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Best Attractions and Places to See in Isle of Portland, United Kingdom UK
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List of Best Things to do in Isle of Portland , United Kingdom (UK)
Castletown D-Day Centre
Portland Museum
Fancy's Farm
Portland Bill Lighthouse
Church Ope Cove
Portland Plateau
Tout Quarry Sculpture Park and Nature Reserve
Chesil Beach Visitor Centre
Portland Castle
St George's Church
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Portland Bill The Isle of Portland Dorset.
Portland Bill is a narrow promontory (or bill) at the southern end of the Isle of Portland, and the southernmost point of Dorset, England. One of Portland's most popular destinations is Portland Bill Lighthouse. Portland's coast has been notorious for the number of shipwrecked vessels over the centuries. The dangerous coastline features shallow reefs and the Shambles sandbank, made more hazardous due to the strong Portland tidal race.
The Bill is an important way-point for coastal traffic, and three lighthouses have been built to protect shipping. The original two worked as a pair from 1716, and they were replaced in 1906 by the current one.
From Roman times, beacon fires were lit to warn ships of the danger of the Bill A petition to Trinity House was put forward for a lighthouse in the early 18th century, but Trinity House opposed it. They later conceded that a lighthouse was needed and George I granted the patent on 26 May 1716. Trinity House issued a lease to William Barrett and Francis Browne to build and maintain one or more lighthouses.
One lighthouse was built at Branscombe Hill, while the other was situated on lower land nearer the coast The two lighthouses were lit for the first time on 29 September 1716. The lights were poorly maintained, and Trinity House terminated the lease after an inspection in 1752. In 1789, the Old Lower Lighthouse was demolished and rebuilt. In 1844, Trinity House erected a stone obelisk at the southern tip of the Bill as a daymark, and the first lightship was placed at the Shambles sandbank in 1859. In 1869, Trinity House had both lighthouses rebuilt.
Pulpit Rock is an artificial stack of rock that was formed in the 1870s by quarrying operations at the Bill. At the turn of the 20th-century, Trinity House put forward plans for a new lighthouse which was completed in 1905 and first shone on 11 January 1906. The original two lighthouses were decommissioned and sold. The Old Lower Lighthouse later became a bird observatory in 1961. The Old Higher Lighthouse was owned by Marie Stopes from 1923 to 1958 and is now a holiday let. A proper road to Portland Bill was laid in 1922 and this helped the Bill become a tourist destination.
A coastguard lookout at Portland Bill was built in 1934. It closed in the 1990s but was taken over by the National Coastwatch Institution, which rebuilt the station in the 21st century. During the 1960s, the Ministry of Defence Magnetic Range was built at the Bill. Farther up the hill at Branscombe was a Royal Navy Wireless telegraphy station which was established in the early 20th century and closed in the 1990s. The Shambles lightship was permanently withdrawn in 1976 and replaced by automatic buoys. The current lighthouse was unmanned in 1996 and all monitoring and control transferred to the Trinity House Operations & Planning Centre in Harwich. The lighthouse has a visitor centre, while tours are conducted to take visitors to the top of the lighthouse.
The lighthouses, Pulpit Rock and the Trinity House Obelisk are Portland Bill's key attractions. Close to the MOD range at the Bill is Portland's main Raised Beach. A fishing crane, known as Red Crane, is situated on the cliff edge at Portland Bill. The area holds many beach huts. There are a few commercial businesses in the area, including a restaurant - The Lobster Pot - and a pub - The Pulpit Inn.
Portland Bill has a number of buildings which are Grade Listed. The current lighthouse, along with its boundary walls, is Grade II Listed. The Old Lower Lighthouse, including its boundary walls and coastguard house, is also Grade II Listed, as is the Old Higher Lighthouse, its four cottages and boundary walls. A 19th-century Fisherman's hut is Grade II Listed, while Red Crane, part of a disused stone loading quay, has become a scheduled monument.
The surrounding fields between the Bill and Southwell are made up of an ancient strip field system, once found all over the island. They date from Saxon times. The nearby Culverwell Mesolithic Site is a Mesolithic settlement, located along the Portland Bill Road. The site is said to be circa 7500-8500 years old and has also become a scheduled monument. This includes surrounding fields, also relating to the Mesolithic period, and these fields lead across to the coastline.
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Family walk around the isle of Portland, finding secret trails, caves and rock climbers along the way.
Fox on Portland
A very thin Red Fox looking for food in a disused quarry on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. Portland foxes often show dark grey colours on the underparts, too often to just be dirt. This one also shows some dark on the back. I don't know if these are dark enough to be termed Brant Foxes, as referred to in some texts.
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Portland Harbour - BBC Spotlight 2019
Ghost Fishing UK divers recover a large lost gill net from Portland Harbour, UK.
The net will be upcycled with the help of conservation initiative, Healthy Seas.
WHEN I WERE A LAD ON PORTLAND
Moving water down to West Weares
A short film showing some of the logistical techniques involved with the Portland Living Landscape Project. Safely moving large volumes of water over large distances and dangerous terrain, DWT style...
The Ocean Spa, Portland, Dorset
The Ocean Spa on Portland is the premier luxury day spa & health club in Dorset and the South West of England. A place to soothe the stresses of modern day living, hide yourself away and reap the benefits of taking time out. Our world class team of spa therapists, personal trainers and fitness instructors are always on hand to ensure you make the most of your time with us. Whether you want to indulge with our luxurious spa treatments, prepare for a special occasion or improve your health & fitness through gym training or classes, you have found the perfect place.
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A Tale Retold
In 1998 Frank Marshall told Trilith about a collection of old cine film that had lain under his workbench for decades. He thought that amongst them might be one film he had particularly enjoyed as a boy. It was an advertisement for an early wireless loudspeaker, the Amplion, and had been used in local cinemas in the 1920s by his father's pioneering radio business on the Isle of Portland. When rescued from a pile of rotting nitrate film it was discovered that the film, entitled The Tale of the Amplion was a hitherto unknown work by the famous illustrator William Heath Robinson. It is almost certainly the only animated cartoon that he ever made. The tale is retold by Frank Marshall who preserved the film, Gerry Wells of the Vintage Wireless Museum in Dulwich, London and Geoffrey Beare of the William Heath Robinson Trust. Included is the film as it orginally appeared but with a specially composed musical sound track created by composer Stephen Deutsch. This video was shot and edited by John Holman for Trilith and now appears on Transition Vision's Heritage Channel.