page_title: Nothe Gardens
section_title: Use in the 2012 Olympics
hierarchical_section_title: Nothe Gardens / Use in the 2012 Olympics
caption_attribution_description: English: Nothe Gardens, Portland Breakwater, Dorset
context_page_description: Nothe Gardens is a public garden, located in Weymouth, Dorset, England. Positioned on the Nothe Peninsula overlooking both Weymouth and Portland harbours, the informal gardens are often acclaimed to be the most beautiful the borough has to offer.
  The gardens include Nothe Fort, built in 1872 to protect Portland's harbour, and today a museum and tourist attraction.
  On the coast below the gardens are Stone Pier at the entrance to Weymouth Harbour and Newton's Cove
context_section_description: For the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Events in the 2012 Olympics, the gardens were closed to the public, where organising committee LOCOG decided to charge spectators £20 to £50 for a day's admission to the gardens to view the sailing events. As a result, the local residents vented anger at the borough councillors for supporting the plan.
  A fence was built and sectioned off part of the Nothe Gardens to enable it to be managed as a ticketed site. The rest of the Gardens remained open for residents and visitors without charge. Nothe Fort recruited 150 people to help out as marshals during the games, as an expected 4,600 ticketed spectators a day flocked to the official view point during the fortnight.
caption: Portland Harbour from Nothe Gardens
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