In February 1891 the Bridport News announced that as there were few attractions to visitors, other than the natural charms of the landscape, a golf course had been opened in West Bay. The West Bay Golf Club became the first golf club in Dorset! The addition of ‘Bridport’ to the Read more…
What to look out for in June : Our wildflower and wildlife post was so popular in May that it has encouraged us to show you what to look out for each month whether it is around West Bay or inland.The Wildlife Trusts all around the country have been running Read more…
West Bay holds many memories of family holidays and days out but unfortunately, not all of them end happily. It is not only Broadchurch (based and filmed in West Bay) where tragedies occur. Anna recently contacted us to see if we knew any details of her grandfather, Edward Benbow Price Read more…
World Oceans Day was celebrated on 8th June 2020. This year the theme is Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean. Please help protect our oceans from severe pollution. Plastic poses one of the biggest challenges to our oceans, more than half of the plastic ever produced has been manufactured in the Read more…
It is National Volunteer Week from 1st-7th June and we want to say a BIG thank you to our amazing volunteers for the time and dedication they give us. We appreciate all they do to make West Bay Discovery Centre such a success. Last year our volunteers contributed a massive Read more…
Another Story that has been given to us by one of our visitors involves a greyhound and a bus The journey from Ilford took four days which included changing buses at various locations. It was reported that Champion Firewater ran behind various buses for most of the way apart from Read more…
Elephants taking a dip at West Bay We were delighted when a resident from West Bay recently shared this wonderful image from 1992 of elephants paddling in the sea at West Bay. This trip didn’t end in any mishaps. This wasn’t always the case when elephants visited the town as Read more…
The War years in West Bay 1939-1945 As we mark the 75th Anniversary of the Second World War we look back at how life changed in West Bay during this period. Like today’s lockdown period ‘normal life’ when it resumed would be very different. West Bay had a year-round population Read more…
Traditionally on the 1st May people celebrated the transition from Spring to Summer. It is the time of the year when more flowers start to blossom.When you are out on your daily walks under lock-down lookout for the new flowers emerging. This is some of the wildlife and flowers that Read more…
Our first exhibition ” Washed Ashore” included stories of items that have been found on the beaches of West Bay. The exhibition also highlighted the problem of plastic pollution in our seas and included sea sculptures produced by children from Loders Primary School using plastic washed up on the beach. One Read more…