78 places from our the Jurassic Coast guide, from Bridport & West Bay to Weymouth & Portland. Each links to its area guide and, where we have one, its official site.
Attractions
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Other sightColony of nesting mute swans beside the Fleet lagoon, behind Chesil Beach, described as the only managed swannery in the world.
Other sightSmall harbour at the mouth of the River Axe, beside Seaton.
Other sightChalk ridge between Swanage and Studland Bay ending at Ballard Point, with long views along the coast.
Park or naturePebble beach in a cove below chalk cliffs at Beer, where fishing boats are drawn up on the shingle.
Park or natureHeadland west of Beer on the South West Coast Path, with cliffs above Lyme Bay.
Other sightMan-made limestone caves where Beer stone has been quarried for about 2,000 years.
Cathedral or churchRuins of a Cistercian monastery on the River Frome, about half a mile east of Wool.
Park or natureUnstable 130-metre cliff between Charmouth and Lyme Regis, rich in fossils; keep well away from its foot and face.
Park or natureLong shingle beach below the village of Branscombe, within East Devon’s protected landscape.
Other sightNational Trust sites in Branscombe village, including a bakery and a watermill.
Other sightArts centre in a 19th-century listed former chapel, with the Marlow Theatre, the Allsop Gallery and a cinema.
MuseumMuseum in a 16th-century building on South Street known as the Castle.
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Park or naturePebble and sand beach below crumbling clay cliffs, well known for loose fossils washed out of the cliffs.
Other sightCharity-run centre on Charmouth beach with fossil displays and advice on looking for fossils safely.
Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source
Other sightVisitor centre at Ferrybridge run by Dorset Wildlife Trust, at the Portland end of the 18-mile shingle bank.
Park or natureSmall secluded pebble cove on Portland’s east side, overlooked by the cliff-top ruin of Rufus Castle.
Other sightSmall cottage near Wareham, the former home of T. E. Lawrence, now cared for by the National Trust.
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GardenPublic gardens on Peak Hill above the sea at Sidmouth.
CastleNorman castle ruin above the village, in a gap in the Purbeck Hills; besieged twice in the Civil War and now National Trust.
Other sightModel village and gardens in Corfe Castle with a café, beside the Swanage Railway station.
Other sightFlat rock platform at the foot of a small cliff near Langton Matravers, signposted from the South West Coast Path.
MuseumPrivately run fossil museum in a Grade I listed former Congregational church.
Other sightLimestone arch on the Jurassic Coast, privately owned by the Weld family’s Lulworth Estate and open to visitors.
Park or natureClifftop nature reserve south of Swanage with Durlston Castle, the Great Globe, walks and sea views.
Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source
Park or natureCliff on the east side of West Bay beach. Official advice: stay away from cliff tops and bases, where falls can happen at any time.
Park or natureBeach at Eype, a village 2 km south-west of Bridport on the Jurassic Coast.
Park or natureHill and cliff between Bridport and Charmouth, 191 metres high and the highest point on the south coast.
Park or natureShingle beach at Burton Bradstock on Chesil Beach, run by the National Trust.
Other sightBay on the Isle of Purbeck known for its fossils and its cliffs of Kimmeridge Clay.
Cathedral or churchParish church of Anglo-Saxon origin in the centre of Wareham.
GardenTerraced public gardens above the sea at Lyme Regis, with paths down to the beach.
Park or natureWetland, RSPB reserve and country park behind Weymouth’s seafront with reedbeds and rare birds.
CastleEarly 17th-century hunting lodge built in the style of a fortified castle, in parkland at East Lulworth.
Park or natureCove on the Lulworth Estate, owned by the Weld family, next to West Lulworth on the Jurassic Coast.
Other sightVisitor centre by the cove car park with displays on the geology and history of the Lulworth coast.
Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source
Park or natureSand and shingle beach beside Marine Parade, with the Cobb at its western end.
Zoo or aquariumSmall aquarium of local marine life in a building on the Cobb.
MuseumMuseum on the site of Mary Anning’s family home, with fossils, local history and guided fossil walks.
Other sightApe and monkey rescue centre and visitor attraction near Wool.
Park or natureBeach west of the Cobb; the Ammonite Pavement at its far end is reachable only at low tide, per Visit Dorset.
Other sightSea fort on the Nothe peninsula guarding Weymouth Harbour, now a museum next to Nothe Gardens.
Other sightChalk stack and stump at Handfast Point, marking the eastern end of the Jurassic Coast; reached on foot.
Other sightRed and white striped lighthouse at the southern tip of Portland, completed in 1906 and still guiding ships.
CastleArtillery fort built by Henry VIII between 1539 and 1541 to defend Portland Roads, now in English Heritage care.
MuseumLocal museum in cottages at Wakeham telling the story of the Isle of Portland.
CastleRuined artillery fort built by Henry VIII near Weymouth to defend Portland Roads.
Zoo or aquariumAquarium and family attraction at Lodmoor, beside the nature reserve.
Park or natureMile of mostly shingle beach backed by a sea wall at Seaton on Lyme Bay.
Heritage railwayThree-mile electric tramway between Seaton, Colyford and Colyton alongside the Axe estuary and River Coly.
Park or natureNature reserve on the Axe estuary behind Seaton.
Park or natureSmall shingle cove below Golden Cap with a pub, reached by a lane from Chideock.
Park or naturePebble beach along the Esplanade of Sidmouth, backed by red sandstone cliffs.
MuseumLocal museum in Sidmouth run by the Sid Vale Association, with displays of local history.
Other sightSite near Swanage where Visit Dorset says more than 100 fossilised dinosaur tracks are preserved in a flat layer of rock.
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Cathedral or church
Cathedral or churchVillage church with thirteen windows engraved by Laurence Whistler; T. E. Lawrence is buried in the separate churchyard.
Park or natureSmall cove just west of Lulworth Cove where folded limestone strata, the Lulworth Crumple, are easy to see.
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