The white Georgian townhouses on Weymouth's seafront provide a marvellous backdrop to the town's impressive long arc of fine, golden and often busy sand. Ever popular since King George III frequented the town from 1789 to cure his bouts of insanity causing a monarch-spotting frenzy, Weymouth is a trusty seaside classic. Offering a lovely beach, esplanade, historic harbour, marina and a nature reserve that encircles the town centre, Weymouth combines the traditional and modern, making it a great place to visit by coach.
Apart from having a beach literally fit for a king, Weymouth is reportedly the place in which the destructive Black Death first made contact with the English shoreline and is known for being the base of the British, American and Canadian ships that led the D-Day Invasion. The town's Nothe Fort, a harbour defence-turned naval museum pays homage to the latter with its collection of old fashioned military scenes and anti-aircraft weaponry from World War II.
- Embrace the warmer weather and unfold a deckchair on Weymouth's lovely beach, or take a dip in the clean sea where King George III used to bathe!
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