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20 September 2008 - Durdle Door

Another leg of our Dorset Coast path walk. This leg was from Durdle Door to Burning cliff in Ringstead Bay.

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We parked in the car park at Durdle Door. St Oswalds Bay.

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The famous Durdle Door.

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Heading west towards Swyre Head.

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The view looking east from Swyre Head.

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Descending from Swyre Head towards Bat’s Head. You can just see Bat’s hole, a natural arch.

Swyre Head Dorset Dorsetcamera

The bottom of the dip between Swyre Head and Bat’s Head looking east.

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The top of Bat’s head looking east.

Whitenothe Dorset Dorsetcamera

The drop down to Middle Bottom before the long climb up towards Whitenothe.

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A late flowering Vipers Bugloss.

Sea Lavender Dorsetcamera

Sea lavender.

Carline Thistle Dorsetcamera

Carline Thistle.

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Adonis Blue Butterfly.

Middle Bottom Bat's Head Dorset Dorsetcamera

The view back along our route. This shows the way the various paths have gouged their slots into the chalk cliffs.

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Yellow Toadflax

Portland Whitenothe Dorsetcamera

From Whitnothe the view across to Portland.

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Whitenothe cottages.

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Ringstead Bay from Whitenothe.

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On the way down from Whitenothe towards Ringstead.

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Approaching the descent into Ringstead Bay.

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We came across this rather small and quaint chapel on the hillside above Burning Cliff. St Catherines Chapel. This marked the extreme point of our walk today.

St Catherine's Chapel Ringstead Bay Dorsetcamera

The church was decorated for the Harvest Festival.

St Catherine's Chapel Ringstead Bay Dorsetcamera

This shows how small the chapel is. There was a wonderful view from the churchyard.

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A passing Buzzard.

The Warren Durdle Door Dorsetcamera

The inland walk back to our car at Durdle Door. From here you can see an old field system known as the Warren.