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Overcombe

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.

Plan a trip to Overcombe From Bristol

The River Jordan flows in the vicinity.

How locals move

Getting around Overcombe the local way

  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Weymouth, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.