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It’s Official ! Weymouth Beach Is One of the Best
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 [...]
Weymouth Tourism Platforms to Collaborate for Good of Town & Local Business
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 [...]
School of Fish at 2021 Nyetimber Dorset Seafood Festival
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 [...]
Shop like your high street depends on it …
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 [...]
Spring Into a Grand Reunion
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 [...]
Weymouth Fish and chips shop named one of UK’s 50 Best Fish & Chip Takeaways.
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 [...]
Nothe Fort Secures Major Grant
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 [...]
Portland Museum Announces 3D Modelling of Rufus Castle
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 [...]
Lions Big December Dip to Raise Funds for Charities
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 [...]
Weymouth’s Greenhill and Sandsfoot Gardens Awarded Green Flag
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 [...]
Major Grant Gives Big Boost to Portland Museum
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 [...]
Weymouth’s New Seafront Lighting Installation from the Air
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 [...]
Remembering the Red Arrows at Weymouth Carnival
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 , [...]
Sunset Cruise to The Cruise Ships in Weymouth Bay
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 [...]
Travel Updates From Dorset Council
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
Weymouth’s New Super Loos To Open This Weekend at Kings Statue
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 [...]
Best Way to View The Cruise Ships in Weymouth Bay
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 [...]
Eat Out To Help Out Restaurants Weymouth & Portland
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 [...]
We’re Open & We’re Safe is The Message from Weymouth’s Nothe Fort
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 [...]
There’s Something About Weymouth
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"/]