Weymouth curves around a pale stone promenade, where ordered seafront terraces and calm blue water give Dorset's bay a bright, unhurried coastal welcome at first glance.

Black railings lead along the left-hand seawall before the shore arcs past tall cream façades, rows of chimneys and a small church spire. Green slopes rise directly behind the town, while dark rocks interrupt the water below a wide field of softly layered clouds. Reflections loosen the buildings into pale vertical marks near the edge.

For those acquainted with Weymouth, the appeal lies in this meeting of town and shoreline, with the hill sitting close behind the houses instead of beyond a distant harbour. It can recall an early walk beside the railings, the turn towards the crescent, or a pause to watch the tide touch the rocks under the seafront.