Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove

Coastal walk to a superb Limestone arch


Route outline for walk do126:

Lulworth Cove  -  West Lulworth  -  Durdle Door Caravan Park  -  Newlands Farm  -  Daggers Gate  -  The Warren  -  Chaldon Down  -  Ringstead Bay  -  The Jurassic Coast  -  The South West Coast Path  -  White Nothe  -  Whitenothe Cottage  -  West Bottom  -  Middle Bottom  -  Bats Hole  -  Bats Head  -  Swyre Head  -  Scrtachy Bottom  -  Durdle Door  -  St Oswald's Bay  -  Hambury Tout  -  Dungy Head  -  Stair Hole,.



Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch some 61m (200ft) high.


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
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English
Mountains
Wainwright
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Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
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English
Nuttalls
Dewey
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English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
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Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
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Marilyns
Bridget
1
Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Swyre Head at 208m (682ft). Swyre Head is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Swyre Head is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The South West Coast Path, a 966km (600 miles) linear footpath connecting Minehead in Somerset, England with South Haven Point in Dorset, England. The South West Coast Path is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The South West Coast Path.



You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL15 Purbeck and South Dorset


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

194 Dorchester & Weymouth, Cerne Abbas & Bere Regis


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove

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Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - Durdle Door

Durdle Door

Photo: David Rudd (1)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - The South West Coast Path above St Aldhelm's Head (St Alban's Head)

The South West Coast Path above St Aldhelm's Head (St Alban's Head)

Photo: John Newell (6)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - Lulworth Cove

Lulworth Cove

Photo: Debra Sullivan (2)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - Lulworth Cove

Lulworth Cove

Photo: Debra Sullivan (5)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - On the South West Coast Path

On the South West Coast Path

Photo: Alan Naylor (5)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - Durdle Door, The South West Coast Path

Durdle Door, The South West Coast Path

Photo: John Dyason (10)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - My husband, Graham, on the South West Coast Path overlooking Bat's Head in the Purbecks

My husband, Graham, on the South West Coast Path overlooking Bat's Head in the Purbecks

Photo: Diane Calvert (1)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - The beautiful view from coastal path from Durdle Door to Lulworth Cove

The beautiful view from coastal path from Durdle Door to Lulworth Cove

Photo: Diane Webb (1)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - St Oswald's Bay and Dungy Head from Durdle Door, The South West Coast Path

St Oswald's Bay and Dungy Head from Durdle Door, The South West Coast Path

Photo: John Dyason (8)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - Lulworth Cove

Lulworth Cove

Photo: Debra Sullivan (3)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - Durdle Door (bottom left) and Bat's Head (centre) with Weymouth beyond from St Oswald's Bay, The South West Coast Path

Durdle Door (bottom left) and Bat's Head (centre) with Weymouth beyond from St Oswald's Bay, The South West Coast Path

Photo: John Dyason (9)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - The 'other side' of Durdle Door from St Oswald's Bay, The South West Coast Path

The 'other side' of Durdle Door from St Oswald's Bay, The South West Coast Path

Photo: John Dyason (7)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - Swyre Head with Bat's Head beyond from Durdle Door, The South West Coast Path

Swyre Head with Bat's Head beyond from Durdle Door, The South West Coast Path

Photo: John Dyason (12)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - Mupe Rocks from near Lulworth Cove

Mupe Rocks from near Lulworth Cove

Photo: Diane Clavert (1)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - Me and my father at Lulworth Cove

Me and my father at Lulworth Cove

Photo: James Edwards (1)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - Sea Arches at Stair Hole to West of Lulworth Cove, The South West Coast Path

Sea Arches at Stair Hole to West of Lulworth Cove, The South West Coast Path

Photo: John Dyason (11)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - The South West Coast Path near St Aldhelm's Head (St Alban's Head)

The South West Coast Path near St Aldhelm's Head (St Alban's Head)

Photo: John Newell (3)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - Lulworth Cove Church

Lulworth Cove Church

Photo: Debra Sullivan (1)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - St Oswald's Bay - known locally as Man O'War Bay

St Oswald's Bay - known locally as Man O'War Bay

Photo: Rachael Green (1)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - Working our way up from Lulworth Cove and over to Durdle Door on the Jurassic Coast

Working our way up from Lulworth Cove and over to Durdle Door on the Jurassic Coast

Photo: Melanie Hunt (1)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - Lulworth Cove

Lulworth Cove

Photo: Debra Sullivan (4)

Walk do126 Ringstead Bay, Durdle Door and The Jurassic Coast from Lulworth Cove - On the South West Coast Path

On the South West Coast Path

Photo: Alan Naylor (4)


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