Nothe Gardens

Positioned on the Nothe Peninsula overlooking both Weymouth and Portland harbours, the informal gardens are often acclaimed to be the most beautiful the borough has to offer.

[1] The gardens include Nothe Fort, built in 1872 to protect Portland's harbour, and today a museum and tourist attraction.

In the past, the area played an important military role as defence of Weymouth port, whilst today it is a more tranquil place.

The main flat top of the Nothe Gardens was once a military encampment and is public open space today.

Other animals found in the area includes bats, roe deer, foxes, badgers, hedgehogs, shrews, mice and slow worms, amongst other creatures such as insects, whilst plant life is also varied.

[15] Nothe Fort recruited 150 people to help out as marshals during the games, as an expected 4,600 ticketed spectators a day flocked to the official view point during the fortnight.