WeYmOuTh vs PoRtLaNd BaY (Weymouth in general)

Member Name: dreamster

Product:	Weymouth in general
Date:	06/10/01 (138 review reads)
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Advantages: Very good range of shops

Disadvantages: Attracts to many tourists

I visited Weymouth and Portland Bay 2 weeks ago whilst on holiday and i've gota to say that, Weymouth isn't really that interesting. Yes, its got a sandy beach which has a lot to say for itself, it leads itself to the public because around Dorset most of the beach's are shingles. But its' just another fun-filled town, full of tourists. If you are looking for a good comparison try comparing it with Blackpool. Especially when they turn on the lights. One gets a sudden rush of thinking whey hey "Blackpool" as ours friends said!
However before our trip to Weymouth i visited....Portland Bay...

The lighthouse at Portland Bay is WELL worth looking at. It coast around £5 for a family ticket if my memory serves me right!Although my advice to you is not to take smaller children as it is a little boring. There are also quite a few steps to climb up to the top of the lighthouse, but by the time you reach the top you get some "breathtaking" veiws, its well worth the visit and you also get your own guided tour. The tour lasts around 15/30 minutes and you have the opertunity to ask questions as you go around.May i also reccommend that you take the kites for the children it keeps them well occupied and on a windy day - as it was - they fly really well.

Off the Subject and back to Weymouth - you take the road along "Chisel Beach" which is the long strech of sand/beach situated between Portland Bay onwards as far as Charmouth. The sea is litarally blue and is very clear. Its not as dirty as some beach's you come across. Thats probally because its the english channel/Atlantic Ocean.

When we visited Weymouth - there was the carnival taking place. We stayed till 10pm at night to watch the wonderful fireworks display. They lasted for about 15minutes and they were set off from a pontoon on the harbor. The only disadvantage to all this was the amount of people there - 10,000 people packed the beach at Wey
mouth on that Monday - all walking around the busy seaside town, and visiting the Fun Fair and eating candy floss and ice cream.

The town - the town is very big and it has many shops some of which include:- a 3 storey New Look, lots of the small gift shops, Sports Shops and down in the South its a surfer's heaven - wonderful for me! Selling goods like O'neill, Gul, Animal, Billabong etc. There is a large WHSmiths and plenty of Music shops. May i also take this time to tell you about the Statue that is situated outside one of the Banks. She is dressed in Gold and is a real life statue! - i Hope that makes sense to you - !

I think Weymouth is perhaps the best sea side town i have visited in many years, and i shall probally return. Every if it looks like Blackpool! And a word of advice - buy your inflatable boats/dingys/rings from the shop opposite the harbor - its a newsagents and the prices are the best i saw around Dorset!

Hope you'll consider going and having the "time of your life"
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