It is important for its eelgrass beds,[2] breeding grounds for native seahorses, as well as mussels that are farmed in the waters nearby.

[citation needed] The coast around Elberry Cove is generally sheltered from the wind so is popular with water skiers.

[citation needed] At its eastern end are the ruins of Elberry bathhouse, which was built for Lord Churston in the 18th century, when seawater bathing became fashionable after George III took a dip at Weymouth.

Standing three stories high, with the ground floor being flooded when the tide rose, the lord could swim into the sea through a gated doorway, preserving his dignity.

[citation needed] The cove features in one of Agatha Christie’s novels, The ABC Murders, as the setting of Sir Carmichael Clarke’s untimely death.