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Weymouth Beach Does It Again! Achieves Blue Flag Award Award 2022
Awards recognise and celebrate Weymouth as one of the country’s best beaches as international Blue Flag celebrates its 35th anniversary Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has today (Friday 13th May) announced Weymouth as one of the winners of the prestigious Blue Flag and Seaside Awards for summer 2022. Weymouth beach [...]
Weymouth Jubilee & August Seafront Fireworks Display Announced
There are plenty of reasons to visit Weymouth, with a free firework display on Thursday 2nd June organised by Weymouth Town Council to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The spectacular display will take place on Weymouth seafront at 10pm after a beacon lighting ceremony at the Nothe Fort. The beacon [...]
Weymouth’s New Information Shop Opens
Over recent years We Are Weymouth, the Business Improvement District (BID), alongside Weymouth Town Council has dedicated much time and resources to improving the town, and welcoming people to visit. The BID’s marketing strategy has been designed to help increase footfall and encourage more spending in the Town Centre. 👉Directions [...]
Weymouth’s Skatepark & Parkour Area Opens
Weymouth Town Council’s new skatepark and parkour facility opened ahead of schedule on Friday (April 29th), providing a brand new place to skate and scoot. Click here for directions to The Marsh Skateboard Park and Parkour Area ( click the directions tab when the page opens) The £358,000 park was [...]
Explore Weymouth’s History on The Weymouth BID’s Heritage Trail
We Are Weymouth, the town’s Business Improvement District (BID) is excited to announce the installation of six more custom designed ceramic paving slabs located at key historical landmarks throughout the town. The paving slabs were designed by Ned Heywood of Heritage Ceramics based on artwork supplied by Weymouth Museum’s [...]
Explore Weymouth’s Jurassic Past This Easter
We Are Weymouth, The Weymouth BID is excited to announce a celebration of the Jurassic Coast with the Jurassic Coast Trust this Easter. With the Jurassic Coast showcasing rock formations from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, its history spans 185 million years! Encouraging locals and visitors to get out [...]
Thali Nights are Back at Shalims
Recently awarded ‘Bronze, in the ‘Casual Dining & Restaurant of The Year’ category in the Dorset Tourism Awards. Shalims Indian Restaurant is bringing back a firm Weymouth favourite in March, Thali, an Indian Street Food. This style of Indian food is returning every Wednesday night during the month. The name [...]
Weymouth’s Dinosaur Trail Marks 20 Year Anniversary of UNESCO Jurassic Coast
It has been 20yrs since the Jurassic Coast was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status - the only natural UNESCO site in the UK. The dinosaurs can be found throughout the town, encouraging intrepid explorers to journey through the town and see all Weymouth has to offer. Head to Bowleaze [...]
Weymouth Amongst Top 25 Beaches in Europe in Traveller’s Choice Awards
Weymouth Beach has been named as one of the best in Europe, alongside beaches in Italy, Spain and Cyprus. A Trip Advisor survey lists Weymouth 19th in Europe’s Top 25 beaches, which was announced as part of the Travellers’ Choice Awards today (Wednesday 23rd February). Cllr Colin Huckle, Mayor of [...]
Weymouth Beach Volleyball Classic Announces Main Sponsor 2022
Directors of Weymouth Beach Volleyball Classic and Weymouth Town Council are delighted to announce We Are Weymouth The Weymouth BID as the event main sponsor for this year’s Classic. We Are Weymouth will be officially recognised as the main sponsor of this year’s prestigious championships, held on Weymouth Beach from Friday 14th [...]
SEAFEAST – The Dorset Seafood Festival 2022 New Name, More Features Same Great Location!
After 14 years of exceptional seafood, fundraising for the Fishermen’s Mission, and glorious sunshine in Weymouth, the multi-award-winning Dorset Seafood Festival is has announced a rebrand for the 2022 festival which will take place on 10th & 11th September 2022 on Weymouth Peninsula overlooking Weymouth Bay and the Jurassic Coast World [...]
Success For Weymouth Businesses in Dorset Tourism Awards 2021/22
Weymouth tourism businesses are celebrating this week after scooping 10 prestigious awards in the 2021/22 Dorset Tourism Awards. Checkout all our local winners here …
Weymouth Business Riding High in Dorset Tourism Awards 21/22
Weymouth is celebrating today with the news that six local businesses have been announced as finalists in the prestigious  Dorset Tourism Awards 2021/2022 With the possibility that even more business could be celebrating when other awards are announced at the award ceremony in February this year looks like it's going [...]
Sounds of Weymouth
Weymouth has rich history, from a Kings summer holiday to the Crabchurch Conspiracy of the English Civil War and more recently it’s association with D Day in 1944, but there has always been a constant…..a truly unique scene of extremely talented Musicians. Check them out on our playlist now 🎶
EBIKE Cafe Celebrates First Birthday
Locals poured in the EBIKE Cafe @ Deheers alongside the Old Weymouth Harbourside at the weekend (Sunday 7th November) to celebrate the company’s successful first year of trading. Owners Peter Claxton and Josephine Parker were overjoyed with the support they have received for their year old environmentally aware business, which [...]
Free parking in Weymouth in the run up to Christmas!
Free parking* will be available at several Weymouth town centre car parks on three fun-filled dates for your diary this Christmas. The first date coincides with the annual Christmas lights switch on which makes a welcome return this year promising festive, family-fun for all. And with two further dates when [...]
Local business spicing up the coffers for a local charity!
Spice up your life with a curry on the first day of December, and you will be spicing up the coffers for a local charity! This is the message from local restaurant owner, Shalim Abs, who will be honouring British Curry Day on Wednesday 1st December, by donating half of [...]
Installation of Weymouth Art Trail Underway
Dorset Council is working to install a collection of sculptural artworks in Weymouth, designed to encourage people to explore the town and reveal its history and relationship with water. Weymouth Art Trail will feature a series of six sculptural installations at a variety of locations around the town, including some [...]
Steampunk at The Nothe Fort
As part of  We Are Weymouth’s amazing Steampunk weekend Weymouth’s Nothe Fort shall be transformed, for just one day, into a creative world of steampunk imagination that could of sprung from the pages of a novel by Jules Verne or HG Wells. Feel free to dress in your Victorian best [...]
Steampunk Extravaganza to Come to Weymouth’s Christmas Celebrations
A mystical and fantastical array of events is set to take over Weymouth this Christmas as Steampunk hits the town. For one weekend only, official Steampunkers from across the country will descend on the town for a host of incredible, Christmas-themed, activities. [adsanity id="23244" align="aligncenter" max_width="800"/] 4th December [...]