Best Museums in Weymouth Harbour

"It’s a really nice Bournemouth day trip to make and there’s loads to be seen. They have a really nice cafe, I’m not sure it’s the place to go with young children though, they might get bored!"

"This is a really nice Bournemouth museums, if you catch an open day it’s also a free museum in Bournemouth and you’ve not got to pay. It is however nice if you leave a donation, I know the museum is going under some maintenance at the moment and any little helps go towards paying for that!. They have so much to do and see within the museum and it’s a great place to take children."

"Visit one of the South West’s most successful independent galleries featuring some of the best arts and sculptures done by local, national and international artists. You also get to see beautiful glassware work, bespoke framing and Swarovski Implexions. Grab a complimentary coffee offered by the museum authorities and start exploring all the three floors of the museum where you will see e...Read more"

"Westover Gallery is a gallery where you can see the best contemporary art of international and regional artists. You will see the temporary exhibitions of only renowned artists, as well as works of artists that exhibited their arts throughout the world. There are exhibitions of extraordinary talents such as John Wilson, Simon Claridge, Mark Spain and others."

"Make your way to the atmospheric Fisherman’s Dock at the end of Poole Quay and you’ll uncover an exciting slice of local maritime history at this historic boathouse. This was Poole’s lifeboat station from 1882 to 1989, and houses the Thomas Kirk Wright, launched in 1939 and the first of 19 lifeboats to arrive at Dunkirk for the evacuation on 30 May 1940. You can take a good look at the vessel and read up on its eventful 23-year career as a lifeboat."

"If you’re into maritime and the lifeboats this is a must to put on your list!. Showcasing lifeboats throughout the year and digging into the history behind them, it’s full of culture and diversity, a must visit!"

"After the Eldridge Pope Brewery (1922) closed in 2003 Dorchester has set about regenerating this magnificent industrial brick complex and its surroundings as a residential and leisure district all centred on a plaza. What will grab you about Brewery Square is the sense of scale created by the brewery and its neighbouring structures. You can sit and take in the scene next to the fountain and of course catch a movie at the slick new Odeon cinema that has opened opposite."

"Take the Cockle Trail around Poole Old Town to uncover tales of sailors and smugglers lurking within its buildings (the history is colourful – in 1747 a gang of 60 armed smugglers descended on Poole, battered down the door of the Custom House and made off with their contraband. Those later captured were hanged)."

"The landscape and president of the Kew Guild, William Goldring designed the genteel Borough Gardens in the 1890s. Just over a century later this park was given a £1.4m update with a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Oscar-winning screenwriter and Tory peer Julian Fellowes conducted the grand re-opening in 2007."

"DorsetBorough Park in Dorchester is a beautiful place to head for with a picnic, has a play area and splash pool!"

"You can either get into your car and drive to Durdle Door for sunset photo or if you have time you can walk your way there. It isn’t close nor easy, but surely is a great experience with some stunning views of this incredible coast. Take some beers and crisps and enjoy the sun go down sitting on the beach at Durdle Door, see the ray of light painting it and changing the coulor of the sea itself, embrace nature and its incredible, speechless beauty. You are almost done for the day, it’s time for dinner, so drive to Wareham and eat some burgers or sausages and mash at Hall & Woodhouse."

"It’s littered with pebbled beaches, hidden coves, fishing villages, and the famed Durdle Door – a natural limestone arch overlooking the sea. This drive is bound to be one of the highlights of your long road trip in England."

"Take a quick, post-prandial walk along the coast path to Durdle Door, a spectacular, naturally occurring limestone arch and famous geographical wonder."

"On Poole Harbour’s Arne Peninsula there’s a vast nature reserve, spreading across almost 1,400 acres. RSPB Arne has a stunning variety of habitats, including sandy beaches, scrub, wet woodland, ancient oak woodland, mudflats, reedbed, farmland and dry and wet lowland heath. There’s a “welcome hut”, where you can find out about the RSPB’s conservation activity in the park, and this also has a shop and cafe."