Jurassic Coast in Pictures: 88 Free Photos of Durdle Door and Old Harry Rocks
The Jurassic Coast in 88 free photos. England’s first natural World Heritage Site runs for 95 miles along the coasts of Devon and Dorset, with rocks that record 185 million years of the Earth’s history; these photos show its best-known landmarks in Dorset.
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Durdle Door and Man o’ War Bay
Durdle Door is a natural arch of Portland limestone, carved by the sea, at the end of a shingle beach below high chalk cliffs. On its other side lies the sheltered curve of Man o’ War Bay with its reef of rocks. The South West Coast Path climbs over the cliffs from here to Lulworth Cove, a mile to the east.
Old Harry Rocks
At Handfast Point near Studland, the eastern end of the Jurassic Coast, the chalk downs end in white cliffs and stacks standing in the sea. The tallest is Old Harry; the same band of chalk surfaces again across the water in the Needles on the Isle of Wight. An easy walk over the National Trust land from Studland leads to the clifftop.
Lulworth Castle
Lulworth Castle, a few miles inland, was built in the early 17th century as a hunting lodge, a square house with a round tower at each corner. Gutted by fire in 1929, it has been restored, and its rooms, cellars and Victorian kitchen are open to visitors, with the old parish church of St Andrew in the park beside it.
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How do you get to Durdle Door?
Park at Lulworth Cove or at the Durdle Door holiday park above the beach and walk down the steep path, about 20 minutes. The nearest railway station is Wool, about five miles away.
