Facelift for Weymouth Harbour
Weymouth Harbour is to benefit from a £200,000 facelift after complaints from visiting yachtsmen indicated that they were unhappy with the facilities. The work will be completed before the Olympic sailing regatta in 2012. The Royal Dorset Yacht Club on the old harbour front is also undergoing refurbishment (read more about this on the South Coast page).
Many Club members visit Weymouth each season and will welcome the upgrade to the facilities. If you have not already visited the marina in Portland Harbour, home of the Olympic sailing events, it may be worth making a detour when in the vicinity. The facilities are luxurious but some way from the nearest town.
Weymouth Town Bridge
The current Bridge was opened on the 4 July 1930. It is the sixth bridge to be built in this location - the first was believed to have been built in the late 1500's. The previous bridge was constructed in 1824 at the height of Weymouth's popularity as a Royal Regency Resort. Like Tower bridge in London, the current bridge is a bascule bridge - a type of drawbridge that uses counter weights to raise the road levers.
Click here for Bridge Lifting Times and more information about Weymouth Town Bridge.