Chesil Beach a long, narrow spit of land reaching 18 miles from
Portland Bill to
Abbotsbury can be accessed
at different locations between Weymouth and West Bay. Chesil is a steep slope of shingle fronted by pebbles, which have been polished smooth by the action of the waves.
The world
famous step shelved pebble beach runs beside
Abbotsbury and joins
Portland to the mainland.