Excitement builds for Brewers Quay development in Weymouth

Passing by the Brewers Quay in Weymouth you will notice that the front, once simply fenced away, is now covered with scaffolding and the glass has been removed from a large windowed section.

Developers behind the Brewers Quay project in Weymouth have confirmed that the main building works - building new homes, shops and a new Weymouth Museum - will be completed in June 2027.

Brewers Quay was closed in 2010, and its future was up in the air for years after prospective sales fell through.

The site used to be a major tourist attraction in the town, drawing footfall to Hope Square.
Described as ‘much-anticipated,’ the project will look to bring life back into the area of the town again with the new Weymouth Museum at the forefront, alongside four retail units.

Elsewhere within the building complex, the company is planning to build 37 flats, 12 mews houses and a gym.

Work has already begun to the Grade II listed building which has been split into two phases- the main building and Brewery Reach, which encompasses Coopers Mews.

After years of inaction, residents are pleased to see that work is being undertaken to redevelop the historic site.

Weymouth resident Mary Harris said: "I can't speak for everyone but I am excited. It is a beautiful building and it is nice to see it hopefully be sympathetically restored and use made of it after falling into disuse.

"It was always such a focal attraction for people."

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Geraldine Mooney, the owner of the Cove Gallery on Trinity Street, sees workers on site constantly.

She said: "We are quite resigned to how long it is going to take. It is a very complicated building, but they seem to be working there constantly.

"To be honest we are really impressed with the progress they have made."

Geraldine Mooney (Image: Cristiano Magaglio)

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Ramela O'Malley, from Weymouth, has fond memories of going in the  Timewalk and still has a keyring from before it closed down.

She said: "We came here every weekend with the kids.

"It is good if make something out of it but I liked the old Brewers Quay as it was before it closed. If they can make something out of it then it's better than leaving it as it is."

Fellow Weymouth resident Jo Kimber said: "It really needs to be used. All last summer I have been in the Tudor House Museum and people still come down to see the Brewers Quay.

"We have been threatened with something happening to the site before, so I will believe it when I see it, but it would be really nice to have something we can be proud of in this part of the town."

Weymouth resident Julie said: "I think it is going to be amazing. It needs a facelift and it is going to be really good for the town."