Overcombe
Overcombe is a coastal area in Preston in south Dorset, England, situated on top of cliffs 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Weymouth.
Overcombe is a coastal area in Preston in south Dorset, England, situated on top of cliffs 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Weymouth. The River Jordan flows in the vicinity.
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Worth seeing in and around Overcombe
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Radipole Lake
Radipole Lake is a lake on the River Wey, now in the English coastal town of Weymouth, Dorset, once in Radipole, the village and parish of the same name. Along the western shore of the lake, and between Radipole and the town centre of Weymouth, now lies the modern suburb of Southill.
2.5 km · lake in Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Jordan Hill
Jordan Hill is located near the coast close to the village of Preston, just to the east of Weymouth, Dorset, England.
700 m · hill in Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Bob Lucas Stadium
The Bob Lucas Stadium is a football stadium in Weymouth, England. It has been the home ground of Weymouth F.C. since 1987.
4 km · stadium · Wikipedia - 04Weymouth Beach
Weymouth Beach is a gently curving arc of sand in Weymouth Bay, beside the town of Weymouth in Dorset, England. Immediately adjacent to the beach is The Esplanade.
2.8 km · beach in Weymouth, Dorset, England · Wikipedia - 05Weymouth Pavilion
The Weymouth Pavilion, formerly the Ritz, is a theatre in Weymouth, Dorset, England. The complex contains a 988-seat theatre, 600-capacity ballroom known as the Ocean Room, the Piano Bar restaurant, Ritz Cafe, and other function and meeting rooms.
2.9 km · theatre in Weymouth, Dorset, England (1960-) · Wikipedia - 06Redcliff Point
Redcliff Point is on the south coast of England, to the east of Weymouth in Dorset. It lies just past the eastern end of the sweeping Weymouth Bay on the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape known for its geology.
1.7 km · UNESCO World Heritage landscape in England · Wikipedia - 07Nothe Fort
Nothe Fort is a fort in Weymouth, Dorset, England, situated at the end of the Nothe Peninsula, which juts eastwards from the town of Weymouth, and Weymouth Harbour, into the sea to the north of the ex-military Portland Harbour. The fort is located next to Nothe Gardens.
3 km · fort in Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08Parish Church of Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity Church is a Church of England parish church located in Bincombe, Dorset, England. The church dates back to the late 12th century, with subsequent additions and a restoration in 1865.
3.1 km · Grade I listed church in Bincombe, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
Jordan Hill Roman Temple is a Romano-Celtic temple and Roman ruin situated on Jordan Hill above Bowleaze Cove in the eastern suburbs of Weymouth in Dorset, England. Original amateur archaeological excavations on the site were carried out by J. Medhurst in 1843-6.
600 m · archaeological site in Overcombe, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 10Lodmoor
Lodmoor is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, RSPB reserve and country park in Dorset, England. The country park features a visitor centre, model railway and pitch and putt golf course.
700 m · park in England · Wikipedia
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Getting to Overcombe
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 86 km · Cardiff (CWL), 106 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 166 km
- Stations
- Upwey railway station, 2.8 km · Weymouth Quay railway station, 2.9 km · Weymouth Harbour, 3.1 km
- Bristol → Overcombe92 km · quickest by road, 2h 7m · £11–14
- Cardiff → Overcombe108 km · quickest by road, 2h 51m · £18–24
- London → Overcombe188 km · quickest by road, 3h 2m · £20–26
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Overcombe
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Overcombe. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inDespite its history as a cross-Channel ferry port, these days the furthest you can get on a passenger vessel from Weymouth is Portland; ships from the Channel Islands and France dock at Poole.
- Get inServices to Poole from the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey, as well as Cherbourg in Normandy and Saint-Malo in Brittany by fast or traditional ferry are provided by Brittany Ferries and Condor Ferries.
- Go nextIsle of Portland – take the A354 south or a ferry to Portland, a tied island known for its stone.
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