Category Archives: Dorset

82b – Portland Part III

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Wingclipped

Portland Stone is probably one of the best known building materials in the world.  It is used extensively in London and the United Kingdom and has been exported to all over the world.  It has been used in many famous … Continue reading →

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82a – Portland Part II

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Wingclipped

New Ground is a road that runs along the high ground of Portland.  For coastal walkers there are convenient (and free) places to park along its length.  To the north are expansive views over Chesil Beach. Chesil Beach is a … Continue reading →

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81g – Portland Part I

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Wingclipped

For me, Portland started off as a little uninspiring. At the entrance to Portland is the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy.  Completed in 2008, the academy buildings hosted the sailing events of the 2012 Olympic Games.  Was their legacy … Continue reading →

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81f – Weymouth to Portland

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Wingclipped

Portland.  There it was, a short walk away across the isthmus behind Chesil Beach and in front of its harbour defences which stretched across the water. The walk across to Portland from Weymouth is not the most interesting one we … Continue reading →

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81e – Weymouth Part III

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Wingclipped

When we were in Weymouth’s harbour area we spotted something in the distance, way back east and north, where we had been the day before but further inland.  How had we missed this? The Osmington White Horse was carved into … Continue reading →

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81d – Weymouth Part II

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Wingclipped

For my last post I started off by saying what I didn’t like about Weymouth. So for this post let me say what I love about Weymouth. Weymouth has a great harbourside area.  Lined with restaurants and pubs, what I … Continue reading →

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81c – Weymouth Part I

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Wingclipped

I am sorry to start on a negative note, but there is one thing about Weymouth I just cannot get on with.  It has a statue that I really do not like.  Painted in vivid red, white, blue and gold, here it … Continue reading →

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81b – Ringstead Bay to Weymouth

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Wingclipped

Having been lost in the loneliness above Ringstead Bay, it was with some relief that we found the coast again.  Desperately behind schedule, we marched off through Osmington Mills and on to Weymouth. At Osmington Mills we passed by the … Continue reading →

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81a – Trying to get back to Ringstead Bay

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Wingclipped

Today was our big day.  We were down at the coast for three days, but our first and last days also included travel back to London.  As such, we could only walk for half of those days.  In this, our … Continue reading →

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80e – Bat’s Head to Ringstead Bay

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Wingclipped

After the thronging tourist traps of Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door, the path from Bat’s Head to Ringstead Bay is marvellously unpopulated.  Undulating and never boring, it was a relief to get away from the crowds and find a bit … Continue reading →

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