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Isle
of Purbeck coastline |
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Description |
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| As the crow flies the
Isle of Purbeck is about 25 miles west of Lymington. Purbeck's
unspoiled rocky south coast became England's first natural world
heritage site in 2002, it is well know for fossils,
rare plants, wildlife and the caves cut into the cliff-edge where
stone was quarried and used for many London buildings and famous
cathedrals.
One of the famous landmarks is Dancing
Ledge, the ledge is what is left after a massive piece of
stone was cut out of the cliff and shipped to Kent in order
to construct Ramsgate Harbour. The recent BBC version of Thomas
Hardy's Tess
of the D'Urbervilles features Dancing
Ledge. |
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Contact |
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Purbeck Information & Heritage
Centre
South Street, Wareham
BH20 4LU
Tel:01929
552740 Email Website
Swanage Tourist Information Centre
Shore Rd, Swanage BH19 1LB
Tel:0870 4420680 Email Website |
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Directions |
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Turn off the A35
for Wareham and continue down the A351 to Swanage. Streetmap
The main railway line Waterloo
to Weymouth stops a Wareham and the No
40 bus from Poole stops
outside the station and continues to Swanage.
In the
summer there are regular
trips by Dorset
Cruises from
Bournemouth Pier to Swanage.
You
can also take a short cut
to the Isle of Purbeck
by taking the Sandbanks
Ferry |
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Parking |
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| Durlston Country
Park near Swanage, Langton Matravers
and Worth Matravers |
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Refreshments |
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| Durlston
Country Park Visitor Centre - Lookout
café April to October, daily 10am to 5pm - Winter opening
Thur, Fri Sat, Sun & school hols 10.30am to 4pm (Thur,
Fri 3pm)
Worth
Matravers; Square and Compass
pub and Worth Tea Shop (well
worth a visit). |
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Accessibility |
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 Durlston
is a hilly cliff-top site but some areas are accessible to less
mobile visitors - call Durlston
Country Park for details, as much can
depend on the ground conditions. |
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More
info |
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Picnic
Tables at Durlston
Country Park Visitor Centre
WCs
at Durlston Country
Park Visitor Centre and
at Worth Matravers
 Visitor
Centre at Durlston
Country Park: Easter
to October, every day: 10am - 5pm,
November to March, weekends and school
holidays only: 10:30am - 4pm |
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