The Osmington White Horse is a hill figure cut into the limestone of Osmington Hill just north of Weymouth in 1808. The figure is of King George III riding his horse and can be seen for miles around. The king was a regular visitor to Weymouth and made it 'the first resort'. The figure is 85m long and 98m high and was restored in 1989 for a broadcast of the TV show Challenge Anneka, although the work was subsequently criticised by historians for doing more harm than good. Anneka Rice.
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