EnglandPurbeck DistrictStudlandHandfast Point50°38’32” N 1°55’26” W
12. Oktober 2020 in England ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
We walk across high chalk grassland to reach the Old Harry Rocks; these mark the eastern end of the Jurassic Coast (a UNESCO world heritage site) which starts here and finishes at Orcombe Point, nearWeiterlesen
EnglandPurbeck DistrictSwanagePeveril Point50°36’27” N 1°56’51” W
13. Oktober 2020 in England ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
We proceed through Swanage to Peveril Point - a promontory where there is a National Coastwatch Institution look out point manned by volunteers - and on further to Durlston Bay, a renowned site forWeiterlesen
EnglandLangton MatraversActon50°35’30” N 2°0’17” W
14. Oktober 2020 in England ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
The walk from Dancing Ledge brings us first to Headbury Quarry, where an old cannon on the rocks is visible - it is from a ship wrecked in a storm in 1786 whilst on its way to India. Next, we passWeiterlesen
EnglandPurbeck DistrictWest LulworthMan O'War Beach50°37’18” N 2°16’37” W
15. Oktober 2020 in England ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Kimmeridge Bay, aka Purbeck Marine Wildlife Preserve, is renowned for fossils and is a site of Special Scientific Interest; it is semi-circular in shape with a wave cut platform and rock pools beneathWeiterlesen
EnglandWeymouthWeymouth Port50°36’32” N 2°27’12” W 21. Juni 2021 in England ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Weymouth is a seaside town situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wet halfway along the Jurassic Coast; built on weak rock, it has been protected by a barrier beach (Chesil Beach) andWeiterlesen
EnglandPortlandChesilChesil Cove50°33’5” N 2°26’55” W 21. Juni 2021 in England ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
The Isle of Portland is a tied island linked to the mainland by a barrier beach (Chesil Beach); traffic moves between the two via a bridge over the Fleet Lagoon. Portland is split into two geologicalWeiterlesen
EnglandWest Dorset DistrictAbbotsbury50°39’27” N 2°37’11” W
22. Juni 2021 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Chesil Beach, aka Chesil Bank, has its name derived from the Old English word for gravel or shingle; it is a "barrier beach" and one of only 3 shingle beach structures in the UK. It is 18 miles longWeiterlesen
EnglandWest Dorset DistrictWest BayRiver Brit50°42’43” N 2°45’54” W
23. Juni 2021 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
West Bay, also known as Bridport Harbour, is situated 1.5 miles south of Bridport at the mouth of the River Brit. It is a small town that developed as a result of rope and net trade from Bridport, butWeiterlesen
EnglandWest Dorset DistrictChideockGolden Cape50°43’31” N 2°50’25” W
23. Juni 2021 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We leave West Bay via West Cliff, above the Esplanade; whereas the East Cliff is composed mainly of Bridport Sand, the West Cliff is composed mainly of the younger Frome Clay and has a much differentWeiterlesen
EnglandWest Dorset DistrictCharmouthCharmouth Beach50°44’1” N 2°54’7” W
24. Juni 2021 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
It is a short drive to the town of Charmouth and we visit the Heritage Coast Centre with its wonderful display of fossils found on the beach - including the Ichthyosaur which starred in the TVWeiterlesen
