The Old Boathouse
Weymouth, South West England
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 1.0 mi (Open Charge Map)
🌊 Church Ope Cove: Excellent bathing water 1.8 mi · Environment Agency
The Old Boathouse in Weymouth, Dorset, sleeps four and comes with EV charging, making it a convenient base for a small family or group exploring the Dorset coast. The setting is quiet, with the sea never far away.
Church Ope Cove, with excellent water quality, is 1.8 miles away for a day on the beach, while The Lobster Pot is just 0.2 miles off for an ice cream treat. Further afield, Portland Museum, Fancy's Family Farm and Castletown D-Day Centre offer plenty to fill a few days, and the Cove House Inn makes a pleasant stop for a meal. Weymouth station lies 6.8 miles away for wider exploring.
Church Ope Cove, with excellent water quality, is 1.8 miles away for a day on the beach, while The Lobster Pot is just 0.2 miles off for an ice cream treat. Further afield, Portland Museum, Fancy's Family Farm and Castletown D-Day Centre offer plenty to fill a few days, and the Cove House Inn makes a pleasant stop for a meal. Weymouth station lies 6.8 miles away for wider exploring.
Facilities
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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🎪 What's on nearby, near and far
Events from
Skiddle
Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Weymouth Audio Tour: A Pier-to-Garden Odyssey
Christ Church, Weymouth, Weymouth · 6.7 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Dorchester Audio Tour: Roman Legacy
The Keep, Dorchester, Dorchester · 13.6 mi
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Sat 14 Nov · 12:00
Weymouth Audio Tour: A Pier-to-Garden Odyssey
Christ Church, Weymouth, Weymouth · 6.7 mi
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Sat 14 Nov · 12:00
Dorchester Audio Tour: Roman Legacy
The Keep, Dorchester, Dorchester · 13.6 mi
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The Old Boathouse
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Things to do
Days out and attractions, nearest first
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 1.9 mi
Portland Museum
Portland Museum is a small, volunteer-run museum housed in two seventeenth-century cottages near Ruf...
🦁 Zoos & Wildlife · 3 mi
Fancy's Family Farm
Royal Air Force Portland or more simply RAF Portland is a former Royal Air Force and ROTOR radar sta...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 3.5 mi
Castletown D-Day Centre
Castletown D-Day Museum recreates the busy wartime dockyard that once stood here on the Isle of Port...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 6.1 mi
Weymouth Museum
Weymouth Museum tells the story of the town through a varied collection, from a Tudor carved panel t...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 6.1 mi
Tudor House
The Tudor House Museum, often simply known as Tudor House, is an early 17th-century building, which...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 6.2 mi
Nothe Fort
Nothe Fort is Weymouth's historic sea fort, set on the Jurassic Coast and home to a museum packed wi...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 6.3 mi
Weymouth Museum
Temporary pop-up museum while the old one is being refurbished
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Places to visit
The famous spots within a day trip
Castle & Heritage · 1.9 mi
Rufus Castle
Castle & Heritage · 3.5 mi
Portland Castle
Coast & Beach · 10.6 mi
Durdle Door
Coast & Beach · 11.3 mi
Lulworth Cove
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Eat & drink local
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Shire Hall, Dorchester
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HM Prison Dorchester
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