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When I visited Weymouth the sea was white as chalk and as blue as the sky but as I dipped my toe in I nearly got frostbite it was so cold.

In Weymouth there is a beautiful coast right on your doorstep for you to swim in.

There is also a place nearby called Seaworld where you can see your favourite animals in real life. It will blow your mind!

FACT

Did you know that many of the questions for the original 'trivial pursuit' game were researched in the public library in Weymouth.

On the coast of Weymouth, there was sand as soft and inviting as

a golden fleece. It is a treat to visit the sandcastles; some of them are bigger than 18 Feet. It is amazing, and I would love to go again

Did you know that two ships – one of them from Bristol - that docked at Weymouth in June 1348 are believed to have brought the Black Death to Britain? It was Melcombe at the edge of Weymouth that first showed signs of the epidemic, believed to have been carried by a sailor recently in Gascony. By the time the first wave of the plague died down (it didn’t die out) about half the population of Britain had succumbed to the disease.

Chesil Cove marks the eastern end of the Chesil Bank. The beach here is 14 meters high and proves difficult to climb at the best of times. Despite this the cove is a popular training ground for divers who slog up and down the beach wearing their heavy kit to explore the underwater landscape. The remains of a shipwreck, the Prevetza, lies opposite the top of the slipway ramp in around 6 meters of water.