About Us
Rodney and Kezia
Third generation bed and breakfast owners who have lived in Dorset most of their lives.
Rodney has previously worked as a landscape gardener, however, grew up in Penn House and learned the bed and breakfast trade from his parents. A keen fisherman and golfer, he can offer lots of recommendations in these areas.
Kezia has spent most of her 20 year career, working in Administration for the NHS. More recently she has worked as a Property Manager for local holiday let company & loves the Hospitality Industry. Kezia grew up on Portland & can recommend many things to do in & around the local area.
History of Penn House
Above, Gladys Fellows (Left), and daughter Maureen Bennet (Right), outside The Windsor and Penn House.
Above, Maureen Bennet, outside Penn House and the Windsor when her parents ran them as one bed and breakfast.
The Family Business
Gladys and Hartley Fellows bought the Windsor Bed and Breakfast in 1954, then Penn House next door in 1964.
The family knocked through downstairs and ran both hotels as one for 19 years. In 1983 they remodelled the B&B into two and sold The Windsor.
Gladys and Hartley retired and their daughter, Maureen and her husband David decided to carry on the family business, making Penn House their own.
David and Maureen have been running Penn House Bed and Breakfast for 37 years. They've raised their children here, made life long friends in returning customers, and enjoyed a wonderful life on Weymouth's beautiful seafront.
Penn House closed briefly in 2020 as it was passed over to Maureen and David's sons, Rodney and Darryl. Rodney and his partner Kezia have refurbished the guest rooms and dining area ahead of a sunny, successful first year at Penn House.
Pier Bandstand Pre 1960's
A stone's throw away from Penn House is the Pier Bandstand. Used previously as a performance venue for dances, rollerskating, wrestling, concerts and the Miss Weymouth Beauty Pagent.
In the 1980s the mass of the pier was demolished and the building redesigned into amusements and a restaurant.
Visit Al Molo restaurant in the pier bandstand during your visit for a romantic setting with stunning ocean views
Family Photo Gallery
Famous Stories
The Dorset Essays-
by Llewelyn Powys.
Born in Dorchester, Dorset, 1984. Llewelyn Powys was from a family of writers and poets.
He grew up in Somerset and had a life full of travel to places such as America, Africa, and Switzerland. He returned and settled in Weymouth with his wife in 1925.
In 1935 he published the 'Dorset Essays', recalling fond memories of holidays with his family in Weymouth in 1888.
In this extract titled 'Weymouth In The Three Eights' he talks about Brunswick Terrace, the beauty of Weymouth seafront, and staying with his grandmother in Penn House.