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I thought I'd write a summary of the pro's and con's of travelling around Weymouth once you get there as there seems to be nothing detailed on it so far!
Brief description of Weymouth:
Weymouth is a coastal town in South WestEngland famed for it's long, beautiful beach. Also there are many holiday parks (don't like to be called 'camps' any more!) and as such it is an ideal, relatively cheap, family holiday location.
The main town itself consists of many Georgian town house hotels along the seafront, a massive harbour, and of course, there are the usual arcades, cafe's and souvenir shops. There is a pretty impressive selection of shops along the
main streets such as Marks & Spencer, Debenhams, & Burton plus many small independant shops.
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Getting TO Weymouth couldn't be easier. There is a direct railway route direct from London (as well as the north via Bristol) with very regular services. Also many coach companies such as National Express have 3 or 4 times a day services. By car it is essentially easy to get to with pretty direct routes, but be warned, getting to Weymouth after leaving the M4 is not exactly straightforward! Also, during the summer there are horrendous traffic jams on all routes into Weymouth, so try to avoid peak times. My personal trick is to travel overnight.
Transport in Weymouth
Buses:
Once in Weymouth you may think at first that there is a pretty good bus service, and in some respects you'd be correct. During the day there are regular services to and from all areas of Weymouth & Portland (including holiday parks) which all start and end at the King's Statue. The King's Statue is an area immediately behind the beach, right in the centre of the town basically so is very easy to find!
After 11pm is a completely different story. Almost all bus services shut down (I think the only exception is the Weymouth to Portland service). So you are stuck with walking or using a taxi (which can be expensive considering all the holiday parks are a good few miles out of town).
Car:
Travelling around Weymouth by car is not all that bad really, as long as you can avoid the main roundabout at the Jubilee Clock. Pelnty of routes in and out of Weymouth, as well as a surprisingly clear town centre bypass makes for a commendable road system.
Parking is surprisingly good, there are three main carparks (one multistorey) as well as many smaller areas sandwiched wherever possible. You may even be lucky enough to find on of the free roadside spaces that are like gold dust (as long as you have the insider info on where the little known roads are!)
On foot:
Most of Weymouth's visitor attractions are within easy walking distance of eachother. In fact the two furthest apart are only roughly 20 minutes walk away from eachother.
The main streets in the town centre were pedestrianised only a few years ago and it has dramatically increased the look and feel of it. Everything seems so much more laid back now!
There is a beautiful public footpath running from Weymouth to Portland along an old railway line. As well as this there are many other footpaths all around the town such as Radipole Nature Reserve, and the Lodmoor country park which serve a purpose as well as for your enjoyment! For instance, to get to my mums house from the town centre you are forced to walk through the Radipole Nature Resrve (oh such a chore!).
and finally, taxi's:
For such a small town there is a huge amount of taxi's around. At first you may think it is a slight overkill, but when you realise that buses simply do not run after 11pm, you see why!
There are many hailable Hackney Carriages and also private hire firms in the town (as well as some further out of town), which are very reliable, quick and easy to use. In fact I can recommend a private hire firm called Fleetline who are very prompt, and have a very useful 7 seater taxi on their books!
They can be expensive though. A taxi ride from my old home to where I used to work (Spice Ship Inn, Preston) cost me on average £11 for the 5 mile journey.
So remember, on a night out you will definitely need to allow for transport home as you wikll undoubtably have no other choice but to take a taxi.
I hope this brief guide will be of use to people visiting Weymouth, and maybe (if you're lucky!) I'll be writing a review on Weymouth itself soon!
Thanks for reading
Marc
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