Weymouth Bay
Weymouth Bay is a sheltered bay on the south coast of England, in Dorset. It is protected from erosion by Chesil Beach and the Isle of Portland, and includes several beaches, notably Weymouth Beach, a gently curving arc of golden sand which stretches from the resort of Weymouth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Weymouth Road”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Weymouth railway station and Greenhill Gardens.
Weymouth railway station
Railway station
Photo: Vermatt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Weymouth is the main railway station serving the town of Weymouth, in Dorset, England; the other is at Upwey, which is located north of the town centre.
Greenhill Gardens
Recreation area
Photo: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenhill Gardens is a public garden in Weymouth, Dorset, England, on the edge of the town centre, sloping up from the beach and promenade, and overlooking Weymouth's seafront and across the bay. It is in Weymouth's northeastern suburb Greenhill.
Jordan Hill Roman Temple
Archaeological site
Photo: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jordan Hill Roman Temple is a Romano-Celtic temple and Roman ruin situated on Jordan Hill above Bowleaze Cove in the eastern suburbs of Weymouth in Dorset, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Overcombe and Melcombe Regis.
Overcombe
Suburb
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Overcombe is a coastal area in Preston in south Dorset, England, situated on top of cliffs 2 miles northeast of Weymouth. The River Jordan flows in the vicinity.
Melcombe Regis
Suburb
Melcombe Regis is an area of Weymouth in Dorset, England. Situated on the north shore of Weymouth Harbour and originally part of the waste of Radipole, it seems only to have developed as a significant settlement and seaport in the 13th century.
Weymouth
Photo: Caroline Granycome, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weymouth is a seaside resort town in Dorset, a county on the south coast of the West Country, in England. Visitors are attracted by its harbour and position, approximately halfway along the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, important for its geology and landforms.
Weymouth Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Weymouth Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Weymouth Bay”
- Chinese: “韋茅斯灣”
- Dutch: “Weymouth Bay”
- Estonian: “Weymouthi laht”
- French: “baie de Weymouth”
- French: “Baie de Weymouth”
- French: “Weymouth Bay”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ ויימות‘”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ ויימות’”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Weymouth Bay”
- Portuguese: “Baía de Weymouth”
- Spanish: “Bahia de weymouth”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Weymouth”
- Spanish: “Weymouth Bay”
- Swedish: “Weymouth Bay”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bowleaze and Rodwell.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Weymouth South Pier Lighthouse and Bowleaze Cove.
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