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Brewers Quay in Hope Square Brewers Quay, Weymouth - geograph.org.uk - 519368.jpg
Brewers Quay in Hope Square
The Red Lion public house The Red Lion, Hope Square Weymouth - geograph.org.uk - 729663.jpg
The Red Lion public house
The Maltings of John Groves Brewery, located just off Hope Square, and now containing apartments The Maltings of John Groves Brewery - geograph.org.uk - 729671.jpg
The Maltings of John Groves Brewery, located just off Hope Square, and now containing apartments

Hope Square is a historic square to the south of Weymouth Harbour in the seaside town of Weymouth, Dorset, southern England. [2] Hope Street, Cove Street, and Trinity Street all lead via a short walk north to the harbour. [3]

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Brewers Quay, previously housing a brewery, is on the south side of the square. It formerly housed Weymouth Museum and is under redevelopment. There are many restaurants and pubs in the area, [4] including a number directly on the square, such as The Red Lion pub, [1] (established 1851), Il Porto Italian restaurant [5] in Brewers Quay, and the Galley Bistro. [6]

The square is popular with tourists and hosts a number of festivals, [7] often including live music. The Tudor House Museum is close to the square in Trinity Street.

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References

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  2. "Hope Square on Weymouth Street Map". Weymouth Street Map. UK: weymouth.streetmapof.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. "The Old Harbour, Hope Street & Hope Square". Weymouth-Dorset.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. "Restaurants near Brewers Quay". TripAdvisor . Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. "Il Porto". UK. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. "The Galley Bistro". UK. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  7. "Festival hits Hope Square, Weymouth". www.weareweymouth.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

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