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Durdle Door (sometimes written Durdle Dor [1]) is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, England. [2] It is privately owned by the Weld family, who own the Lulworth Estate , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] but it is also open to the public.
Another feature of this part of the coast is Durdle Door, a natural arch. Sea stacks and pinnacles, such as Old Harry Rocks at Handfast Point, have been formed by erosion of the chalk cliffs. [9] The highest point on the Jurassic Coast, and on the entire south coast of Britain, is Golden Cap at 627 ft (191 m) between Bridport and Charmouth. [10]
Lulworth Cove is a cove near the village of West Lulworth, on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, southern England.The cove is one of the world's finest examples of such a landform, and is a World Heritage Site and tourist location with approximately 500,000 [1] visitors every year, of whom about 30 per cent visit in July and August. [2]
Durdle Door from the eastern side of the estate. The Lulworth Estate is a country estate located in central south Dorset, England. Its most notable landscape feature is a five-mile stretch of coastline on the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, including Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove. The historic estate includes the Lulworth Castle and park ...
Old Harry Rocks are three chalk formations, including a stack and a stump, located at Handfast Point, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, southern England. They mark the most eastern point of the Jurassic Coast , a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
Swyre Head, Lulworth is a hill and sea cliff which lies on the Jurassic Coast between Bat's Head to the west and Durdle Door to the east, close to Lulworth (further to the east) in Dorset, England. It is located approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) east of Weymouth and 14 miles (22.5 km) west of Swanage .
Within the length of Dorset's coast can be found examples of a nearly circular cove (Lulworth Cove), a very clearly exposed and accessible geological fold , a natural sea arch (Durdle Door), sea stacks (Old Harry Rocks), an active landslip , and numerous and often quite spectacular cliffs, including the highest cliff on England's south coast ...
Man o' War Cove from the cliffs. The top of Durdle Door, and a glimpse of its opening, can be seen at the top of the steps.. Man o' War Cove (or Man of War Bay and similar names) lies on the Dorset coast in southern England and is flanked by the rocky, steep and slightly projecting headlands of Durdle Door to the west and Man O War (or O' War) Head to the east.