The Nothe Site
The Fort is built at the head of the Nothe Penisula which forms one side of Weymouth Harbour and overlooks Portland Harbour to the south. The penisula is a clay on rock outcrop, higher than most of Weymouth presenting commanding views of the Dorset coast from St Aldhems Head to the town of Weymouth, the Isle  and harbour of Portland and Chesil Beach. The resulting panorama from the ramparts of the Fort is breathtaking.

Between the Fort and the Town are the Nothe Gardens, once part of the military establishment but now a popular landscaped park.

 
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