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18 October 2008 - Osmington from Ringstead

Another leg of our Dorset Coast Path walk. This leg picks up where we stopped at St Catherine’s Chapel above Ringstead Bay on our last walk and continues to just past Black Head beyong Osmington where a previous leg ended.

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Ringstead Bay. The start of our walk today.

Ringstead Bay Dorset Dorsetcamera

We first of all had to walk back up to the east to St Catherine’s Chapel, the end of our last walk.

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The beautiful chapel burial field overlooking Portland.

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Descending back down to Ringstead.

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Almost back at Ringstead.

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White Nothe from the beach at Ringstead.

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Walking west along the beach at Ringstead.

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Looking back along our path on the way to Osmington Mills.

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Our first glimpse of Osmington and the path beyond over Black Head.

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The Smugglers Inn at Osmington Mills.

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At Osmington Mills coast path walkers have a choice. The shorter inland route to West Bexington or the longer route to Weymouth that also takes in the Isle of Portland. We are doing the Weymouth route in short easy legs. This leg picks up with a previous leg from Bowleaze Cove.

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Due to coastal erosion the path from Osmington Mills takes a short inland diversion. The route followed the valley inland for about half a mile and then turned west back up the hill to Black Head.

Osmington Mills Dorset Dorsetcamera

This shot is from Goggins Barrow above Osmington. The map showed a path direct down to Osmington car park. However it looks like the path has slipped away!

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From the same spot the view west across Weymouth BAy.

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Looking back towards Goggins Barrow, the peak in the middle distance.

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Our goal for today is the point just below the adventure holiday camp in the valley below us.

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Our goal reached today. Redcliffe point and Weymouth across the bay.

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Zooming in across the bay to Weymouth in the late afternoon light.

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Back at Ringstead Bay with the late afternoon light.

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The final light of the day shining on White Nothe.