The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)’s Discovering Britain walks are a series of self-guided free walks telling the stories behind Britain’s landscapes. We have previously reported on their ‘Crystal Canal’ self-guided walk in Stourbridge along with a couple of their London walks: their guided ‘Tyranny and Treason’ walk and self-guided ‘The Strand Walk’.
This week brings us to the beach to celebrate our very slow crawl into the British summer. ‘The Way of the Bay’ is a self-guided walk around Weymouth focusing on how it became such a popular seaside resort. Along the way, walkers can discover just how British our traditional seaside activities such as donkey rides and fish and chips are and reveals the true origin of Punch and Judy!
Starting outside Weymouth Pavilion, it is a gentle 1.5 mile walk along the seafront and harbour with over 20 attractions to see. On a windy day, Weymouth Marina provides an opportunity to watch tilting sail boats skim across the water, whilst walkers out on those rare scorching days can take advantage of a stop at a local ice cream parlour.
This walk is a fun way to get younger students, particularly those local to the Weymouth area, learning outside the classroom about the history of the British seaside. It may be an idea to add your own spin to the walk, with more detail into the geographical landscape of the coast.
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