Power cut reported in DT3 4. The Swan Inn has backup power. Check the SSEN PowerTrack map or ring 105.
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It is open every day from mid-March to the end of October, 10am to 5pm with last entry at 4pm, and closed from November to mid-March. Right now: closed, opens 10am today. Adults £15, children 5 to 15 £7.50, under 5s free. No dogs. More.
The village car park is off Rodden Row, by the centre. The beach car park is at the end of Buller's Way, about a mile out, with toilets. Both charge. The Swannery and the Gardens have their own visitor parking. More.
The X53 Jurassic Coaster and the X52. They stop at the Swan Inn and the Ilchester Arms in both directions, towards Weymouth one way and Bridport the other. The buses page shows live times. More.
Ring 105 to report it, or check the SSEN PowerTrack map. This site shows a notice at the top of every page while a cut is on. The Swan Inn has backup power, so it stays lit, warm and online, and the mobile mast usually drops with the mains, so that is the place to get a signal. More.
On Chesil Beach at Abbotsbury, yes, all year. In the Gardens, yes, on a short lead. At the Swan Inn, yes, in the bar and garden. At the Swannery, no, including assistance dogs. More.
No. It ran on 13 May for the best part of two hundred years, but by 2005 only eight children turned out and early in the 2010s it stopped. The 2005 film on the old films page is one of the last records of it. More.
Chapel Lane Stores has the village shop and the Post Office counter, where you can withdraw and deposit cash. Post Office hours are Monday to Saturday 8 to 6 and Sunday 9 to 1. More.
Most of it is Dorset Council's to fix, and it gets dealt with fastest when it is logged on their own form rather than mentioned to someone. The report a problem page has the right form or number for each kind of problem, and says what to do if nothing happens. More.
Chesil Bank Parish Council covers Abbotsbury, Portesham, Langton Herring and Fleet. It meets at Strangways Hall. The clerk is [email protected]. More.
It is free. Every business in the village gets its own page and an access key. With the key you edit the page yourself: opening hours, photos, offers and news, live the moment you save. Ask for a key if you have not had one. More.
The Swannery and the Gardens are each a couple of hours. The chapel is a steep twenty minutes up from the village. The beach is a mile out, and the coast path loop over the hill fort is half a day. The home page has a planner that puts a day in order from how long you have. More.
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