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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more…
We had another packed centre for our talk ‘Smuggling and the Dorset connection’ on Friday by the Chair of Bridport Area Development Trust Trevor Ware We had some lovely feedback from those who attended: “Wonderful talk, well presented – very Read more…
We had an amazing evening at the South West Tourism Excellence Awards at Exeter Cathedral. We were so proud to have been selected as one of the finalists in the ‘New Business Category.’ The Discovery Centre was one of a Read more…
