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Portland House is a 20th-century detached house, located at Weymouth, Dorset, England. It is found in the area known as Bincleaves, overlooking Portland Harbour. The house, built in 1935, is now in the care of the National Trust, which lets the building as a holiday cottage. [1] Portland House became a Grade II listed building in 2001. [2]
A view of Weymouth Harbour with the town bridge in the distance. Boats in Weymouth Harbour. View of the Custom House Quay at Weymouth Harbour. Weymouth Harbour (or the Old Harbour) is a harbour at the seaside town of Weymouth in Dorset, southern England. [1] It has a 17th-century waterfront. [2]
Greenhill is a suburb to the northeast of Weymouth in Dorset, England, with a sand and shingle beach. The A353 road, locally known as Greenhill, runs parallel and close to the beach. To the northeast it becomes Preston Road, leading to the village of Preston. Also to the northeast along the coast are Furzy Cliff, Jordan Hill, and Bowleaze Cove.
Preston contains two Haven campsites, Seaview and Weymouth Bay. It is home to a 14th-century church, St Andrew's, which was built on the site of a much earlier Norman church. It has three public houses: The Bridge Inn (formerly called The Swan), The Spice Ship and The Springhead. On the coast is the beach resort of Bowleaze Cove.
Weymouth Beach — one of the beaches that border 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.
The small village of Osmington Mills lies on the coast about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the west and there is a footpath along the cliffs, via Bran Point. [10] [11] Perry Ledge is a reef off the beach near Bran Point. The large town of Weymouth is situated approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Ringstead Bay.
A view over Radipole Lake towards Weymouth town centre (on the left) and Portland (on the right) from Southill. In the foreground is the original caretaker's bungalow of the primary school. Southill, Weymouth is a modern suburb of Weymouth , Dorset , England , and lies about 2 miles (3 km) north of the town centre.
The coast at Kimmeridge also forms part of the South Dorset Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest. [11] All of Kimmeridge parish is within the Dorset National Landscape (formerly "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty"), which is a national designation that signifies the highest level of protection in relation to landscape scenic beauty.