Natural features

Jurassic Coast and Durdle Door

United Kingdom Dorset Wool

Jurassic Coast and Durdle Door
Photo: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

England's only natural World Heritage Site, a 150 km stretch of coast in Dorset and Devon whose cliffs show 185 million years of geological history, and where fossils are often found. Its most famous sight is Durdle Door, a natural limestone arch, with nearby Lulworth Cove, an almost circular bay.


Walk the cliff path between Lulworth and Durdle Door (about 1 km, steep) or further along the South West Coast Path. Hunt for fossils on the beaches at Charmouth and Lyme Regis, ideally on a falling tide after storms.

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