We are always grateful when anyone gets in touch with us to share their memories. Andrew contacted us recently after he discovered on our website the story of the Heinkel bomber crashing in the Bay during the Second World War. He told us that during holidays in the 50’s he Read more…
Wow, we have made it into the National Papers! Many thanks to Karen who recommended us. We particularly loved the comment about our super helpful volunteers they are all amazing! Reproduced from The Guardian see below: West Bay Discovery Centre is so close to the beach you can hear the surf Read more…
West Bay Discovery Centre is reopening to visitors on Tuesday 18th May with a pop up exhibition called‘ Turning the Tide’. Open Tuesday to Sunday with free entry, visitors can drop-in from 11am to 4pm. Turning the Tide looks at the history of plastic and the problem with single-use plastics. Read more…
Sightings of seals along the Jurassic Coast are becoming a more common occurrence. If you find a seal on a beach, please watch it from a distance. If the seal reacts to your presence you are too close. Do not approach the animal. Seals regularly haul out on our coasts – it Read more…
Happy Easter from Liz and all the volunteers at West Bay Discovery Centre. Sadly for another year our Easter chicken hunt is not happening – we just have some rather lonely chicks watching you from the window, look out for them if you walk past! We hope with the easing Read more…
The first day of Spring was officially Saturday 20th March 2021.Spring is the best time to spot birds building nests, daffodils and celandines emerging and bees buzzing. Here are some of the signs of Spring we have noticed around West Bay. Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) the flowers always appear before the Read more…
Born in 1891 and from a wealthy family, Mary Stock’s family acquired one of the houses in Pier Terrace at West Bay in 1900. From her teenage years she rebelled against restricted women’s clothes. Unlike her male cousins she had to face the discomfort and constriction of clothes. The contrast Read more…
William Barnes the Dorset poet was born 200 years ago on the 22nd February 1801. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect. His poems were admired by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and he is thought to have influenced Thomas Hardy. His best known poem is Linden Lea set to Read more…
Of all the buildings in West Bay, Pier Terrace evokes the most interest from visitors to the Centre. They are lots of stories we could tell you about the building but as it is Valentines Day we are going to concentrate on a romantic one! Pier Terrace was built in Read more…
We are delighted to share news that West Bay Discovery Centre has won a silver award at the Dorset Tourism Awards 2020 Finals in the Accessible and Inclusive Tourism category. The Accessibility and Inclusive category focusses on how well attractions and tourism providers respond to the needs of visitors with Read more…