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Isle of Portland Destination Guide
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Isle of Portland in the region of England with its 12,710 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom - some 120 mi or ( 193 km ) South-West of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Isle of Portland is now 02:57 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Winterborne Steepleton, Winterborne Monkton, Upwey, Southampton, and Preston. When in this area, you might want to check out Winterborne Steepleton . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Isle of Portland ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Hobie Tandem Island sailing at speed between Weymouth & Portland Harbour
Hobie Tandem Island being put through its paces in 20-25 knot winds and a moderate sea swell. Most of the filming has been done from an Adventure Island, so it is possible to see how the performance o ..
Isle of Portland Storm Gale Autumn 2009
Views of Chesil Cove/Bank, East Side, Portland Bill and Pulpit Rock. ..
CONTACT FRONT Airsoft Dorset. Forbidden City
www.CONTACTFRONT.co.uk Footage from CONTACT FRONT Airsoft. The south's top urban airsoft venue. Footage features patrol ambushes, street fighting and the site's tunnel networks. ..
Pete This seat is bloody hard!
Boston Whalers have hard seats! ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Portland Castle
Portland Castle is one of the Device Forts, also known as Henrician Castles, built in 1539 by Henry VIII on the Isle of Portland to guard the natural Portland anchorage known as the Portland Roads. The castle lies in the far north of the island, in the village now called Castletown, near Fortuneswell. The castle is under the care of English Heritage. The castle artillery forts stretched all around the Kent coast, along the south coast of England, down to Lands End.
Located at 50.57 -2.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Phoenix breakwaters
The Phoenix breakwaters were a set of reinforced concrete caissons built as part of the artificial Mulberry harbours that were assembled as part of the follow-up to the Normandy landings during World War II. They were constructed by civil engineering contractors around the coast of Britain. They were collected at Dungeness and Selsey, and then towed across the English Channel and sunk to form the Mulberry harbour breakwaters replacing the initial 'Gooseberry' block ships.
Located at 50.57 -2.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Portland (Dorset) railway station
Portland was a railway station on the Portland Branch Railway in the west of the English county of Dorset. Opened with the Weymouth and Portland railway, one of the constituent parts of a complex line, on 1 September 1902, the station was moved to a new site on the opening of the extension to Easton. After this the old station was used as a goods station and depot.
Located at 50.56 -2.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is a centre for the sport of sailing on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England, United Kingdom. The academy building is located in Osprey Quay on the northern tip of the island, and the waters of Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay, adjacent to the site, are the main areas used for sailing.
Located at 50.57 -2.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Weymouth and Portland
Weymouth and Portland is a local government district and borough in Dorset, England. It consists of the resort of Weymouth and the Isle of Portland, and includes the areas of Wyke Regis, Preston, Melcombe Regis, Upwey, Broadwey, Southill, Nottington, Westham, Radipole, Chiswell, Castletown, Fortuneswell, Weston, Southwell and Easton; the latter six being on the Isle of Portland.
Located at 50.57 -2.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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