating their love of fish and chips as they come together on National Fish & Chip Day! In Weymouth we will be joining the rest of the UK to celebrate again as the award winning Fish ’n’ Fritz in Market Street will be marking the [...]
Running until Monday 31 May Artwey's exhibition of local artists at the Nothe Fort Weymouth features a diverse of talented local artists and is well worth a visit. Entrance to the Nothe Fort includes entry to the exhibition. For more information click here [...]
Weymouth Town Council, St Mary’s Church and the RSPB have teamed up to produce a series of short videos to promote wellbeing. The videos will encourage residents to take time to observe, explore and enjoy the Lodmoor and Radipole Lake Nature Reserves, known as the Weymouth Wetlands. They will also offer simple craft and [...]
29th May - 5th June 2021 As high streets re-opened this April, We Are Weymouth is keenly aware that families will want to look for fun activities that are safe, socially distanced, and contactless. As part of a programme of events, We Are Weymouth has teamed up with QR code trail experts High Street Safari to create [...]
Weymouth Town Council has confirmed licences for four attraction sites on Weymouth Beach. It is hoped the attractions will be open in time for the Spring Bank Holiday weekend and May half term. A mix of traditional and exciting new attractions have been licensed to operate on Weymouth Seafront. Family favourites, like the Helter Skelter, [...]
Environmental charity, Keep Britain Tidy, has awarded Weymouth beach with a prestigious Blue Flag and Seaside Award for 2021. Weymouth is one of only 76 beaches in England to be awarded with a Blue Flag. The Blue Flag and Seaside Award recognises Weymouth Beach as one of the safest, cleanest and very best in the [...]
We are thrilled to announce that Love Weymouth will be working collaboratively with We are Weymouth formerly known as the Weymouth BID to promote Weymouth EVENTS, BUSINESSES and our town in general through our national web and social media channels. If you have live gigs, an event or activity which needs promoting then this will [...]
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"/]