North Manor Meadow

23/06/2025

Brilliant Family Fun, participate in the famous sand sculpture whilst enjoying your holiday home near Weymouth Beach!

Come stay with us!

☀ Join us for a special event celebrating 100 years of sand sculpting heritage in Weymouth - honouring the legacy of legendary sculptor Fred Darrington, Mark Anderson's Grandfather ☀

📅 Saturday 5th July 2025 | 10 AM – 1 PM
📍 Weymouth Beach – by the Sand Pod (Pavilion end)

We’d love to see families, artists, and beachgoers.

Event Schedule:
🕙 10.00 AM – Fred Darrington Sculpture Unveil
🕥 10.30 AM – Live Sand Sculpting Demonstration
🕚 11.00 AM – Sandcastle Competition Begins
🕧 12.30 PM – Judging, Public Viewing & Prize Giving

Prizes for:
🏆 Best Aged 5 – 10 entry
🏆 Best Aged 11 – 16 entry
🏆 Best 17 and over entry
🏆 Best Family entry

🎟 Every sandcastle or sand sculpture entry receives 1 FREE ticket to Sandworld (Maximum 1 ticket per person)

This is a free community event – just bring your creativity, a bucket, and spade!

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23/06/2025

Proud to see Weymouth Seaside photos representing the traditional great British Beach Holiday, including the famous traditional Weymouth Punch & Judy show.

So much goes on for our visitors each year, it’s a celebration of 400 years of history and Weymouth has been ever popular since 1789 when King George proclaimed it good for one’s health.

Come stay with us to feel the softest sand between your toes, for a dip in the salty waters or just breathe in the tranquil countryside for a blissful self catering holiday at North Manor Meadow. Everdene, Casterbridge, Budmouth, Bramshurst and Shepherd Oak all await you!

Chris Haslam charts four centuries of traditional summer fun — from Scarborough in the 1620s to today’s saunas by the sea

22/06/2025

One of the most beautiful views of the coast

Couldn’t resist stopping off here on the way home to get a shot!
It’s got to be up there with some of the best views in the world surely!

19/06/2025

11/06/2025

Tasty Father’s Day treat! Old Ship Inn Upwey

We'd like to make sure that we can show appreciation to the fathers on Fathers' Day, so on 15th June (Sunday), we will be offering a 50% discount on the father's Sunday Roast!

Our kitchen will also be open for Sunday Roasts on Fathers' Day, so call us and book now!

(50% discount is only available for the father's roast, not the whole bill)

Thank you and see you there❤️❤️❤️

06/06/2025

Beach side dining where the locals go… Cafe Oasis treat yourself while you’re on holiday… Comes stay with us!

Another month brings another menu … here’s the June Friday and Saturday evening menu from Cafe Oasis by the beach at Overcombe 🥘

01/06/2025

How many of these fantastic insects can you spot in the gardens at the holiday cottages at North Manor Meadow or on your country walks in and around Weymouth, Dorset and whilst out and about on your holiday? 🐝

Which can you identify from this helpful reference sheet from the Bumble Bee conservation team? 🐝

It’s the perfect time for insect spotting with all the pretty scented flowers in bloom! 🐝

You can spot the Big Eight in June 🎱🐝

Of the UK’s 24 bumblebee species, these eight are the most common. This month, many queens and workers (females) will be joined by new males 👑💼🚹

👑 Bumblebee queens begin to emerge from hibernation in spring, when rising temperatures and longer days awaken them from their winter snooze in the soil.
💤 When a queen first emerges, she spends some time resting in order to wake up properly.
🌷 Once fully awake she feeds on flowers to gain energy.
🏠 Then begins the search for a suitable nest site: holes in the ground, long grass, bird boxes and beneath garden sheds.
🌼 Having chosen her nest site, the queen will feed on more flowers and lay her first batch of eggs.
🐛 Little white larvae hatch, feed on collected pollen, and then develop into adult workers.
💼 These smaller females carry out work inside and outside the nest.
👑 Queens remain inside the nest, laying more eggs for the next batch of workers.
🚹 Towards the end of a nest, males are produced and leave. They do not collect pollen. Instead, they spend their time feeding on nectar and trying to mate with queens from other nests.

What bumblebees have you spotted so far this spring? Are you seeing more or less than last year?

🔎 Brush up on your bumblebee identification skills: https://ow.ly/45aM50VX5Mt

22/05/2025

Special treat over the bank holiday… arrive and enjoy no fuss fish and chips

This week we offer a New service.
Take away fish and chips on Friday Evenings between 6pm and 8pm
Just call the pub to book your meal on 01305 812522.
this weeks option is Cod and Chunky chips with garden or mushy peas.
Thanks for supporting 'Your Local'

12/05/2025

Who else has been down to admire the stunning quayside mural on Weymouth Harbour?

Nothing like a bit of crabbing on the quay (bacon bait wins) a mosey up the stone pier, lounge in the Nothe Gardens, maybe visit the fort all followed by fish n chips on the quay…

Come stay with us…

For centuries, the two settlements on either bank of the River Wey, where it reached the sea, were in spasmodic conflict.