Another part of the country and another totally different seaside town.
Weymouth is quiet, tranquil and not entirely set up for tourism, instead just down the road Bournemouth is better equipped for this, yet this is part of its’ charm.
Weymouth is set on the world heritage Jurassic Coast and gives you the chance to see some truly stunning rock formations if you don’t mind travelling further afield. The Durdle Door, Lulworth Cove, The Isle of Portland and Chesil Beach are all worth seeing along the coastline.
The Jurassic Coastline and the towns along it were also the inspiration for the hit ITV drama Broadchurch. While in Weymouth you do get the feeling like you are in a town that a murder mystery would take place. Matt Ryan Head of Tourism & Leisure for Weymouth and West Dorset talks about the Broadchurch affect and how the area made the most of the TV show here.
The beautiful Balamory like port (which is still operational) creates a real sense of community. Cafes, fish and chip shops and houses all line the sides of the port and give the town some great character.
The cafes and restaurants surrounding the port offer a great place to enjoy lunch or evening meal. There’s a huge selection of places to go aswell. Weymouth has more fish and chip shops than anywhere else we’d seen before.
Many of the fish too come straight out of the port as we saw while we were there. Massive crabs and other types of crustation came off of a fishing boat by the bucket load.
At the end of the port there is a great pier for fishing which has great views of the coast and on the other side the pavilion, aquarium and the Jurassic Skyline Tower which will give you the best view of Weymouth.
As well as the port though on the other side of town Weymouth has a beautiful lightly coloured sand beach which in the summer has traditional seaside donkey rides.
Further along the coast the sand turns to stones as is common with limestone cliffs and this goes on for some distance.
While walking along the promenade there are some lovely gardens and colourful beach huts. You also notice the wind and the strong waves. Probably a reason why Weymouth was chose to host the sailing events in the Olympics. The weather really wasn’t that great but incredibly one elderly man was brave enough to face the November weather and go for a swim!
Furthermore Weymouth has the Olympics to thank very much for a lot of what we have seen today as it is reported Olympics related schemes helped pump £177 million of funding into the Weymouth area for facilities, regeneration and transport projects.
To conclude: Weymouth is a lovely tranquil seaside town and if like a quieter trip to the seaside, love quaint port side cafés, looking at rock formations or even water sports then Weymouth is a place you should definitely visit.
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