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Durlston Country Park

Swanage, England

Durlston Country Park

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Length2.5 mi
Elev. Gain419.8 ft
Est. Steps6000
Introduction
Durlston Country Park is a 2.5 mile (6,000-step) route located near Swanage, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 419.8 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Durlston Castle

Tourist Attraction
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.

Durlston Bay

Water
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.

Tilly Whim Caves

Landform
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.

Great Globe

Historical
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

Park
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.

Anvil Point Lighthouse

Building
The Anvil Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Swanage in Dorset, southern England.

Anvil Point

Place
Anvil Point is part of the Jurassic Coast on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. It is within the grounds of Durlston Country Park and is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Swanage town centre. Anvil Point Lighthouse is located on the point.

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 Road

Tourist Attraction

Black Zawn

Landform
Route Details

Length

2.5 mi

Elev. Gain

419.8 ft

Est. Steps

6000
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