Durdle Door

Lulworth Cove

Lulworth CoveChapman's Pool

Chapman’s Pool near

St Adhelm’s Head

Chesil Beach near Abbotsbury, looking towards the Fleet.

Chesil is in the centre of the Jurassic coast, an 18-mile shingle tombolo stretching from Portland to Abbotsbury. For much of its length it is separated from the mainland by an area of saline water called the Fleet Lagoon.

Both the beach and the lagoon provide an important range of habitats for wildlife.

 

Chesil Beach pebbles

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Hillyground Cottage

86 Newton

Sturminster Newton

Dorset, DT10 2DQ

Phone: 01258 473890

Fax: 01258 473890

E-mail: hillyground@tiscali.co.uk

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Jurassic Coast

Durdle Door

The Jurassic coast is an 85-mile stretch of coastline from East Devon to Swanage, and is England’s first natural World Heritage Site.  Its rocks hold a unique record of the development of life on earth.  The coastline includes attractive beaches and scenery, including Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove.  There are various walks and cycleways along this stretch of the coast.

 

Distances:

To Lulworth: 35 miles, about 1.5 hrs’ drive

To Wareham: 26 miles, about 1 hr’s drive

To Swanage: 35 miles, about 1.5 hrs’ drive

To Studland: 30 miles, about 1.3 hrs’ drive

To Portland: 39 miles, about 1.5 hrs’ drive

To Abbotsbury: 37 miles, about 1.5 hrs’ drive

 

Website:

The photos below show some highlights going from west to east.

 

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Chesil Beach

Pebbles on Chesil Beach

Weymouth

At the heart of the Jurassic Coast: picturesque harbour, Georgian seafront with golden sands, historical buildings, modern shopping centre, RSPB nature reserve, Sealife and Marine Sanctuary, Nothe Fort.

Weymouth seafrontNothe Fort

Seafront

Nothe Fort