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Durdle Door, Dorset
Part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Durdle Door is one of the most recognisable natural landmarks in England. The view of the striking rock formation is most impressive from on top of the cliffs, but an equally enticing experience has to be swimming under the archway on a warm summer’s day. There is a path to the beach from Lulworth Cove that offers dramatic views on the way down.
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Man O War RocksI've been to Durdle Door several times…not far up the coast from me, and we've stayed in the caravan & camping site on the top of the cliffs.
The last time I was there access to scramble up to the top of the “Door” itself had been fenced off because too much erosion had been caused by people trying to access it.
There's a rock formation jutting from the sea in a cove on the other side called 'Man O War Rocks' which is fun to swim out to, but less fun trying to get up onto the quite jagged rocks.Durdle Door, Dorset
Part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Durdle Door is one of the most recognisable natural landmarks in England. The view of the striking rock formation is most impressive from on top of the cliffs, but an equally enticing experience has to be swimming under the archway on a warm summer’s day. There is a path to the beach from Lulworth Cove that offers dramatic views on the way down.
@ Soniaslut. I didn't know that, thanks for the extra add on.
Here's more on Dorset.
Chesil Beach (also known as Chesil Bank) in Dorset, England is one of three major shingle beach structures in Britain. Its name is derived from the Old English ceosel or cisel, meaning “gravel” or “shingle”. It runs for a length of 29 kilometres (18 mi) from West Bay to the Isle of Portland and in places is up to 15 metres (50 ft) high 200 metres (660 ft) wide. Behind the beach is the Fleet, a shallow tidal lagoon. Both are part of the Jurassic Coast and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and together form an SSSI and Ramsar Site.
The beach is often identified as a tombolo, although research into the geomorphology of the area has revealed that it is in fact a barrier beach which has “rolled” landwards, joining the mainland with the Isle of Portland and giving the appearance of a tombolo.
The beach curves sharply at the eastern end, near the village of Chiswell, and forms Chesil Cove against the cliffs of the Isle of Portland, and this protects the low-lying village from flooding.
It has been the scene of many shipwrecks and was named “Dead Man's Bay” by Thomas Hardy.
The beach provides shelter from the prevailing winds and waves for the town of Weymouth, Dorset and the village of Chiswell on Portland.
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