WeymouthSights

Sights in Weymouth

  1. A

    Nothe Fort

    Crowning the headland beside Weymouth Harbour, these photogenic 19th-century defences are studded with cannons, rifles, searchlights and 12-inch coastal guns. Exhibits detail the Roman invasion of Dorset, a Victorian soldier's drill, and Weymouth in WWII. Commanding an armoured car and clambering around the magazine prove popular with regiments of children.

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  2. Beach

    Weymouth's beach is a chance to surrender to your inner kitsch and rent a deck chair, sun lounger or a pedalo. Alternatively, go all Californian and join a volleyball game.

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  3. B

    Weymouth Museum

    The Weymouth Museum is strong on the Great Western Railway, as well as smuggling, paddle steamers and shipwrecks.

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  4. Sea Life

    Sharks, penguins and seahorses entertain you at this 3-hectare aquatic park.

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  5. Weymouth Beach

    Weymouth's fine sandy shore is perfect for a stroll down seaside memory lane. Here you can rent a deckchair, sun-lounger or pedalo , watch donkey rides, and see professional sandsculptors turn the golden grains into works of art. Alternatively, go all Californian and join a volleyball game.

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  6. C

    Tudor House

    Late 16th-century, furnished home conjuring up the atmosphere of Elizabethan England.

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  7. D

    Timewalk & Brewers Days

    Recreates the sights, sounds and smells of Weymouth's past, from the Black Death and the Spanish Armada, to smuggling and the brewing industry; you even get to sample some ale.

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