Dorset & East Devon's Jurassic Coast
Explore the World Heritage Coast of Dorset and East Devon using either the search facility above or the map below to begin.
Destinations:
AbbotsburyAxminsterAxmouth BeaminsterBeerBlandford BournemouthBranscombe Bridport & West BayBudleigh SaltertonCharmouth ChristchurchColyton Corfe Castle Dorchester Exeter Exmouth Gillingham HonitonLulworth Lyme RegisOttery St Mary Poole Portland Seaton Shaftesbury Sherborne Sidmouth Swanage The New Forest Wareham WeymouthWimborne
UNESCO awarded Natural World Heritage Status to the coast of Dorset & East Devon in December 2001 in recognition of its unique pedigree which spans 185 million years. Please use this website to explore what the 95-mile coast and its countryside offer you as a visitor. There are features on the tourist holiday destinations that make up this 'World Class Destination', and details on the hotels, guest houses, B&Bs, caravan sites, holiday parks, cottages, self-catering accommodation and attractions of this fascinating and beautiful coastal area of Dorset and East Devon.
Monster Sea Creature Discovered
Published on 27 Oct 09
As the cliffs along the 95-mile long Jurassic Coast erode, a variety of fossilised ancient creatures are uncovered.
Ammonites and belemnites are regularly found by local fossil hunters, but the ...
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