Weymouth Harbour (or theOld Harbour) is aharbour at the seaside town ofWeymouth inDorset, southernEngland.[1] It has a 17th-century waterfront.[2]
The harbour forms the mouth of theRiver Wey as it enters theEnglish Channel. The originalRoman port atRadipole to the north was lost tosilting (formingRadipole Lake), and the current harbour further downstream, lying between Weymouth Old Town andMelcombe Regis, started to develop in the 12th and 13th centuries. Weymouth Harbour empties into the much largerPortland Harbour to the south and east, which is home to theWeymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, where thesailing events of the2012 Olympic Games andParalympic Games were held.
Weymouth Harbour has included cross-channel ferries, and is now home to pleasure boats and private yachts. TheWeymouth Harbour Tramway ran along the north side of the harbour to the long disusedWeymouth Quay railway station. The track was removed during 2020 and 2021 except for two short sections left as a memorial. Immediately to the north at the harbour entrance isWeymouth Pier, separating the harbour fromWeymouth Beach andWeymouth Bay.Weymouth Pavilion and theJurassic Skyline observation tower could be found here before its removal.Stone Pier is located on the south side of the harbour entrance.
Immediately to the south near the entrance to the harbour areNothe Gardens withNothe Fort on the promontory.Nothe Parade runs along the south side of the harbour front, withWellington Court, the formerRed Barracks, built in 1801, above.Brewers Quay is a convertedVictorian brewery inHope Square, a tourist spot south of the Old Harbour. It was formerly theDevenish Brewery. Nearby is theTudor House Museum, which used to front onto the harbour before the land opposite was reclaimed.
The harbour includes alifting bridge to allow boats into the inner harbour,Weymouth Marina.
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