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Home > Special offers and days out > Destination guides > Weymouth
Weymouth

Weymouth, Poole and surrounding attractions

Great days out by train

With its smart Georgian houses fronting the sandy beach, restored Victorian fort and fossil-rich coastline, Weymouth is the perfect place to step back in time and explore the Jurassic Coast. Coupled with Poole’s bustling Quay, the best beaches in England and stunning natural harbour, Dorset is a natural first choice on the South Coast.

South West Trains also offer advance train fares to Poole from London for just £11 Standard Class and £19 First Class. South West Trains also offer advance fares to Weymouth from London as little as £13, Standard Class and £22 First Class, when you book early.

Travelling to Weymouth by train during June or July 2011? You could travel to and from the train station by bus for just £1.50 a day, with PLUSBUS and their online offer. They're offering savings up to 60% off the normal price of PLUSBUS day tickets. Click here for full details.

Weymouth Museum

Weymouth Museum maintains collections of local and social history, costumes, prints and paintings, and regular exhibitions are held during the year. The museum is easily reached on foot from the train station.

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Radipole Lake

Radipole Lake reserve is the place to head if you enjoy bird spotting. This RSPB lake offers sightings of seven or eight feathered species, from common birds such as robins to rare bitterns and the hard-to-spot Getti warbler. It is just a few minutes’ walk from Weymouth train station to the lake. 

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Weymouth to Bridport coastal walk

Weymouth to Bridport coastal walk is a delightful two-day, 24½-mile walk from Weymouth to Bridport that takes in the bleak beauty of Chesil Beach and one of Dorset’s most charming villages. The walk offers the opportunity to indulge yourself with an overnight stop in an 18th century inn.  

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Monkey World

Monkey World is a sanctuary for more than 150 primates of 15 different species including in excess of 50 chimpanzees, the largest group outside Africa. Set in 26 hectares of woodland, the apes and monkeys have all been rescued and now live happily in large social groups. From Wool station a bus operates during the summer months taking you the one and a half mile journey to Monkey World. 

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Brownsea Island

Brownsea Island is a nature reserve to 200 red squirrels, situated at the mouth of Poole Harbour. A day spent exploring the flooded woodland, lakes, reed bed and pine woods is unlikely to disappoint. 

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