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Pirates of the Pavilion Return to Weymouth This July and August
Following a hugely successful season in 2014, PIRATES OF THE PAVILION – The Swashbuckling Summer Pantomime is back to take you on a brand new adventure! We are extremely excited to announce that BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT favourite PHILIP GREEN will be coming aboard the Saucy Sally as he steps into [...]
Weymouth and Portland is Ready for Armed Forces Day Celebrations
This year’s major Armed Forces Day Celebrations will be held over a week starting on Saturday 20 June. There will be many stands and displays full of information from various veteran’s agencies and charity organisations for visitors to learn about the important role they play and how to support them. [...]
Weymouth Made Film Marks Volunteers Week for The RNLI
This week is volunteers week and to mark the occasion the RNLI wanted to celebrate that behind every rescue, there’s a volunteer – from the fundraiser to the education presenter, the launch authority to the museum volunteer, the crew member to the sea safety officer. Without volunteers, they wouldn’t have been [...]
Plague of Jellyfish in Portland Harbour
The warm waters have brought quite a lot of large Barrel Jellyfish into the waters around Weymouth over the past few days with some pretty huge ones being spotted. Spencer Nicklin captured this amazing video from the air of what looks like hundreds of them, maybe even thousands gathered in Portland Harbour. [...]
Sir David Attenborough on Jurassica
News from the team behind the Jurassica Project is that despite the setback in the recent round of National Lottery Heritage Fund awards they are fully committed to developing the project and are confident that it will be opening on Portland by 2021. This video featuring Sir David Attenborough shows [...]
Weymouth Carnival is Taking Procession Entries
There's great news  today that Weymouth Carnival has overcome it's earlier financial difficulties and is now taking entries for the Carnival Procession. The opening of entries for the procession had been left later than usual while the finances were sorted out but it's now full steam ahead for a bumper Carnival [...]
Local Photographer wins Prestigious Photo Competition
Weymouth based professional photographer Ollie Taylor has won the 2015 Lovers of Light photo competition  with his inspiring photograph ‘Durdle Door Starburst’. Over 21,000 photographs were entered in the competition and the judges commented on the award winning photo saying "The photograph evoked powerful memories of childhood holidays and long summer nights [...]
Weymouth Beach wins Seaside Award
Weymouth Central Beach has won the coveted Seaside Award for 2015 from Keep Britain Tidy. The Seaside Award recognises beaches in England that achieve the very highest management and environmental standards, as well as the tough bathing water quality criteria. Weymouth & Portland Borough Council’s Tourism & Events Manager, Matt [...]
Weymouth SEA LIFE Tower Commemorates VE Day
Friday 8 May 2015: To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of VE Day Weymouth SEA LIFE Tower was illuminated by Weymouth Pavilion and this stunning display was visible all across Weymouth Bay. [foogallery id="14883"] Images by Harbour Media
Far From The Madding Crowd Dorset Locations
The new version of Far From the Madding Crowd is due for release in cinemas on 1 May. We're so pleased that so much of the movie was filmed on location in Dorset all within easy reach of Weymouth. [pro_ad_display_adzone id="14623" align="left"]The cast and crew of the movie talk about their love of [...]
Video Dolphins in Weymouth Harbour 25 April 2015
Saturday 25 April two dolphins ventured into Weymouth Harbour early in the morning and stayed for the day eventually swimming back out to sea. Helen Davidson captured this fabulous footage …
VE Day to be Marked in Weymouth and Portland with Free Picnic in Easton Gardens
To mark the anniversary of VE day a free VE Picnic will be held at the borough council-run Easton Gardens, Portland on Saturday 9 May from 11.30am to 4pm. There will be a display of historic military vehicles, military memorabilia, music from the era plus lots of great family fun, including a ‘VE trail’. Picture: The Decadettes
Weymouth Beach Volleyball Classic Returns for 32nd Year !
The Royal Air Force Careers Weymouth Beach Volleyball Classic will take place from 24 to 26 July as part of the Dorset Sport and Wellbeing Festival.
Aerial Video of Weymouth Bay
Here’s some nice aerial video of Weymouth Bay shot by Jack Darley.
Bright New Leaflet Keeps Visitors in the Picture
A colourful new leaflet to help visitors explore Weymouth and Portland has just been published by Weymouth and Portland Bourough Council Tourism Dept. The leaflet provides a colourful introduction to Weymouth and Portland with stunning photography, a selection of events and a map of the area and its attractions. There [...]
Weymouth Pirate Festival
The Fantastic Weymouth Pirate Festival took place for the third time over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend 2015. Here are a few pictures we took on the day.
Ben Brown’s amazing film of Weymouth’s famous White Horse
Stunning views of Weymouth’s famous white horse taken by Ben Brown with his GoPro last weekend at The White Horse in Osmington!
Come and Say Hello to Love-Weymouth at The Best of Dorset Show on 22 March
Love-Weymouth.co.uk will be at the show with a stand where we hope to meet up with members of the local tourist trade and chat about the re-launch of the site and our exciting new section being developed over the coming weeks.
Lost World beaches of the Jurassic brought to life in Dorset
The fabulous ‘Jurassic Cove’ a key part of the Jurassica project on the Isle of Portland, has been unveiled in the form of a fully detailed 1:100 scale model.
Love Weymouth Goes Multilingual
Helping those who don't speak English to get a better understanding of what Weymouth and Portland has to offer ...