Welcome to my web site which contains maps, stories, history, advice and about nine hundred photographs to help you explore Portland, Dorset - The Jewel of the Jurassic Coast.

A major revision was completed in July 2010 taking the total number of pictures on this website to over 1,100.

Nearly all pictures are now displayed as 'thumbnails' giving access to full-screen, high resolution versions.

Pictures have also been added which match views of the same scene taken in Victorian times as displayed on the excellent Portland Museum  website seen by clicking here.

This website has been produced as a hobby and has no commercial affiliations. Any praise given is from the heart and has not been bought - see the recommendations below.

So, to explore Portland in Dorset please click on the 'GO' buttons below.

Please click on the weather symbol to visit my website covering weather forecasting accuracy for Portland and Weymouth, the effects of sea level rise in Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour and predictions of the dramatic effect of climate change on Weymouth and Portland.

The "Steps In Time - Images Project"

Treasured pictures are collected from individuals, scanned and archived and then returned to their owners.

Over five thousand pictures have so far been archived for posterity. A selection of these pictures are being displayed on a website. Please click on the picture at right to enter this archive. 

"Portland - Then and Now"

Stuart Morris's new book is a wonderful collection of old and new photographs of Portland showing over a century of change - compare the picture at right with the one above.

Stuart's book is available from bookshops and online at Amazon.co.uk - see http://tinyurl.com/y2qh4z

Samantha Holloway runs a soft tissue treatments and injury clinic based at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, Osprey Quay, Portland, Dorset DT5 1SA. I and several of my friends have used her skills for the treatment of sporting and general injuries, aches and pains. We have been delighted by her treatments. She can be contacted by using the telephone numbers shown above.

In 2007 I transferred all my domains and websites to 1&1. I've been delighted with their service, simplicity of use and reliability - and they worked out nearly GBP90 cheaper per year than my previous provider.

Please click on the message at right for more information.

A Guide to the Dorset and Devon World Heritage Coastline

Explore the world famous Dorset and East Devon Jurassic Coast. This site is the largest online resource dedicated to the Jurassic Coast containing maps, hundreds of video clips and thousands of pictures. With information on tourism, geology, fossils, wildlife, leisure activities and history, there is so much to see and do. Click on the logo at right to start exploring this 95 mile long stretch of remarkable coastline which has become England's first natural World Heritage Site - The Jurassic Coast.