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Two very different stops a few miles apart: a lively Georgian town harbour and a vast, all-tide naval harbour under the Isle of Portland.
Cruising Area · Weymouth & Portland
West of Poole and the last big shelter before Portland Bill, Weymouth and Portland make a natural passage stop. Weymouth puts you in the middle of town; Portland offers a big, sheltered harbour that is accessible at all states of the tide.
Weymouth Harbour: council pontoons in the old harbour, below the Town Bridge.
Weymouth Marina: inside the bridge, so lifts set your timings.
Portland Marina: all-tide, 24-hour reception at Osprey Quay, with anchoring in Portland Harbour covered in the same guide.
Weymouth Harbour, Weymouth Marina and Portland Marina (including Portland Harbour). To the east lie the Poole Harbour guides.
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Harbour
Raft up on council pontoons along Custom House Quay, with pubs, fish and the Nothe Fort a step away.
Marina
A sheltered town marina inside the lifting bridge — plan around bridge times and you are a short walk from station, beach and quays.
Marina
All-tide, 24-hour, deep and sheltered inside Portland’s breakwaters — the easy late arrival on the Dorset coast.
Cruising Area
Europe's largest natural harbour combines a narrow, fast-running entrance with broad sheltered water, working shipping channels, islands, quiet areas and a dense cluster of marinas.
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Harbour
Raft up on council pontoons along Custom House Quay, with pubs, fish and the Nothe Fort a step away.
Marina
A sheltered town marina inside the lifting bridge — plan around bridge times and you are a short walk from station, beach and quays.
Marina
All-tide, 24-hour, deep and sheltered inside Portland’s breakwaters — the easy late arrival on the Dorset coast.