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The Inform at ion Cent re<br />
The chesil beach inform at ional cent re is at t he Sout hern end of t he Fleet lagoon on t he<br />
Ferrybridge car park, bet w een Wyke and Port land. The cent re has plent y of inform at ion on<br />
w hat w ildlife and plant life you could find t here, a sm all gift shop w here you can pick up<br />
sm all m em orabilia and a cafe w here you can get sm all t hings t o eat or drink. There is also<br />
an educat ion room t hat schools can use t o educat e kids about t he area.<br />
The cent re is also connect ed t o a pat hw ay t hat w ill t ake you t o t he ot her side of t he beach<br />
w here you can explore t he vast w ildlife or relax on t he beach w it h a beaut iful ocean view.<br />
One of t he m ain act ivit ies at t he cent re is t o hire t he glass bot t om ed boat t hat w ill give you<br />
a t ore around t he low er fleet w here you w ill be able t o see everyt hing below you.<br />
Fishing<br />
Fishing is a very popular t hing t o do at<br />
Chesil, t his is because t he t ide is<br />
roughly t he sam e for m ost of t he day<br />
m eaning t hat t he fish are alw ays in t he<br />
sam e general area. The high prevailing<br />
w ind also helps as it blow s t ow ards<br />
Chesil creat ing w aves t hat w ill w ash<br />
fish closer t o t he shore, m aking t hem<br />
easier t o cat ch.<br />
The biggest fish t o be caught at Chesil<br />
w as a 78.6 lb st ingray t hat beat t he<br />
previous record of 67 lb. It w as caught<br />
by a m an called Guy Spriggs on<br />
Sept em ber 1st 2015 . This st ingray is<br />
believed t o be one of t he biggest ever<br />
caught in t he w hole count ry. Alt hough<br />
you aren?t likely t o cat ch a record<br />
breaking st ingray, t here are st ill plent y<br />
of fish t o cat ch at Chesil like; Mackerel,<br />
Wrasse, Pollock, Cod and m any ot her<br />
t ypes.
Tom bst oning at Port land Bill<br />
Alt hough t he t hrill of adrenaline, t he ext rem e sport is ext rem ely dangerous, if<br />
you don?t know w hat you are doing. Many yout hs have t aken up t his sport as a<br />
hobby. The fear for m ost t ourist s passing by is t he roughness of t he sea. The<br />
int elligent , shaky people usually t ake an unusual int erest t o t he so called sport .<br />
They t end t o st and and t ake videos and pict ures of t he brave cliff jum pers.<br />
We spoke t o a local lad aged 15 w ho t akes part in t he ext rem e act ivit y at t he<br />
popular t ourist at t ract ion. He said ?The t hrilling, adrenaline filled sport m e and<br />
m y friends t ake part in m akes m e appreciat e t he locat ion w e live in. Not m any<br />
places in t he UK have safe enough cliffs t o jum p from due t o t he rocks.?<br />
Michael Minroe, our leading int erview er, asked t he young m an, ?What safet y<br />
advice do you give t o ot hers t hat are int ending t o t ry t he dangerous act ivit y you<br />
t ake part in??<br />
His response w as helpful for t hose seeking t o do t he sam e.<br />
?We alw ays check t he dept h of t he w at er and only jum p from t he w ell know n<br />
spot s as w e develop an underst anding on w hen it is safe enough t o jum p.?<br />
This unusual sport has surprisingly been occurring for t ens of years on t he<br />
enclosed isle. The ages of local societ y t aking part in t he act ivit y range from 12 t o<br />
40 and t he height s range from 5ft t o 55ft . We advise people not t o cliff jum p but<br />
t ake it at your ow n risk.
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