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The Ship Inn, Weymouth Matt Kearsey, managing director of Hall & Woodhouse, said: “We are delighted to be able to re-open a number of our houses for outdoor use. Our pubs play a vital role in their community and we are excited to be making preparations to welcome our guests back safely. We’ve missed them. “We have created all-weather solutions to cope with the obvious challenges of only opening outside in April. Guests will be able to book a number of covered tables if they do not want to take their chances with the Great British weather.” The Crown Hotel and The Olive Branch will remain closed on Mondays and will open 11.30am-11pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays, and 12-9pm on Sundays.
Pub we all love once had a different name and was known for its lobster teas This pub is a much visited hostelry for Dorset visitors and locals alike. But did you know that, despite its close associations with smugglers it used to have a much different name. The Smugglers Inn in Osmington Mills used to be called the Picnic Inn. This pub has a very rich history that goes back a long way. A family heavily involved in smuggling, took over the running of the pub about 1840. First known of the family to run the pub was Ann Champ who was the landlady according to the 1841 census. By 1848 she had passed it on to her son James Champ.
The US tourist who was rescued after trying to sail to Ireland in a blow-up boat An intrepid sunburnt American tourist once attempted to sail to Ireland from Dorset in a blow-up boat. Back in July 2013, a Weymouth dive boat had to go to the rescue of a man who later became known in the national press as Captain Calamity The man, in his 50s, had set sail from Osmington Mills near Weymouth with a plan to get to Ireland. The man, who was from the Chicago area, was wearing a wetsuit and life jacket and had made a makeshift sail for the 6ft dinghy out of a groundsheet and paddle.