Love Weymouth News Blog

It's that time of year again when the evenings are drawing in, the air is crisp and clear bringing mind blowing sunsets and sunrises and the crowds have gone away. Yes Autumn's here and a short break in Weymouth is a fabulous way to enjoy it. So [...]

This year, 24 car parks across West Dorset and Weymouth have been awarded the UK recognised Park Mark Award compared to 14 car parks in 2015. A Park Mark is awarded to parking facilities that have passed requirements of a risk assessment conducted by the Police. These requirements include: • [...]

West Dorset and Weymouth and Portland councils are hoping that a new campaign that has been launched will help tackle the issue of nuisance seagulls. The notoriously greedy birds are well known amongst holidaymakers and residents alike for their sometimes aggressive behaviour in pursuit of food. The councils have come [...]

Waterside Holiday Park & Spa, Weymouth now offer the Ultimate Glamping Experience in one of their 7 Safari Tents. Available to book now, the Safari Tents offer a unique family holiday and the ultimate ‘camping’ experience. There are 7 Safari tents, each with 3 bedrooms, and they can sleep up [...]

Greenhill Gardens and Sandsfoot Gardens in Weymouth and Easton Gardens in Portland are among the very best in the UK – and that’s official. The gardens are part of a record-breaking 1,686 parks and green spaces that will today receive a prestigious Green Flag Award – the mark of a [...]

Portland Museum is open 6 days a week but is normally closed on Fridays due to lack of volunteers but this Friday (8 July) Budmouth College has stepped in and will run the museum for the day. This will be part of the college’s Annual Development Day when Year 10 [...]

Weymouth is one of the top 12 harbours to visit in the UK, according to Sailing Today magazine. The article says: “You have to visit at least one classic British seaside town with that bewitching and evocative combination of an active harbour with pontoons for visiting yachts, a safe and [...]

Weymouth’s reputation for hosting great sports events continues in 2016 with the hosting of the second Sports and Well-being Festival, running from 14 to 31 July 2016 on Weymouth Beach. Organisers are planning to build on the success of the 2015 festival where over 4,000 people visited the site and took [...]

The family affair continues at Weymouth’s most loved seafood restaurant No. 4, with Andrew Hind, Michelle Hind's son accepting the position of 'Front Of House Manager’. Andrew will be joined by No. 4's new culinary discovery from top London restaurant 'Mews Of Mayfair’ James Medhurst. James brings with him a [...]

Dorset’s top chefs are back helping to entertain, inform and bring seafood to the top of your shopping list at the award-winning – free to attend - 9th Pommery Dorset Seafood Festival - taking place 9-10 July 2016 around Weymouth Harbour. See Jack Stein in action, with Executive Chef Pete [...]

More than 150 guests and local dignitaries helped Al Molo, Weymouth's Italian Fine Dining restaurant in the historic and iconic art deco pier bandstand celebrate its first birthday and raise over £600 for Arundawn Dog Rescue. The large number of guests were treated to a selection of tasty treats whipped [...]

Every year one of the main highlights of the Weymouth Carnival is the air displays of the Red Arrows, and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, however following the tragic Shoreham air disaster last year the future of air displays in the UK has been the subject of a lot of discussion. For [...]

Like a number of seaside towns, Weymouth has struggled in the past with people causing trouble on the streets on Friday and Saturday evenings. Times are changing though and Dorset Police say measures put in place to tackle drink-fuelled problems here are working. Many of the town's most popular bars and clubs [...]