Weymouth Bay

Weymouth Bay is situated approximately halfway along the UNESCO Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.

When Natural England looked at access to Weymouth Bay prior to the 2012 Olympic Games, they defined it as the stretch between Rufus Castle on the Isle of Portland and Lulworth Cove, an area which covers Portland Harbour, Weymouth Beach, and Ringstead Bay.

This means that Portland Bill can be accessed easily from anywhere on Weymouth Bay by sailing when the tide is turning as an eddy flows along Portland's eastern side.

[4] Weymouth Bay: Bowleaze Cove and Jordon Hill was painted by the leading English landscape artist John Constable in 1816–17.

Constable had honeymooned on the south coast in October 1816, inspiring the painting.

Weymouth Beach — one of the beaches that border Weymouth Bay.
Weymouth Bay: Bowleaze Cove and Jordon Hill by John Constable (1816–17).