Weymouth has so much to offer the visitor from its heritage heartland where historical establishments, a restored Victorian Fort, pubs, restaurants, visitor destinations and museums merge with the new town centre shopping complex, 10 pin bowling and 9 screen multiplex cinema. Experience a bustling flotilla of fishing boats, pleasure craft, yachts, catamarans along with the high speed fast Condor Ferries making their day trips to the Channel Islands and St Malo in France which gives that little extra in making a memorable holiday experience. An ever changing view along with atmosphere of the bay, harbour and new marina awaits you.
Weymouth's crowning glory is its award-winning beach destinations. It's safe; it's soft as well as it sandy. The impressive sweep of the Georgian seafront houses numerous hotels, restaurants and pubs, cafes and shops, small character shops and the new town shopping centre.
Just a couple hundred metres from the town centre, you will find the Swannery and RSPB Nature Reserve, a swimming pool complex, brilliantly colored gardens and a host of tourist attractions open throughout the year. The variety of places to visit and things to do so close will impress you.
There are many outstanding coastal walks around Weymouth and Portland or just a short drive into the surrounding countryside to visit a lot of the many unforgettable destinations, visit TE Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia's House or the frequently written and filmed about Thomas Hardy Countryside together with the exquisite scenery as seen in the much acclaimed film "Far From The Madding Crowd".
Weymouth's fame as a seaside town dates back over 200 years to the times when King George III along with the Royal family spent their holiday seasons in the resort, making Weymouth "The First Resort".
Whatever you are looking for, Weymouth makes the ideal base from which to tour. Much of the countryside surrounding Weymouth has been designated an "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty" and in December 2001 received World Heritage Status. From the European Award-winning coastline of dramatic cliffs, quiet coves, shingle banks and sandy beaches, to the patchwork quilt landscape of fields and rolling hills, Dorset gives an unrivalled a number of moods and scenery.
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