Mountains & hills · South East England
St Oswald's Bay
St Oswald's Bay — bay in Dorset, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Wool · 7.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
St Oswald's Bay is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Part of English Channel. Wikidata describes it as: "bay in Dorset, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.6207°, -2.2690°.
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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
St Oswald's Bay is located near Lulworth on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England. The bay has a narrow beach of shingle with high chalk cliffs. The beach is cut off at high tide at the western end. At the eastern end, the descent to the shore is steep and slippery if wet. The beach is isolated with no facilities. There are sometimes rockfalls and landslides on the cliffs, a particularly large one occurring in April 2013, which resulted in the destruction and closure of part of the South West Coast Path on the clifftop.
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- Coordinates
- 50.6207, -2.2690
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- West Lulworth
- Postcode
- BH20 5PU
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Dorset
- Nearest railway station
- Wool — 7.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7595004 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Oswald's Bay (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St oswalds bay near lulworth dorset arp.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Oswald's Bay?
- St Oswald's Bay is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH20 5PU), in the parish of West Lulworth.
- Is St Oswald's Bay a protected site?
- Yes — St Oswald's Bay is part of the South Dorset Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Oswald's Bay free to visit?
- Yes, St Oswald's Bay is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Oswald's Bay?
- The nearest railway station is Wool, about 7.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BH20 5PU.