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Chesil Beach is a popular location for sea angling, with access at Chiswell, Ferry Bridge, Abbotsbury, Cogden, Burton Bradstock and West Bay. Angling is also allowed in the lower Fleet from the shore. Commercial fishing, which often involved seine nets, has now virtually disappeared from Chesil Beach compared with the level of activity a ...
The local fishermen, particularly at Portland, developed a purpose-built vessel to withstand the sea actions at Chesil Beach. The boat, known as a Lerret, is a double-ended open fishing boat, used for seine net fishing. [13] The 18th-century public house The Cove House Inn remains one of Portland's most popular pubs and is Grade II Listed.
Chiswell was established predominantly as a fishing community alongside the pebble bank of Chesil Cove. [2] The settlement dates back to Roman times when it was known as "Coesl". [1] A small tidal creek known as the Mere formerly reached Chiswell, but it progressively silted up as the settlement expanded around it. [2]
Chesil Beach runs alongside to the west of the village which is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. A major attraction in Chickerell is the Bennetts Water Gardens which is situated next to Chickerell Downs, a Woodland Trust wood.
A lerret is a type of rowing boat designed for use off the Chesil Beach in Dorset. It is of wooden, clinker construction and varied in size, depending on the number of oars – the largest would have up to eight. It was primarily used for fishing but, in emergencies, lerrets would be used as lifeboats.
Chesil Beach from the Isle of Portland. A storm beach is a beach affected by particularly fierce waves, usually with a very long fetch.The resultant landform is often a very steep beach (up to 45°) composed of rounded cobbles, shingle and occasionally sand.
A Minnesota couple has reportedly been sentenced to four years after they locked their children in cages for "their safety." The couple was arrested and charged with 16 counts in June 2023. They ...