Sunday, July 17
Our ship docked in Portland and we caught the provided shuttle to Weymouth which is a traditional seaside resort. It has a very impressive beach (by English standards) which stretches for nearly 2 kilometres, backed by an elegant sweep of Georgian buildings. The beach is rated number 2 in the UK, and we could see why in the hot sunny conditions we got today. The beach was packed!
King George the 3rd was the beach's most famous visitor and put the place on the map in the late 1700s - early 1800s when he brought his family here regularly for holidays and to bathe in the sea. There was a reproduction bathing cart that he used to use located near a statue of the King.
More recently the large man made harbour between Portland and Weymouth that was built in the mid 1800s recently hosted the 2012 Olympic Sailing Regatta, and there was plenty of boating activity today. We walked around the harbour and along the beach esplanade, and it was lovely not wearing jackets and finally getting some sun!
Today was a nice relaxing day, and we can recommend Weymouth as a nice place to spend some time when in England during the summer.
Our ship docked in Portland and we caught the provided shuttle to Weymouth which is a traditional seaside resort. It has a very impressive beach (by English standards) which stretches for nearly 2 kilometres, backed by an elegant sweep of Georgian buildings. The beach is rated number 2 in the UK, and we could see why in the hot sunny conditions we got today. The beach was packed!
King George the 3rd was the beach's most famous visitor and put the place on the map in the late 1700s - early 1800s when he brought his family here regularly for holidays and to bathe in the sea. There was a reproduction bathing cart that he used to use located near a statue of the King.
More recently the large man made harbour between Portland and Weymouth that was built in the mid 1800s recently hosted the 2012 Olympic Sailing Regatta, and there was plenty of boating activity today. We walked around the harbour and along the beach esplanade, and it was lovely not wearing jackets and finally getting some sun!
Today was a nice relaxing day, and we can recommend Weymouth as a nice place to spend some time when in England during the summer.
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