Beaches in and around Weymouth

A broad sweep of sand backed by a Georgian esplanade and regularly rated among Britain's best, with Bowleaze Cove a short walk along the bay.

A sheltered family cove just along the coast from Weymouth, opening onto wide views across the whole of Weymouth Bay.

An 18-mile barrier beach of pebbles graded steadily in size along its length — one of Britain's most closely studied stretches of coast.

A horseshoe-shaped cove carved into limestone on the Jurassic Coast, one of Britain's most studied examples of coastal geology.

A natural limestone arch rising straight out of the sea, one of the most photographed stretches of coastline in Britain.