Lulworth

Day Trip to Lulworth, Durdle Door, Beautiful Jurassic Coast, England

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One of our collegues gave overwhelming feedback of some wonders of Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. So one Saturday morning in summer of 2008 we boarded the South Western bound train to Weymouth. The major challenge was to explain the ticket master where to get down for 'Lulworth'. After my several attempts she failed to understand what I said and I had to write it down for her (A genuine communication problem that too in Great Britain). She advised us to get down at Wool and catch a further transport from there. Punctual British carriage took 40 minutes to arrive at Wool and a lone Taxi (minibus almost) was waiting to suck in all the passengers who were heading to Lulworth.

Taxi charges 5 £ per person one way. This was by far the most effective option than a bus service which was virtually non existent. Our co-passengers were very serious type which infected our talkative nature as well. After half an hour's ride the taxi dropped us at the entrance of Lulworth Cove park. Lulworth Cove is a cove near the village of West Lulworth, on the Jurassic Coast. The cove is one of the world's finest examples of such a landform, and a major tourist attraction in Dorset. The entire coast stretches from Orcombe Point near Exmouth to Old Harry Rocks near Swanage, a distance of more than 150 km. On the right side of the cove there is Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch. The name Durdle is derived from the meaning bore or drill is an amazing structure formed by combination of limestone and chalk. 

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There is a series of stairs going down towards Durdle Door as well as Lulworth Cove. So it's an exhausting exercise to up-down either side of the cove. The weather was not so bright with sun hiding behind the cloud frequently. Many families do come to Lulworth for diving. The water looks good quality although crowded with dead corals. Honestly the temperature of the sea was just beyond tolerable limit for us get into water. Though Debarati could take off Jacket but the English Summer wasn't blessing enough warmth on us. A pair of dogs were really entertaining us while playing with a soft ball. The coastline formed by a band of rocks run parallel to the shoreline. And the bands of rock are quite narrow & vertical with shore has hardly any sand but mostly pebbles.

We did few photo shots in front of Durdle Door as well as on the side of Man O' War Bay, the small bay immediately east of Durdle Door, the band of limestone has not been entirely eroded away, and is visible above the waves. The eroded limestone outcrop forms a line of small rocky islets called (from east to west) The Bull, The Blind Cow, The Cow, and The Calf.  
**Location :** Approx. 200 miles south-west of London on Jurassic Coast coast  
**How to Get There :** Bus/Train to Wool. Continue on Taxi/Bus  
**Best time to Visit :** Summer months (June to August)  
**Attractions :** Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door & Diving  
**Not so Good :** Lack of Commercial Facilities  
**Photo Gallery :** Click [Here](/gallery/photo/Lulworth/4) for Complete Album

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