A grand sandy arch, sprinkled with sun loungers and loungers, Weymouth Beach is everything you'd expect from a Venerable British Seaside Resort. It features soft sands, blue seas, sticky, mushy or pink (depending on the weather.) rides, families, and the chance to rent a pedalo or check out a Punch and Judy show.
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| Weymouth Beach |
Beyond the beach
A short distance west of Weymouth, Chesil Beac H is a natural phenomenon: a long shingle tombolo (sand bar extending from land to an island) stretching 18 miles (28 km) along the coastline, connecting Portland to the mainland. It also encloses the salt fleet lagoon, which attracts many different water birds. Strong coastal currents (this is not a place to swim) mean that the smaller pebbles end up at the Bridport end with the largest being deposited at the Portland end.
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| Weymouth Beach |
Family fun
Weymouth Beach is full of family-friendly seaside entertainment like crazy golf and donkey rides, and there's also a funfair with rides. There are plenty of shipwrecks off this coast, making it a prime area for scuba divers. Hire equipment or take instruction at the Old Harbor Dive Center (www.ohdc.co.uk). The coast is also ideal windsurfing territory: Second Wind (www.second-wind.co.uk) offers lessons and equipment hire. In bad weather, there is always the Aquarium, the Sea Life Center (www.sealifeeurope.com), while the Deep Sea Adventure (9 Custom House Quay) is a center dedicated to the history of diving and the titanic disaster.