Beaches · South East England
Durdle Door
Durdle Door — Beach (pebblestone).
Ian Capper — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Nearest railway station
- Wool · 7.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Durdle Door is a beach on the coast of South-East England. The site is within the Dorset National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the South Dorset parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Wool, about 7.9 km away. Postcode area BH20.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Dorset Coast SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Durdle Door (sometimes written Durdle Dor) is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, England. It is privately owned by the Weld family, who own the Lulworth Estate, but it is also open to the public.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.6222, -2.2834
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- West Lulworth
- Postcode
- BH20 5PU
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Dorset
- Nearest railway station
- Wool — 7.9 km
- Official site
- www.worldheritagecoast.net
Sources
- osm: w299298151 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Durdle Door (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Durdle Door?
- Durdle Door is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH20 5PU), in the parish of West Lulworth.
- Who owns Durdle Door?
- Durdle Door is owned by | website =.
- Is Durdle Door a protected site?
- Yes — Durdle Door is part of the South Dorset Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Durdle Door free to visit?
- Yes, Durdle Door is free to enter.
- How do I get to Durdle Door?
- The nearest railway station is Wool, about 7.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BH20 5PU.