ENJOY two unique trips this weekend and do something just a ‘little’ bit different.

n A TRIP to St George’s Church isn’t just a pit-stop on Portland.

This absorbing 18th century church rises from the rocky, treeless and dramatic peninsula of Portland and is the masterwork of a local mason named Thomas Gilbert whose grandfather supplied the Portland stone used to build St Paul’s Cathedral.

You can get lost in the graveyard, which is full of fascinating stories.

These headstones and memorials tell tales of murder, piracy and adventure in a gloriously atmospheric setting.

There are inscriptions to Mary Way and William Lano, who were shot and killed in 1803 by a press gang, and Joseph Trevitt, an assistant warder at Portland Prison who was murdered by a convict in 1869. The church is open daily between 10am and 5pm.

n TIME travel into the past at the Tudor House at Weymouth Harbour.

The Tudor rooms with wooden beams and dark Jacobian and Tudor furniture instantly transport you back 500 years.

It’s thought the house was once a merchant’s house in the heyday of trade in Weymouth and Portland.

In more recent years, the house was acquired by local architect Ernest Wamsley Lewis who worked tirelessly to restore the house to its origins.

Today, Weymouth Civic Society provide brilliant and informative tours about the history of the house and merchant trade in Weymouth, and often in full costume too.

Stare into a 17th century French walnut cushion mirror as the realisation of the history of the house and maybe a grey lady seen by staff hauntingly stares right back at you.

The house is open Tuesday to Friday and Sundays 2pm to 4pm.