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Dorset history today

Tonight is another chance to find out about the Haunted History of this wonderful seaside town

Great bit of news - our costumed guides have now been trained to take public tours "safely", in line with the current Covid restrictions. Please make sure you limit bookings to a maximum of 6 people in your group, notify the guide of a "Track & trace" contact number for your group, and maintain social distancing whilst on the tour.

If you are enjoying the sunshine today in Weymouth, why not check out this historical walking tour from Dorsettimewalk tours?

Interested in the weird, strange, or just plain scary? Check out this tour happening on Wednesday evening....

Strange goings on up by Nothe Fort....

Ever wondered about what Halloween is really all about? Also known as All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 Oc...tober, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It begins the three-day observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed. It is widely believed that many Halloween traditions originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain; that such festivals may have had pagan roots; and that Samhain itself was Christianized as Halloween by the early Church. Some believe, however, that Halloween began solely as a Christian holiday, separate from ancient festivals like Samhain. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (or the related guising and souling), attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories, as well as watching horror films. In many parts of the world, the Christian religious observances of All Hallows' Eve, including attending church services and lighting candles on the graves of the dead, remain popular, although elsewhere it is a more commercial and secular celebration. Some Christians historically abstained from meat on All Hallows' Eve, a tradition reflected in the eating of certain vegetarian foods on this vigil day, including apples, potato pancakes, and soul cakes.

Something to look forward to during the month of October...

A little bit of wet never stops the Ghost tour!

Great historic pub. The site was where the old ferry operated from Wyke Regis onto Chesil Beach. The old crossing point was destroyed in the "Great Storm" of 1824

Smuggling history from around our coastline

Tickets still available for Monday's tour

Happy tour customers

Starting today at 3pm - a new "Smuggling tour" Check out "Weymouth Smuggling Tour" on Eventbrite! Date: Thu, 10 Sep, 15:00... Location: Weymouth Museum https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/weymouth-smuggling-tour-tick

Tickets are available now..

From the tranquil coasts to the dark alleyways of Weymouth harbour, come and find out about these infamous Smugglers from the past...