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82d – Portland Part V – Chruch Ope Cove

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Wingclipped

About half way down the east cost of Portland is Church Ope Cove.  It offers a secluded beach which, it is said, was once sandy but is now pebbly.  Apparently the extensive quarrying on Portland covered the sand with rock … Continue reading →

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82c – Portland Part IV

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Wingclipped

Shortly after passing the walls of Portland Prison, the Coastal Path veers eastwards, leading down a steep slope back towards the sea.  After prisons and immigration centres I was rather looking forward to more proper coastline. From our vantage point … Continue reading →

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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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