--- title: "Overcombe – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Overcombe, United Kingdom: Overcombe is a coastal area in Preston in south Dorset, England, situated on top of cliffs 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/overcombe" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/overcombe.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Beach_Warning_signs_%2849716218477%29.jpg/1920px-Beach_Warning_signs_%2849716218477%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- Village · United Kingdom · England # 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](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Beach_Warning_signs_%2849716218477%29.jpg/1920px-Beach_Warning_signs_%2849716218477%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Overcombe · Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England The place 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. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overcombe), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## 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. 1. Radipole 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radipole_Lake) 2. Jordan 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Hill,_Dorset) 3. Bob 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Lucas_Stadium) 4. Weymouth 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weymouth_Beach) 5. Weymouth 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weymouth_Pavilion) 6. Redcliff 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redcliff_Point) 7. Nothe 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothe_Fort) 8. Parish 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Church,_Bincombe) 9. Romano-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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Hill_Roman_Temple) 10. Lodmoor 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodmoor) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## 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 → Overcombe 92 km · quickest by road, 2h 7m · £11–14 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bristol-to-overcombe) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Overcombe) - Cardiff → Overcombe 108 km · quickest by road, 2h 51m · £18–24 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-overcombe) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Overcombe) - London → Overcombe 188 km · quickest by road, 3h 2m · £20–26 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-to-overcombe) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Overcombe) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Overcombe) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## 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. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in Despite 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 in Services 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 next Isle of Portland – take the A354 south or a ferry to Portland, a tied island known for its stone. From [Wikivoyage: Weymouth](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Weymouth), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Isle of Wight](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-wight) GB 11 ways of moving, 22 sources 80 km 2. [Lundy](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/lundy) GB 7 ways of moving, 11 sources 168 km 3. [Inis Mór (Inishmore)](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/inis-mor) IE 8 ways of moving, 21 sources 572 km 4. [Isle of Arran](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-arran) GB 10 ways of moving, 36 sources 578 km 5. [Vlieland](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/vlieland) NL 10 ways of moving, 47 sources 586 km If you know how people move in Overcombe – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Covercombe&title=Overcombe&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fovercombe), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Overcombe - [Weymouth](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/weymouth) town in Dorset, England 3 km - [Osmington](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/osmington) village and civil parish in Dorset, England, UK 3.4 km - [Bincombe](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/bincombe) village in Dorset, England, UK 3.1 km - [Preston](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/preston) village in Dorset, England 2.2 km - [Broadwey](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/broadwey) village in Dorset, England, UK 3 km - [Radipole](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/radipole) village in Dorset, England, UK 3 km [The place page for Overcombe](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/overcombe) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on United Kingdom](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-GB) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/overcombe, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. 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