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Find weather, things to do, opening times, roadworks and more.

Weather

The Met Office forecasts it will be sunny with highs of 8 degrees.

Sunrise and sunset

Sunrise: 08:09

Sunset: 16:30

Things to do today

• Bridport market will be up and running with stalls on East, West and South Street today • Booking is essential for The Ropemakers' popular cheese club tonight

In case you missed it

Walk of the month: Loop around Uploders

Attraction opening times

Bridport Museum: CLOSED - opens February 12

Bridport Leisure Centre: 06:30 - 22:00

Rockburn: 12:00 - 21:30

Tourist Information Centre: 10:00 - 15:00

Freshwater bowling: CLOSED - 10:00 - 21:00

Freshwater swimming pool: 10:00 - 18:30

Highlands End soft play: CLOSED - 09:00 - 18:00

Highlands End swimming pool: 07:00 - 19:00

West Bay Discovery Centre: CLOSED - opens March 2022

2020 Skate and Ride:

Supermarket opening times

Morrisons: 06:00 - 22:00

Lidl: 08:00 - 21:00

Co-op: 07:00 - 22:00

Waitrose: 08:00 - 20:00

Roadworks

• There will be temporary traffic lights in West Bay close to the Parkdean resort • Flooding works are being carried out in Portesham until January. • Jurassic Fibre will be carrying out works on the A35 in Chideock until January 15 • Openreach will be carrying out works in Common Lane, Burton Bradstock, until January 14 and on the A35 near Askerswell and Chideock until January 12 • Yenhay Lane in Chideock will be closed until January 31 while bridge maintenance works take place • Shipton Lane, Shipton Gorge, will be closed today from 9.30am to 3.30pm while Openreach carries out works. A signed diversion will be in place • Wessex Water will be carrying out works in West Bay Road until January 13 • Mount Lane in Eype will be closed between Primrose Cottages and Eype's Mouth Country Hotel until January 13 from 9pm to 6am while Openreach carries out works

Tide times

High tide at West Bay: 01:24, 13:49

Low tide at West Bay: 07:04, 19:49

Fun fact of the day

Thomas Hardy is not the only writer celebrated in Dorchester, William Barnes also has links to the area. He worked at a solicitors in the town.

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