We tried to fit in another quick holiday the week before school starts so off we went to the Jurassic Coast. This was a bit different from the other holidays as not only did it involved the husband coming but also some friends and their kids!
Off we headed to Weymouth all 8 of us. It was a sunny and warm day, thankfully! We got there after 2 after a slight delay en-route. Once we settled in our respective hotel rooms (no AirBnb 😑😑😑😑😑!!!), we went to Weymouth SeaLife. It was a nice walk by the Weymouth beach. All the kids and the husband in particular were excited about this as they are all fish mad. What caught my attention were the teeny penguins. So cute! The playground was amazing. Theres not much to say about SeaLife. It des what it says on the tin.
Right opposite it was Sandworld. This is an attraction with sculptures made of sand. It was amazing to see the sculptures and the talent it took. The sculptures vary every time and is worth a visit. Theres also a sand art area where the kids wanted to create their own sand magic. It was at an extra cost but worth it.
The following day we headed to the Jurassic Coast which i was dying to go for a year now. My aim was Durdle Door, Man O'War and Lulworth Cove. We were lucked out with really nice weather! First stop, Durdle Door. It's stunning. The photos don't translate the beauty of it. We headed down the stairs which wasn't pushchair friendly at all and a bit steep. It wasn't as busy as we would have thought and found a space quite close the the arch. As soon as we set up, the kids got to their swimming suits and jumped i the water. The water was clear aquamarine water. I didn't know you could get aquamarine water in the UK!!!! The water was cold but it didn't stop the kids or me. I braved the cold water and jumped in there too. I even swam all the way to the other side of the arch and touched it. Apparently if you touch it, you need to make a wish. The water was a bit rough so I would recommend swimming that far only if you are water-confident. We spent a good portion of the morning there before we headed to the other beaches. That walk back was hard! We had to stop a few times to get back to our starting point and head back to the other beaches. We saw Man O'War but didn't get down as the kids were tired so missed it but took plenty of photos. There were no places to eat here. Next, we walked to Lulworth Cove which took us about 20mins. The views, oh the views, were indescribable. This is the place where there was lots of places to eat, visitor centre, boat rides and gift shops. the cove itself was beautiful. Again beautiful water and more places to discover. I recommend hiking shoes or solid trainers to do all kind of climbing! I discovered a new nook everywhere I turned. I wished I packed another set of swimsuit because the setting looked so inviting. It's absolutely stunning and you can fit it all in 1 days. Just pack a few bathing suits and good slippers as everything was shingles.
The next day was our final day there. We headed to Dorchester to do a few museums. The first one was the Dinosaur Museum for my paleontologist. It was a small museum but kept the kids busy. Next we went to my and Lucky's kind of museum, the Tuthankamun museum. It was all replicas but mind-blowing. There also had mummies which we we had to pay extra to see but we couldn't miss out on the mummies. The kids were totally creeped out! Next, we had a stroll around the market stalls in the town centre and relaxed before heading back to Weymouth. We had fish and chips while the kids played in the sand and water. Once we finished lunch, we went crabbing. We went to the old harbour and took us a while to catch our first crabs. 2 were caught by the husband and 1 by Mahi. The other kids and adults were very patient and tried very hard but couldn't catch anything unfortunately. On our way back, we watched how they made ice cream rolls and it was mesmerising. We bought a few and you have to eat them quickly as it melted quickly. But delicious!
Another action-packed holiday but more beautiful memories made! Will definitely recommend even as day trips!
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