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
Attraction |
Location |
Telephone |
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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Line of the old Portland Railway |
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Old Castle Road |
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Lodmoor Country Park |
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Lodmoor Country Park |
01305 761070 |
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Trinity Street, Old Harbour * |
01305 779711 |
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Brewers Quay, Hope Square |
01305 457982 |
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Brewers Quay, Hope Square |
01305 457982 |
Local to Weymouth (within approx. 10 miles)
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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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 |
Hardy's Monument (Admiral) (NT) * |
Black Down, Portesham * |
01297 561900 |
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 |
The Keep, Bridport Road, Dorchester |
01305 264066 |
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Mill House Nurseries, Owermoigne |
01305 852220 |
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Portland Bill |
01305 861233 |
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Portland Castle (EH)* |
Castleton |
01305 820539 |
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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Church Street, Upwey * |
01305 814470 |
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Wolfeton House |
Charminster, Dorchester |
01305 263500 |
Further out but within reasonable distance
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 |
East Lulworth * |
01929 400352 |
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Lulworth Cove Heritage Centre |
Lulworth Cove, West Lulworth |
01929 400587 |
Bovington |
01929 462537 |
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Moreton |
01929 462243 |
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Bovington |
01929 405096 |
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TUC Memorial Cottages, Tolpuddle nr. Dorchester |
01305 848237 |
Portesham and Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy Monument
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