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Mini Trip Guide to Weymouth, a Seaside Town in Dorset, England

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Wymouth, a seaside resort in Dorset, England, has abundant charm and a history that encompasses D-day and the Spanish Armada. Weymouth's kitsch is not contrived: there's nothing knowingly ironic about its trampolines and helter-skelter slide and Punch and Judy stand. There's no pretentious gentrification, and that's what makes it so alluring.

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Destinations: Weymouth · Ferry Bridge · Bridport · Wareham · Wimborne Minster

Themes: Beaches + Islands · Food + Drink · Summer Travel

Inspired by: The British Shore in Weymouth — by Rebecca Mead, Published Jun. 2006

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Royal Hotel

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Hotel Rembrandt

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Brunswick Guest House

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Riverside Restaurant

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Perry's

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Lobster Pot Restaurant

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Fish 'n' Fritz

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Crab House Café & Fleet Oyster Farm

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Nothe Fort

Weymouth | Europe | England | Great Britain | Cornwall & The West

Weymouth's role in D-day, along with the part the town played in defending against the Spanish Armada and the Napoleonic fleets, is showcased at No... More

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Kingston Lacy

Wimborne Minster | Europe | England | Great Britain | Cornwall & The West

Much of Kingston Lacy's interior reflects the taste of a 19th-century Bankes descendant, a friend of Lord Byron who lived on the Continent to avoid... More

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Corfe Castle

Wareham | Europe | England | Great Britain | Cornwall & The West

The civil war is obliquely memorialized in the towering aspect of Corfe Castle, a hilltop ruin in the southeastern corner of Dorset. More

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Brewers Quay

Weymouth | Europe | England | Great Britain | Cornwall & The West

An old brewery that has since been repurposed into an unpleasantly commercial shopping arcade with the pandering interactive Timewalk through Weymo... More

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Black Dog

Weymouth | Europe | England | Great Britain | Cornwall & The West

Reputed to be Weymouth's oldest tavern, the building dates to the 16th century. A visit to the bar, with its low-beamed ceiling and its pervasive s... More

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Mini Trip Guide to Weymouth, a Seaside Town in Dorset, England

Our Picks

Hotels (3)

Royal Hotel

Hotel Rembrandt

Brunswick Guest House

Restaurants (5)

Riverside Restaurant

Perry's

Lobster Pot Restaurant

Fish 'n' Fritz

Crab House Café & Fleet Oyster Farm

Activities (5)

Nothe Fort

Kingston Lacy

Corfe Castle

Brewers Quay

Black Dog

Similar Trips (2)

Driving The Karoo, South Africa's Living Desert

Swartland's Wine Country

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