Attractions and Places to Visit
Visitor and Contact Information
This is a list of local attractions and places to visit with contact information. The list is arranged with those attractions being in or very near Weymouth first. Those attractions underlined have their own websites and clicking on their name will take you there.
NT = National Trust
EH = English Heritage
The links for places that come under the above organisations are to the respective websites own link for that place.
Entries in Green are places that are FREE admission, usually earthworks, monuments or castle ruins.
* The attractions listed with an asterisk * are featured on the relevant page on this website, usually with pictures.
WEYMOUTH
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Attraction |
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Hope Square, Old Harbour |
01305 777622 |
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Custom House Quay |
0871 2225760 |
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Brewers Quay, Hope Square, Old Harbour |
01305 789007 |
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Bowleaze Cove * |
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Barrack Road, The Nothe * |
01305 766626 |
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Visitor Centre, Swannery Car Park |
01305 778313 |
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Sandsfoot Castle * |
Old Castle Road |
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Lodmoor Country Park |
01305 761070 |
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Timewalk * |
Brewers Quay, Hope Square, Old Harbour |
01305 777622 |
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Trinity Street, Old Harbour * |
01305 779711 |
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Brewers Quay, Hope Square, Old Harbour |
01305 777622 |
For further information of Weymouth attractions and accommodation, please contact: Tourist Information Centre, The Esplanade, Weymouth. Tel: 01305 78574
Local to Weymouth (within approx. 10 miles)
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Abbotsbury Abbey (EH)* |
Abbotsbury * |
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Abbotsbury * |
01305 871817 |
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Abbotsbury * |
01305 871387 |
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Abbotsbury * |
01305 871858 |
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Icen Way, Dorchester |
01305 269880 |
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Dorset Collection of Clocks * |
Mill House, Owermoigne |
01305 852220 |
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High West Street, Dorchester |
01305 262735 |
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Hardy's Cottage (the writer) (NT) |
Higher Bockhampton, Dorchester |
01305 262366 |
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Hardy's Monument (the Admiral) (NT) * |
Black Down, Portesham * |
01297 561900 |
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Kingston Maurward nr. Dorchester |
01305 215003 |
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Kingston Russell, Little Bredy |
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Maiden Castle (EH) |
Dorchester |
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Max Gate - Hardy (NT) |
Dorchester (the writer's home) |
01305 262538 |
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The Keep, Bridport Road, Dorchester |
01305 264066 |
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Mill House Cider Museum * |
Mill House Nurseries, Owermoigne |
01305 852220 |
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Portland Bill, includes the Portland Tourist Information Centre |
01305 861233 |
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Portland Castle (EH)* |
Castleton |
01305 820539 |
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Portland Museum * |
217 Wakeham Street |
01305 821804 |
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High East Street, Dorchester |
01305 266040 |
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High East Street, Dorchester |
01305 266040 |
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High West Street, Dorchester |
01305 269571 |
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Upwey Wishing Well * |
Church Street, Upwey * |
01305 814470 |
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Sutton Poyntz, Weymouth |
01305 832634 |
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Wolfeton House |
Charminster, Dorchester |
01305 263500 |
Further out but within reasonable distance
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Athelhampton |
01305 848363 |
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Furzebrook, Wareham |
01929 551408 |
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Clouds Hill (NT) |
Home of T.E.Lawrence, Wareham |
01929 405616 |
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East Lulworth * |
01929 400352 |
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Lulworth Cove Heritage Centre |
Lulworth Cove, West Lulworth |
01929 400587 |
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Bovington |
01929 462537 |
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Moreton Gardens |
Manor Farm House, Moreton |
01929 405084 |
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Bovington |
01929 405096 |
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TUC Memorial Cottages, Tolpuddle nr. Dorchester |
01305 848237 |
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Portesham and Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy Monument
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