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Durlston Country Park

Swanage, England

Durlston Country Park

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Length2.3 mi
Elev. Gain410 ft
Est. Steps5500
Introduction
Durlston Country Park is a 2.3 mile (5,500-step) route located near Swanage, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 410 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Durlston Castle

Place
Durlston Castle stands within Durlston Country Park, a 1.13 square-kilometre (280-acre) country park and nature reserve stretching along the coastline south of Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset.

Great Globe

Place
The Great Globe at Swanage is one of the largest stone spheres in the world and stands at Durlston Castle within Durlston Country Park, a 113-hectare (280-acre) country park and nature reserve,. It is constructed of Portland stone, weighs about 40 tonnes and is 3 metres (10 ft) in diameter.South of Durlston Castle within the Estate grounds is the Great Globe.

Durlston Country Park

Place
Durlston Country Park is a 320-acre country park and nature reserve stretching along the coast of the Isle of Purbeck at Durlston near Swanage in Dorset, England. The Park, which is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, has been owned by Dorset County Council since the early 1970s and is mostly open access (the Anvil Point Lighthouse and Tilly Whim Caves are not accessible to the public.)The Lighthouse at Anvil Point is built of local stone and was completed in 1881.

Durlston Bay

Place
Durlston Bay (also known as Durdlestone Bay) is a small bay next to a country park of the same name, just south of the resort of Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. It has been a renowned site for Lower Cretaceous fossils since the initial discovery of fragments there by Samuel Beckles in the 1850s.

Durlston

Place
Durlston is an area of Swanage, in Dorset, England. The area was developed by George Burt as a residential suburb, and includes many large Victorian villas as well as modern developments.

Tilly Whim Caves

Place
Tilly Whim Caves consists of three stone quarries in Durlston Country Park, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck, in Dorset, southern England. The Tilly Whim Caves are a part of the Jurassic Coast.The name "Tilly Whim" may have been derived from a former quarryman, George Tilly, and the type of primitive wooden crane used at the time, known as a "whim", also called a derrick or gibbet.
Route Details

Length

2.3 mi

Elev. Gain

410 ft

Est. Steps

5500
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