[caption id="attachment_260" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Pulpit Rock"][/caption] Jutting out of the bottom of Dorset is the famous and infamous Isle of Portland in the middle of the Jurassic Coast and attached to Weymouth by a thin causeway. The northern edge helps form Portland Harbour which is to be the venue for the 2010 Olympics Sailing Events which has helped put the Isle of Portland on the map. � Portland also is renowned for being the home of choice for many local Artists because of it's clear air and excellent light quality which is helped by the light being reflected all over the island by ...
[caption id="attachment_264" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Portland Harbour"][/caption] Click on the link below to see all the best accommodation on the Isle Of Portland. Click here
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Eatme"][/caption] We had a good early evening stroll from Weymouth out to Portland and the warm lights of The Boat That Rocks Restaurant caught our eyes so we went in to see how their evening menu fares. Inside the light airy room that has plenty of tables for a large number to eat and a long bar to get served at if you can't wait for the waitress service that they provide. Half the tables were laid up for meals already as we caught them in that in-between time, do they cater for drinkers or eaters? So they set up ...
[caption id="attachment_358" align="alignright" width="150" caption="History Tour"][/caption] Portland history tour The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, centre for the sailing events of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Osprey Quay which was previously a Royal Navy base for 150 years. Next door to Portland Castle which was built by Henry VIII and designed to work as a pair with Sandersfoot Castle on the other side of Portland Harbour to protect the Portland Roads anchorage. Beyond that in Castletown is the old Naval mess buildings which have now been converted in to Ocean View Apartments, situated either side of the Merchant Railway. This runs ...