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Weymouth Victorian Shownight to Bring Festive Cheer and Fun to Weymouth Town Centre 6 Dec
The Weymouth Victorian Shownight will be held on Friday 6th December in the heart of Weymouth starting at 3pm and finishing at 9pm. The event will be organised by Roger Dalton Associates in conjunction and support of the Weymouth BID team. Roger Dalton Associates were the successful business who won [...]
Art Gallery Opens at Brewers Quay Emporium Weymouth
Brewers Quay Emporium have just announced on their Facebook page that they have now opened an art gallery within their operation. They'll be selling original works on a commission basis which should be ideal for many local artists and gives yet another good reason for  a trip across the harbour [...]
Zara Davis double women’s world speed record holder to compete in Weymouth Speed Week at WPNSA
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) will be a mecca for world speed sailing this month. Weymouth Speed Week, the oldest and longest-running global speed sailing event will run from the 12th to the 18th October. Held annually since 1972, this year’s edition has attracted, Zara Davis, the [...]
Weymouth at War 2014 Marking 70’th Anniversary of D Day
To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of D-day the town of Weymouth is turning back the clock on the weekend of the 21st / 22nd of June 2014, it has been announced today. The event is being staged alongside the annual Veterans parade next year and will be taking place all [...]
Ghosts, Ghoulies and Reindeers Coming to Weymouth This Winter …
During the past week there have been two announcements from The Weymouth BID about new revitalised events taking place in Weymouth over the winter months. The town's much loved Victorian Shownight will be back on 6 December and on 2 November they're planning a Halloween event in Weymouth town centre [...]
Jaffa Citrus Prize Day at WPNSA in association with Tesco Community Champions
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy was the ultimate venue last week for lucky Jaffa Citrus school competition winners. The competition promoted through Tesco Community Champions provided outstanding sports students at five schools with a water sports day treat run on site the 2012 Olympic sailing venue in association [...]
Blazin Cannons The Harleys Ride Into Weymouth.
Weymouth came to life yesterday to the roar of the engines  of a few Hundred Harley Davidson motor cycles . We captured some shots as they  drove into Upwey village en route to Weymouth seafront. [justified_image_grid ng_gallery=36]
Royal Yachting Association Selects WPNSA for 2013 RYA Zone and Home Country Championships
The Royal Yachting Association has selected the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) as the chosen venue for their upcoming ‘RYA Zone and Home Country Championships’. This annual event will run over the weekend 28/29 September. The youth national racing series is an important part of upcoming dingy sailors’ [...]
Weymouth Businesses Make the Finals in Dorset Tourism Awards 2013
Finalists have been announced for the Dorset Tourism Awards 2013 and we are really pleased to say that three Weymouth tourist businesses are amongst them. Sandworld are one of four finalists in the Dorset Visitor attractions Category Dream Cottages are finalists in the Self Catering Category Dorset Seafood Festival made [...]
Tickets Selling Fast for Weymouth’s October Beer Festival
Tickets are selling fast for the Campaign for Real Ale’s [CAMRA] autumn beer festival in under three weeks time, on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 October- where 4752 pints of real ale from 66 different South West breweries will be on sale- plus around 15 casks of cider and perry. [...]
World’s Biggest Coffee Morning Dorset
Macmillan Cancer Support Hopes to Raise £175,000.00 at World’s Biggest Coffee Morning Macmillan Cancer Support wants this year’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning to be the biggest ever and is inviting everyone to raise their mugs on Friday 27th September. The charity is hoping coffee mornings will take place across Dorset attracting [...]
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal Visits The Dragon World Championship 2013
 Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) by invitation from the British Dragon Association for the Dragon World Championship on Thursday 12th September. Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal is the Patron of this World Championship in recognition of the association [...]
Sandworld Announce 50% Off Autumn Offer
If you haven't had the opportunity yet to visit Sandworld, Weymouth's amazing International Sand Sculpting Festival, here's a great opportunity to visit this  Autumn and make a huge saving. Sandworld have just released a discount ticket online for two adults including hot drinks in their Wildflower Cafe for just £8.25 [...]
Cafe Weymouth Wins Gold Taste of the West Award
We recently received this news from Cafe Weymouth ... As proud members of Taste of the West we work hard to source some of the finest ingredients that Dorset and the West Country have to offer, as part of our membership we opted to enter the annual competition in the Café/Coffee [...]
Weymouth Dorset…..the Jewel of the South Coast, in my opinion!
Our first trip to Weymouth was in May 2013 for a week, I found myself sitting on the harbour wall watching the world go by taking in the beautiful harbour and quaint cottages that line it; I didn’t want to leave! A short wander round into Brewers Quay and Hope [...]
Weymouth to Weymouth on the Petit Tour de Manche
If cycling's your thing why not take advantage of the new Petit Tour de Manche cycle route and take a Weymouth to Weymouth cycle tour taking in The Jurassic Coast, Poole, St Malo and Jersey. This brand new route starts in Weymouth and takes you along the Jurassic coast to [...]
Weymouth Harbour Featured on ITV
For our site visitors from out of the region who may not have seen this yet here is the Weymouth Harbour " ident " fishing boats unloading their catch on Weymouth Quayside that has been airing throughout the summer on ITV West Country. We think it's really sets the scene [...]
Jack and the Beanstalk Panto is coming to Freshwater Beach Holiday Park, Burton Bradstock
A brand new production of Jack and the Beanstalk is coming to the Entertainments Centre at the Freshwater Beach Holiday Park in Burton Bradstock in December 2012. The Pantomime will be directed by Entertainments Manager, Drew Baker and produced by Freshwater Beach Holiday Park.  The new Entertainments team will be [...]
New Appointments at WPNSA
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) has appointed two new names to the positions of Chairman and Chief Executive. Famed for hosting the 2012 Olympic sailing events, this will be the biggest change in management to date for the world renowned sporting venue. Tim Hancock is appointed as [...]
Weymouth Harbour Rowing Boat Ferry
If you're in Weymouth and want the chance to get out on the water but don't have a lot of time you can always take a trip across the harbour in the rowing boat ferry. It's probably the longest established ferries of it's type in the UK and still offers [...]