Introducing Weymouth
Stripey deckchairs, candy-floss stalls, rickety windbreaks and Punch & Judy booths line the beachfront at the well-worn seaside town of Weymouth, once a favoured holiday haunt of the English gentry, and now more popular with bawling nippers, family day-trippers and members of the blue rinse brigade. Depending on your point of view, it’s either a glorious example of British kitsch or a soulless summation of everything that’s wrong with the domestic seaside experience. Whatever you make of the present-day town, Weymouth looks set for a massive transformation over the next five years, having been chosen as the sailing centre for the 2012 Olympics.
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Last updated: Sep 19, 2008
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best beach towns to work and play in?
by Kilroymw13 24 July 2011
So here is the deal.... I am a 24 year old from MA about 20 minutes south of Boston in the suburb of Weymouth. I have a gf from long island,…
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RE: England in September , climate seaside
by Pangolino 01 July 2011
I live near Southampton and wouldn't say it's the best place for seaside mostly docks! Mrs-Trellis is right about all those places, very…
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RE: Day trips by coach out of Bournemouth
by cg54321 24 November 2010
Hi frozenrope I grew up in Dorset and would suggest a trip to Durdle door, a beautiful bit of coast line which arches into the sea (it…
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