Hello, people! Just been away for about 8 hours to the Jurassic Coast. I hadn't really got a chance to explore Dorset, having only been to two local heathland sites in weeks, but that doesn't matter because I just spent hours gawking at the beautiful Jurassic Coast. Truthfully, I wasn't that impressed with what I'd seen of England so far, having not been to the really well known locations such as the Peak/Lake districts, but this has proved me wrong. The Dorset Coast is otherworldly stunning. We only saw three or four landmarks, but as we had the whole day we done a couple of walks. We only really covered a small part of it, mostly in the east, seeing Old Harry Rocks, walking around and up to a part of Lulworth Cove (sadly the flags were flying so couldn't see the Fossil Forest), and walked the long way to the awesome Durdle Door. And I have to say the heritage centre near Lulworth Cove was brilliant. That's how you do a visitor centre.
This day has left an impression on me of Southern England. It's silly to say, but I didn't really know all that was there just an hour away. Living in Scotland sort of desensitizes you to certain sights I think, at least in the UK. That's not to say that Scotland has all the best and most impressive sights, of course not, it's just that I love my country and its wildness. But boy have I been proved wrong about England. This was a different type of beauty. It helped that the weather was perfect. Every landmark was heaving with people, but the atmosphere was great. It's just a shame that my photos don't convey the scale of the structures.
Here are some of the better photos (shrunk them down to fit on the board)
Old Harry Rocks and surrounding area
Lulworth Cove
On the way to the Door
Man of War Cove
Durdle Door from above
Door from the beach
Will definitely be going back to explore some of the west and the Triassic rocks.
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