10 unexpected facts about Weymouth

[@sandraheald7073]

Great video, we live in Weymouth and enjoyed the extra facts! My husband was born in Weymouth. If anyone wants to dispute the testing of the bouncing bomb in the fleet, for many years there was the remains of one of the test bombs on a beach around the fleet.

[@JoeCoastal]

Wow that's interesting. I wonder if anyone has photos of it. I'm sure someone must. Thanks for the encouragement and that bit of interesting information.

[@clairhonnor6211]

Born and bred Weymouth as was my parents and grandparents. From the mid 80s , unless born at home, no more weymothians. Everyone is now born in Dorchester ( Durnovarians) since portwey maternity hospital closed. The hospital was the ' poor house' for Weymouth and melcombe Regis. Dad did his 2 year engineer indentureship with Cosens. The paddle steamers history is worth checking out. I still have those papers written in copperplate writing. My uncle was the longest serving landlord in the UK at the chapelhay tavern in old Weymouth

[@JoeCoastal]

I drink in the Chapelhay sometimes. Usually when we play them at skittles. Thank you for sharing some interesting local knowledge with me. I will definitely read up on the paddle steamers now you've put that in my mind. Thanks again.

[@michaelhancox1986]

Im from walsall but i consider that place my second home! I ❤ Weymouth and lived there for 8 months but had to come back unfortunately.....but ill be back!! 💯

[@JoeCoastal]

I don't doubt it mate. Weymouth gets in your soul.

[@gideonhillman9794]

Best one yet Joe, nice bit of research, great and really informative backed up by stunning video 👍😎

[@JoeCoastal]

Cheers mate. Although I admit I did plenty of research it was a pleasure. I love reading all these stories from the past.

[@carolowen6242]

Lovely place, and interesting information. Thank you.

[@JoeCoastal]

This is the place I chose to make my home. I love it here. Doing the research for this video was an absolute pleasure.

[@bloomtimer2257]

was that PORTLAND harbour you showed as Weymouth Olympics sailing?

[@JoeCoastal]

Yes. Should have said weymouth and portland. Now you know why I'll never get job with the BBC 😁

[@roddavis2876]

@@JoeCoastal All the sailing was based at Portland tho' some races were sailed near Nothe Fort. The medal ceremonies were held at Portland, thats why we have the 5 rings at the top of the island overlooking the harbour.

[@JoeCoastal]

Yes you're right. To be fair though it all took place in Weymouth Bay and nothing park was used as a viewing point by many.

[@lengriffiths1]

Your videos are fantastic and much appreciated. We live in Weymouth although not 'locals'. Please keep on with your efforts.

[@JoeCoastal]

Thanks Len. As you can tell I'm not a proper local either but loving living here. There'll be plenty more coming from me don't worry about that.

[@GreyGhost.]

Top job Joe .... cheers from Newquay.

[@JoeCoastal]

Thanks. How's the weather over there today? hoping to make a trip to Cornwall fairly soon.

[@GreyGhost.]

110 in the shade Joe.@@JoeCoastal

[@JoeCoastal]

Ha ha, if only. At least we won't be getting any forest fires this summer 😁

[@LindaDave-wr7ln]

Really enjoyed this Joe , didn't know the fact about Echo Beach. 👌

[@JoeCoastal]

Thank you so much. You had to watch right to the end to be surprised then? You clearly know about weymouth. E echo beach one was a big surprise to me when I found out about it.

[@sallyfletcher8883]

Love Weymouth ❤ back there soon!

[@JoeCoastal]

I love it so much i made it home 😁

[@JackieKing-yz5rb]

Great video We have been going weymouth since our boys were small,grown up now,but we still have holidays there,lovely beach and shallow water😊

[@JoeCoastal]

Thanks Jackie. It's such a great place to live too.

[@HeinrichDixon]

I've lived in the area for fifty-six years, so none of your "unexpected" items were new to me. Fascinating, nonetheless. Interesting you should mention ads: I was fed an ad on my television app! This is exactly why I NEVER allow ads to play when I watch KZbin videos. I consider it to be tantamount to theft! Before I learned that KZbin did this, I would always allow thirty seconds or more of an ad to play in order to support my favourite creators. Now there is no way to tell if the creator receives any share at all of the ad revenue. Super videos! 🍌🙂

[@JoeCoastal]

Thanks for the encouragement. Given how long you've been here it's not surprising that you didn't find any of it to be unexpected but you'd be surprised how many born and bred locals have told me hat at least 1 fact in here was news to them so you can take good pride in your local knowledge. As far as adds are concerned it used to be the case that only monetized channels had adds on them an the revenue was sared but then youtube Decided to put adds on little channels like mine. To be honest from what I understand, a channel would need to generate hundreds of thousands of views every month before ad revenue would be enough to live on. In many respects they do us more harm than good as so many people switch to another video when an advert cuts in. Personally if I see the ads coming every 5 minutes I know the channel are desperate to make money that way and that effects how I view the creator.

[@monman8183]

Just came here via your van build video on your other channel. Just wondered if the van was completed. Im building one with the same layout in same size van. 👍

[@JoeCoastal]

Hiya. Well the van isn't completed but it is a hell of a lot further on than any video has shown. I'll be honest, I find it difficult filming and working on it at the same time. However I do have a couple of van videos planned for the very near future. How is your van going?

[@monman8183]

@JoeCoastal Thanks for the prompt reply. I haven't bought yet. Looking at a P. boxer size L3H2 as that's the maximum size for the drive. Have found one on an 18 plate, and I'm contacting the seller tomorrow. I would like to put the shower cubicle not far behind the drivers seat. Have just two single seats in the front cab that rotate 360°, a small kitchen unit by the side opening door, a window in that door, and a double bed at the rear. A small horizontal window at the foot of the bed. All being well.

[@JoeCoastal]

@monman8183 well I'm definitely still happy with my van so good luck with getting yours. How tall are you? I think if you're over 6ft I'd recommend the H3 but otherwise H2 is fine. I managed to get a full size double mattress across the back too. It needs to be in the widest point which means a step will be needed to get in and out but I'm very happy with that.

[@monman8183]

@@JoeCoastal It'll be good to see a small video showing how the van turned out. Did you manage to get the shower cubicle done?

[@monman8183]

@JoeCoastal I'm 5ft 9..... so the H2 should be adequate. I'll be making it so that the bed can easily be dismantled, and then I've still got the van space at the rear there.

[@TravellingTorunn]

Hi Joe! Really entertaining and useful and unexpected facts 😄 It is great to know more about the areas I have walked, or will walk in the future. Thank you 😊

[@JoeCoastal]

Thanks Torunn. I love to hear about all these local stories. Historic and current. To be fair I really don't know how much of what I find interesting is also interesting to others but I've only got my own judgement so glad that you have enjoyed it.

[@donnysweekendvanlifetravel7854]

Hi joe currentley in charmouth was at weymouth yesterday and i have herd same about the bouncing bomb too on the fleet they then used whistable beach in kent near to me after also have the record echo beach dud not put two and two together till you showed it great vid mate all the best donny

[@JoeCoastal]

Thanks Donny. Charmouth is lovely and right next door to another favourite of mine, Lyme Regis. Hope you enjoy your visit down here. Thanks again for watching mate.

[@cannyexplorer5357]

Thanks for the very interesting and informative narrative. Easy to listen too. Adverts the ruination of tv and great videos like yours. Weymouth/ Melcome Regis is on my list of place to visit.

[@JoeCoastal]

Thanks for the support. I'd definitely recommend a visit here but then as someone who chose to live here I guess I'm a little biased. Cheers.

[@marilynfauguel5655]

Hi Joe, thanks for your interesting facts about Weymouth. I love Weymouth and it’s history, there’s so many things to see and do. I’m here in Weymouth at the moment and did you happen to purchase a coffee from Londis in Weymouth this week ? Because if you didn’t there was some one very much like you passed me as I was on my way in. Anyway thanks again for your interesting video. 😊

[@JoeCoastal]

Hi Marilyn. Thanks. The only time I've been past londis recently is last Tuesday. I passed it 3 times in all but I didn't actually go in. I hope the weather gets a bit better for you while you're here. Not very nice today is it. If you do see me about don't hesitate to come and say hello.

[@marilynfauguel5655]

Hi Joe, it may well have been you I was about on Tuesday. But anyway if I do see you out and about while I’m here in Weymouth I certainly will say hello 👋 😊

[@JoeCoastal]

Cheers Marilyn.

[@white-dragon4424]

I was born in Weymouth, as in the real Weymouth, in the old maternity hospital up on the hill. And yes, the bouncing bomb was tested in the Fleet. If I remember the historical film right, it was performed by a Mosquito.

[@JoeCoastal]

Thanks. Glad I included this fact as I've had so many people confirming it I'm left with no doubt.

[@markvine7067]

Great idea for a video Joe .... But it's called The Crabchurch Conspiracy, not Crabtree ;) ... and .... The Duke of Monmouth was a different conflict, 45 years later. ;)

[@JoeCoastal]

Yes a bit of a howler there. My memory is terrible with names to be honest. To be fair though, I saw recently that the BBC got it all wrong on the antiques roadshow. Their map had weymouth in Poole and apparently the d day museum was in Portsmouth and not Portland so if they can get it that wrong I don't feel too much of a failure. Thanks for taking the time to watch and to comment though. Sorry I let your very interesting book down with my inaccuracies.

[@markvine7067]

@@JoeCoastal No worries mate. Thanks for mentioning it. ;)

[@JoeCoastal]

@markvine7067 you're welcome. Cheers.

[@michaelarcher6278]

One interesting fact you missed is the cannonball stuck in wall of the harbour side public conveniences. Dates from the civil war I was told when I was at St'Johns school .

[@JoeCoastal]

Yes apart from the fact I'd already been shown that cannon ball (someone toldme that's not the original though. Do you know anything about that?) It's also in the book about the crabtree conspiracy.

[@roddavis2876]

@@JoeCoastal Kept falling out, considered a danger, was replaced by a wooden one

[@JoeCoastal]

Yes. It's strange though when you think about it that if an object that doesn't belong in your wall like a cannon ball falls out, we'd actually want to put it back. I understand it's a part of the towns history and I agree it should stay there but it just makes me smile.

[@simon-oy6um]

As an old weymouthian your not telling us anything we dont already know 😮

[@JoeCoastal]

To be fair though there's probably not a single video on the whole of youtube that tells of something that's not already known by more than the population of weymouth.

[@PaulCramo]

magic.

[@JoeCoastal]

Cheers mate.

[@livinginweymouth]

Well, I didn't know that first one for sure.

[@JoeCoastal]

Really? Since I've lived here I've probably been told that one a hundred times by different people. Thanks for watching.

[@livinginweymouth]

@@JoeCoastal only lived here 4 years. Only just getting out and about and learning about the area. Learnt lots from your video.

[@JoeCoastal]

@livinginweymouth well I'm pleased you found it useful. Where did you move here from?

[@livinginweymouth]

@@JoeCoastal I moved down from Watford in Jan 2020. Literally just before lockdown.

[@JoeCoastal]

@livinginweymouth wow that was good timing. I was so glad to be here in lockdown. I don't know if I'd coped if I was still in London.

[@williamtell6750]

I enjoyed the presenter's sense of humour.

[@JoeCoastal]

Thanks, that's appreciated. Obviously it's not designed to be a comedy video but I do try to keep it light hearted an it's always nice to see when people notice that.

[@dernawatipadang4270]

RIP Jumping Jimmy Thunder ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@JoeCoastal]

Have you heard something I haven't? Last I knew he turned 80 this year and still going strong.

[@MA-bc7bf]

Thank you for the info! We're visiting Weymouth next month for a few days (from the states) before hopping on a cruise. We're somewhat frequent visitors to England, but haven't ventured too far out of London until now. That said, any tips on non-chain pubs we can visit while in the area? We love a good pint and the pub atmosphere, but the food quality at the chain places kinda stinks. You also mentioned nightlife. Any tips on what is fun to do after the pubs close? I noticed a couple live music venues when I searched. We'll have our 3 year old with us, but we alternate going out alone if we must.

[@JoeCoastal]

Hiya. Thanks for your comments. As a born and bred Londoner I think that if you haven't ventured out from there as London is today then you haven't really seen England so I'm pleased to hear that you're venturing this way. I hope you'll love it. I could recommend quite a few non chain pubs here but most don't do food. One notable exception is the belvedere. It's a proper locals pub but don't let that put you off. You'll be made to feel welcome just as long as you don't mind a bit of banter. Otherwise if you just want a drink and a chat then the Market House or the globe are good. If you fancy somewhere a little more lively then I'd suggest the sailors or the Duke of Albany. I hope you enjoy your time here. If you see me in town then don't hesitate to come over and say hello. It would be lovely to meet you.

[@MA-bc7bf]

Thank you! Thats really helpful information. Those are exactly the types of places I had in mind, and friendly banter is always delightful. We’ll have 5 days to see the area (and a rental car) so we’ll make the rounds. I hope we do bump into you! You’re an excellent representative for Weymouth! I agree with you about London. I’ve thoroughly seen it and it’s time to move beyond. We’ve been up to Scotland a couple times and taken some very ambitious day trips to places outside of London, but I’m far more excited about seeing the real England. We’re also spending a couple nights in a village in the New Forest on the tail end of the trip. Thank you again! Taking the time out of your day to point me in the right direction is very kind.

[@JoeCoastal]

@MA-bc7bf you're very welcome. If you're going to drive out to a few places then let me recommend Lyme Regis. There's a video on my channel about it. Lyme is one of my favourite places. Real old England charm. I'm sure you'll think about seeing Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove and they are both very worth a visit but for me Lyme is the one you shouldn't miss. I hope you have a lovely time here.

[@MA-bc7bf]

@@JoeCoastal Thank you again for your recommendations. I really appreciate it!! So now that poses the question, if you had to choose between a day spent leisurely bike riding along the river in Exeter or a day perusing Lyme Regis, which would you choose in your expert opinion?

[@JoeCoastal]

To be fair I don't know what you're likely to experience on a bike ride in Exeter. I can only tell you what to expect from Lyme. Its a real old fashioned English resort. Full of beauty, full of history, I don't know how old you are but as an American you must have seen lassie at some point. Do you know the story of the dog called lassie in Lyme?

[@steverpcb]

The Fleet lagoon starts in Portland not Weymouth !

[@JoeCoastal]

The fleet reaches the sea at Ferrybridge which according to Google maps is a weymouth postcode. The sign that says welcome to Portland comes just after Ferrybridge. Arguably one side of the Fleet is in Weymouth and the other is in Portland.

[@white-dragon4424]

The Fleet ends at Wyke Regis.

[@SuperSrho]

Why do you call it the 'Crabtree Conspiracy' when the book is titled 'Crabchurch Conspiracy'??

[@JoeCoastal]

Did I call it that? And I didn't notice all the way through editing. Yes now you can see I'm just an amateur. Apologies for that.