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Attractions in Weymouth

Start with Tudor House: the sights of Weymouth

Visitors to Weymouth can choose from 7 museums, 4 attractions and 4 forts. Mapped inside Weymouth’s built-up area are 9 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 16. The list includes 2 places cared for by English Heritage. Go 29 km out for Corfe Castle.

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In Weymouth
9
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
16
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
7
in or near town
Castles & historic places
8
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Best known, in and near Weymouth

Next to Tudor House, the best known are 2 theme parks, 2 attractions and a museum.

MuseumTudor Housein townMuseumWeymouth Museumin townTheme parkTheme parkFantasy Island Fun Parkin townAttractionAttractionGranby Fun Factoryin townAttractionAttractionPirate Adventure mini golfin townTheme parkTheme parkSandworldin town

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

How they lie

The map shows most of the 16 nearby to the south.

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The dashed line is Weymouth’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

The kinds on offer

8 are castles or historic places; museums or galleries come next with 7.

Museums & galleries 7 museums2 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 forts · 2 castles · 1 historic ship · 1 ruins0 in town · 8 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 3 theme parks · 2 zoos · 1 pier4 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 4 attractions3 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Weymouth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Maiden Castle and Portland Castle).

Every place

Every one of them

It starts in town with 9 places and goes on to 16 within 5 km of its edge.

The 9 inside Weymouth come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

571 listed buildings and 4 scheduled monuments are on Weymouth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Weymouth →

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

Corfe Castle, at 29 km, heads the 12 day trips.

Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle29 km east · 190K visitors a year (2010)MuseumThe Tank Museum18 km northeastCastleRufus Castle9.1 km southCastle · English HeritageLulworth Castle18 km eastAbbey or priory · English HeritageAbbotsbury Abbey11 km northwestHistoric house · National TrustClouds Hill19 km northeastMuseumAbbotsbury Subtropical Gardens12 km northwestMuseumDinosaur Museum11 km northHistoric house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate38 km northeastHistoric house · National TrustMax Gate11 km northMuseumDorset Museum11 km northCastle · English HeritageSherborne Castle37 km north

Places well known beyond Weymouth (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Weymouth, answered

What are the main attractions in Weymouth?

The best known inside Weymouth’s built-up area are Tudor House, Weymouth Museum, Fantasy Island Fun Park and Granby Fun Factory. In all, 9 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 16 more within 5 km.

Does Weymouth have a museum?

7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Weymouth: Tudor House, Weymouth Museum, Nothe Fort and Bennetts Water Gardens.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Weymouth?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Weymouth, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Maiden Castle and Portland Castle).

What are the best-known days out near Weymouth?

Within 40 km: Corfe Castle (29 km), The Tank Museum (18 km), Rufus Castle (9.1 km), Lulworth Castle (18 km).

Where are Weymouth’s historic buildings listed?

Weymouth has 571 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Weymouth when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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 (23)

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