West Bay’s iconic golden East Cliffs are chiefly made up of Bridport Sands- rocks that formed from layers of sand in the shallow tropical Jurassic seas around 175 million years ago. Each metre of cliff took 20,000 years to form- Read more…
Recently, discovering this image we were prompted to get out the West Bay Regatta Programmes donated to us by John Hawkins. We were intrigued to find out what a Cigar and Umbrella Swimming Race involved! That then led us to Read more…
The area just outside the ropes at the entrance to the Discovery Centre may look untidy to some, but to our wildlife it is a haven and a welcome place to retreat away from the surrounding car parks and roads. Read more…
West Bay Discovery Centre is celebrating its third birthday today (1st August). In those three years we’ve welcomed 35,000 visitors, hopefully informing and inspiring many of them to explore all that’s best about Bridport, West Bay and the surrounding area. We’ve gained recognition Read more…
Last week we were delighted to welcome the Mayor of Bridport Ian Bark to view our current exhibition ‘Turning the Tide’, which is about plastic pollution. The Mayor writes a weekly blog where he supports, encourages and praises organisations and Read more…
As part of our Turning the Tide Exhibition we have a section aimed at children. Many of them have told us that they have been covering the plastics issue at school. Based on the story of the The Very Hungry Read more…
West Bay Discovery Centre regularly run children’s events during school holidays. Due to COVID our last event we ran was in February 2020. We have missed seeing the fun and enjoyment that our young visitors gain from these experiences. Our Read more…
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. 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 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 Read more…
