Part of the Jurassic Coast, Dorset's Golden Cap is the highest point on the south-coast of the British Isles. The 626 ft (191 metres) hill is visible for tens of miles in each direction along the coastline, and gets its name from the blanket of Greensand rock present at the top.
a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset
(2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction W)This pretty resort grew up in a gap of cliffs overlooking picturesque Lyme Bay. In the days prior to the motor car it was a fashionable coaching stop. One illustrious visitor of.....
a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset
(3.9 miles, 6.2 km, direction E)West Bay nestles at the western end of spectacular Chesil Beach whose billions of pebbles have been a constant source of fascination for centuries...
a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset
(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction W)Almost the first thing you notice about this pleasant seaside resort, is the spaciousness of the town. The second, and nothing can prepare you for this, is the sheer scale of Lyme Bay with its splendid views towards the rugged sandstone cliffs west of Eype Mouth...
a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset
(5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction E)This in one of the most enchanting villages to be found along the sweeping Dorset coast. It has gorgeous little lanes where there are eye catching thatched cottages with walls.....
a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon
(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction NW)Famous for its carpets often likened to Turkish, Axminster was one of the first West Saxon settlements formed along the River Axe in Devon...
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Where better to see and learn about the creatures of the deep than in an aquarium suite set tantalizingly beside the sea. Well,.....
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17th-century thatched Baptist meeting house, constructed approx 1653...
Set in one of the most beautiful unspoilt regions of England, Abbotsbury Swannery is home to sometimes up to 1000 beautiful.....
Pecorama offers a real treat for everyone visiting Beer, a pretty coastal resort which was once the haunt of Smugglers. This.....
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