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Nothe Fort
Museum · near Weymouth · Dorset

Nothe Fort

Nothe Fort is a fort in Weymouth, Dorset. The register lists it as a scheduled monument. 49 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Maiden Castle (9.9 km).

Photo: Nothe Fort, Stephen Williams (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where
100 m
southeast of Weymouth
How well known
Top 28%
#2,392 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 18–22°C
In brief

Museum near Weymouth

Just outside Weymouth

Nothe Fort is 100 m southeast of Weymouth. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Weymouth has 571 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Weymouth

In Weymouth, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–22°C.

Jan9° / 4°93 mm
Feb9° / 3°60 mm
Mar12° / 4°60 mm
Apr15° / 6°53 mm
May18° / 8°48 mm
Jun20° / 11°45 mm
Jul22° / 13°60 mm
Aug22° / 13°67 mm
Sep20° / 11°61 mm
Oct16° / 9°97 mm
Nov12° / 6°113 mm
Dec10° / 4°98 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Weymouth, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Weymouth. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Weymouth’s full climate →
About

Nothe Fort

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages.

Weymouth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Museum
Listed
Scheduled monument
Wikipedias
Covered in 3 languages
Town
100 m southeast of Weymouth
Official site
nothefort.org.uk
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Where it sits

Use the numbers to match each place near Nothe Fort with the list.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Nothe Fort

Largest of the 6 is Weymouth, home to 55,540. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

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  1. 1Weymouth
  2. 2Chickerell
  3. 3Fortuneswell
  4. 4Grove
  5. 5Weston
  6. 6Southwell
1 · 100 m northwest of it

Weymouth

55,540 people · 26 places to visit

2 · 3.5 km west of it

Chickerell

3,973 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 4 km south of it

Fortuneswell

4,554 people · 23 places to visit

4 · 6.5 km south of it

Grove

1,032 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns
TownWhere Nothe Fort isPeoplePlaces to visit
Weymouth100 m northwest of it55,54026
Chickerell3.5 km west of it3,97313
Fortuneswell4 km south of it4,55423
Grove6.5 km south of it1,03216
Weston7.1 km south of it5,20817
Southwell8.6 km south of it1,70016
Make a day of it

Beyond Nothe Fort

A visit can add 3 castles, 3 museums and a fort, from 49 places within 15 km.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Nothe Fort

Where is Nothe Fort?

Nothe Fort is 100 m southeast of Weymouth, Dorset.

What is Nothe Fort?

Fort in Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Nothe Fort?

May to September are the warmest months in Weymouth, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Nothe Fort a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Nothe Fort?

Within 15 km: Maiden Castle (9.9 km), Portland Castle (4.4 km), Sandsfoot Castle (1.8 km) and Tudor House (700 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.