80,000 US troops stayed in Dorset, training for the D-Day landings. 75 years on, our exhibition will remember the time when American soldiers lived among us in West Bay and the day they disappeared. (Friday 19th April to Sunday 23rd June, 2019). Sergeant Phil Streczyk was billeted nearby in Read more…
As we reach almost twelve months since work started on the Chapel its a good time to look back and see what has been achieved. It’s difficult to remember that the Methodist Chapel looked like this time last year – abandoned and in need of a restoration. The builders started Read more…
What an amazing month we have had since we opened! We welcomed 3,880 visitors through the doors which exceeded our expectations. We have also received some very positive feedback verbally and in our visitors book! We thought we would share some of these comments with you. “Fabulous exhibition , fun, informative. Read more…
West Bay Discovery Centre was opened by the Deputy Mayor Martin Ray accompanied by Bridport Town Crier on Wednesday 1st August 2018. We look foward to your visit and hope we can inspire you to look at West Bay in new ways!
One of the challenges in the Discovery Centre will be the limited information we can share in a small space. We are hoping that we will give visitors hints and advice to look at West Bay in a different way and make their own discoveries….. Wildlife is one area we will Read more…
“A treasure trove of West Bay stories and information and a base for exploration and adventure”… Have you got what it takes to breathe life into our vision for the brand new West Bay Discovery Centre? We’re looking for a well-organised, creative and enthusiastic person to join us to run Read more…
The building work on the West Bay Discovery Centre is progressing well and the plan to complete the building work by June is still on course. The latest images taken last week show lots of scaffolding still in place. Once this has been removed the committee will at long last Read more…
Behind the scenes plans have been gathering momentum to restore West Bay’s former Methodist Church and transform it to become the West Bay Discovery Centre. We are pleased to announce that after a formal tender process, R & C Building Conservation of Shaftesbury have been appointed as the contractor to Read more…
If you have been recently enjoying the sea air, fish and chips or ice-creams down at West Bay you may have noticed that things are happening at West Bay Discovery Centre. We have started some preliminary building work in order to prepare the interior of the building for refurbishment. Read more…