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aboard and enjoy the Coast from Coast Jurassic the enjoy and aboard

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Jurassic Coast World Heritage Team. Team. Heritage World Coast Jurassic

www.lymebayribcharter.co.uk Web: explore this spectacular coastline, so step so coastline, spectacular this explore passengers. Trips subject to weather conditions conditions weather to subject Trips passengers.

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rie rmBasob ec.Mxmmo 10 of Maximum Beach. from cruises Boat trips offer one of the best ways to ways best the of one offer trips Boat

and . 15 minute fast trips from West Bay Bay West from trips fast minute 15 Regis. Lyme and Mackerel trips and short coastal short and trips Mackerel II PEARL BRANSCOMBE

Water taxi between West Bay West between taxi Water CHARTER RIB BAY LYME

places and from different times. different from and places 07989 631321 07989 or 21955 01297 Tel:

07720 328251 07720 Tel: booking.

Regis with commentary. Maximum of 11 passengers passengers 11 of Maximum commentary. with Regis a wealth of different interests in different in interests different of wealth a

chartered trips round the bay for groups with prior with groups for bay the round trips chartered

Pleasure trips along the coast from Beer to Lyme to Beer from coast the along trips Pleasure SAMBE

and the constantly changing coast contains coast changing constantly the and

Specialising in dive and SCUBA charters and charters SCUBA and dive in Specialising II HUNTRESS

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Jurassic Coast like ‘a journey through time’ through journey ‘a like Coast Jurassic

available from Tourist Information and Visitor Centres. Visitor and Information Tourist from available

Mackerel trips and coastal trips from Seaton from trips coastal and trips Mackerel BOY LOY

east.

Mini Guide and the Jurassic Coast Official Guide, both Guide, Official Coast Jurassic the and Guide Mini

east. This makes a journey along the along journey a makes This east.

showing that the sea has carried the shingle to the to shingle the carried has sea the that showing

from the Royal Yacht. Royal the from story is explained in much more detail in the Jurassic Coast Jurassic the in detail more much in explained is story

and younger rocks form the cliffs to the to cliffs the form rocks younger and contains pebbles from Devon, from pebbles Salterton Budleigh contains

interest. Even viewed this spectacle this viewed Victoria Queen Even interest. time’ along the coast - 185 million years in 95 miles! This miles! 95 in years million 185 - coast the along time’

composed of 100 million tonnes of pebbles and even and pebbles of tonnes million 100 of composed

million years in age, are found in the west the in found are age, in years million description of such an event and created great created and event an such of description the east. This means that you can literally ‘walk through ‘walk literally can you that means This east. the

for 28km to the . The beach is beach The Portland. of Isle the to 28km for

Axmouth was the subject of the first scientific first the of subject the was oldest rocks are found in the west and the youngest rocks in rocks youngest the and west the in found are rocks oldest

east. Therefore the oldest rocks, at 250 at rocks, oldest the Therefore east.

a boat. To the east, the huge bank of runs Beach Chesil of bank huge the east, the To boat. a

The great Bindon Landslide of 1839, just east of east just 1839, of Landslide Bindon great The The rocks have been tilted to the east which means that the that means which east the to tilted been have rocks The

rocks tilt or ‘dip’ down under the sea to the to sea the under down ‘dip’ or tilt rocks Great faults or fractures in the rocks are best seen from seen best are rocks the in fractures or faults Great

and their huge scale can be appreciated from the sea. the from appreciated be can scale huge their and Earth’s history. history. Earth’s

sea they are dramatic, especially in the evening sun. evening the in especially dramatic, are they sea

Earth’s history in just 95 miles because the because miles 95 just in history Earth’s between Axmouth and Lyme Regis are fine examples fine are Regis Lyme and Axmouth between ok hc aeu h iercr 8 ilo er fthe of years million 185 record Site the up make which rocks

Bradstock are about 180 million years old. From the From old. years million 180 about are Bradstock

Hooken Landslide at Beer Head and the and Head Beer at Landslide Hooken because it offers a unique insight into the Earth Sciences - the - Sciences Earth the into insight unique a offers it because

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The striking cliffs of West Bay and Burton and Bay West of cliffs sandstone striking The

sandstone and chalk gives rise to landslides. The landslides. to rise gives chalk and sandstone designated by UNESCO in 2001. It is a World Heritage Site Heritage World a is It 2001. in UNESCO by designated

recognised as a unique and special place. special and unique a as recognised

combination of impermeable clays and porous and clays impermeable of combination Heritage Site. The 95 mile (155 km) stretch of coast was coast of stretch km) (155 mile 95 The Site. Heritage

West Bay Bay West

Devon and Bay in Dorset has been has Dorset in Bay Studland and Devon (220 million years old) soon reappear. The reappear. soon old) years million (220 The Jurassic Coast is ’s first and only natural World natural only and first England’s is Coast Jurassic The

leaving the sheltered bay, the underlying rocks Triassic underlying the bay, sheltered the leaving The Jurassic Coast between Exmouth in Exmouth between Coast Jurassic The

and would appear to be in the wrong place, but place, wrong the in be to appear would and

The Chalk cliffs at Beer are ‘only’ 90 million years old years million 90 ‘only’ are Beer at cliffs Chalk The

from the sea the from 07890 739625 07890 Tel: trips fishing mackerel

for private parties, fishing or scenic tours. Also one-hour Also tours. scenic or fishing parties, private for

Beer and Seaton and Beer

Natural World Heritage Site Heritage World Natural

Specialising in evening trips evening in Specialising TRIPS BOAT JANE FRANCES

07720 900235 07720 or 442656 01297 Tel: Viewing England’s only England’s Viewing

deep sea trips. One hour scenic or mackerel trips trips mackerel or scenic hour One trips. sea deep

Jurassic Coast tours and three – six hour six – three and tours Coast Jurassic VENTURE JOINT

07970 918418 07970 Tel:

07958 492953 07958 Tel: trips

and manages visitor mooring bookings bookings mooring visitor manages and estuary

Fishing and specialising in Jurassic Coast boat Coast Jurassic in specialising and Fishing JOZILEE

Dawlish Warren, water taxi service in the Exmouth the in service taxi water Warren,

www.susie-b.co.uk Web: 180331 07850

Provides a boat link to link boat a Provides LTD TAXI WATER EXEPLORER

or 443674 01297 Tel: Exmouth and Portland between

www.stuartlinecruises.co.uk Web:

Guided tours and smugglers tales, anywhere tales, smugglers and tours Guided B SUSIE

01395 222144 222144 01395 Tel:

07765 501539 07765 Tel: boats from the Cobb in Lyme Regis Regis Lyme in Cobb the from boats JURASSIC COAST

stops at . Also cruises all year round round year all cruises Exe River Also Sidmouth. at stops

Self drive hire drive Self COMPANY BOAT PLEASURE REGIS LYME

throughout the summer. On alternate weeks the boat the weeks alternate On summer. the throughout

07974 753287 07974 Tel: trips fishing sea

Exmouth marina every Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday & Thursday Tuesday, every marina Exmouth by boat

and listen to locally told tales. Also mackerel and deep and mackerel Also tales. told locally to listen and Jurassic Coast Cruises leave Cruises Coast Jurassic CRUISES LINE STUART

For stories from the Jurassic Coast step aboard step Coast Jurassic the from stories For F MARIE

stacks at . Ladram at stacks 0797 4796002 0797 Tel: welcome groups and Families trips.

sandstone cliffs packed with nesting birds and the sea the and birds nesting with packed cliffs sandstone Specialising in school trips. Mackerel fishing Mackerel trips. school in Specialising KRAKEN

Pebble Beds (the remains of a giant river), red river), giant a of remains (the Beds Pebble

0777 5330973 0777 Tel:

Sidmouth, passing the famous Budleigh Salterton Budleigh famous the passing Sidmouth,

commentary on a traditional open carved fishing boat fishing carved open traditional a on commentary

travel through 30 million years of Earth history to history Earth of years million 30 through travel

One hour trips along the Jurassic Coast with Coast Jurassic the along trips hour One SUNBEAM

formed in baking deserts. Sailing east, it is possible to possible is it east, Sailing deserts. baking in formed

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rocks are a staggering 250 million years old and were and old years million 250 staggering a are rocks

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to celebrate the inauguration of the Site. Here the Here Site. the of inauguration the celebrate to where they are washed away by rough to uncover to seas rough by away washed are they where

clifftop, Prince Charles opened the Geoneedle in 2002 in Geoneedle the opened Charles Prince clifftop, heavy winter rain, huge mudslides flow onto the beach the onto flow mudslides huge rain, winter heavy

of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. On the On Site. Heritage World Coast Jurassic the of sandstone that is about 100 million years old and after and old years million 100 about is that sandstone

Orcombe Point, just east of Exmouth, marks the start the marks Exmouth, of east just Point, Orcombe

rockfalls are common). The clifftops are capped by capped are clifftops The common). are rockfalls

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Portland is an ‘island of stone’ - composed of the world famous 150 142 140 million year old Portland . The rocks dip gently 143 below the sea at and passing this point by boat is a must if the weather is calm enough. Along the East Weares, X53 144 the Great Southwell Landslide of 1734 is one of the largest recorded landslide events and it created Church Ope in the process. The calm waters of the Fleet Lagoon are internationally important for marine life and wildfowl. STEP CRUISES One-hour cruise around and the breakwaters Tel: 01305 789761/777521 or 07773 299383 Poole & Bournemouth The hard banks of limestone here form headlands WEYMOUTH WHITEWATER Fast one or two hour scenic rides with X10 The low cliffs around and east to close up views around Portland or along the coast to , Here the rocks are while softer clays have been eroded into bays. Boat 140 million lie outside the World Heritage Site. years old trips offer a fabulous view of the 80 million year old Cove and . From Weymouth Harbour The rocks here are about 40 million years old and Chalk stacks of , the most easterly end Tel: 01305 781146 or 07899 892317 consist of clays, sands and gravels giving rise to the of the Jurassic Coast. At the Chalk ridge Web: www.weymouth-whitewater.co.uk distinctive heathland character of East Dorset. THE FLEET OBSERVER A glass bottomed boat specifically built to appears and the almost vertical layers of the Chalk can explore the Fleet Lagoon and Portland Harbour. The hour-long only really be appreciated from the sea. At one time THE DORSET BELLES Trips from Bournemouth, Poole trips sail daily Tel: 07778 286892 the ridge ran right across to on the Isle of and from April to October. Evening cruises Web: www.thefleetobserver.co.uk Wight. West of Head, the Portland Limestone to to view the puffin colony has been quarried along the cliff edges while the Tel: 01202 558550 Web: www.dorsetcruises.co.uk MV FREEDOM The boat is specifically equipped for the disabled. ledges provide a perfect nesting habitat for sea birds. Trips are usually along the coast toward , Portland email: [email protected] Harbour and Portland Bill Tel: 07976 528054 or 01305 826199 MARSH’S BOATS Family run boat trips exploring the local BLUE LINE CRUISES LTD Trips from Poole Quay to Old Web: www.mvfreedom.co.uk Lulworth Cove history, wildlife and of the Purbeck Cliffs Harry Rocks or to Swanage on Sundays, Tuesdays and DISCOVERER Glass bottomed boat trips exploring the shallow Tel: 01929 427659 or 01929 427309 Thursdays Freephone: 0800 0960695 waters around Weymouth and Portland Tel: 07780 600233 The spectacular coast around Lulworth is famous Web: www.marshsboats.co.uk Web: www.bluelinecruises.co.uk Web: www.underseaworld.co.uk email: [email protected] because here the rocks have been tilted into a nearly email: [email protected] WHITE MOTOR BOATS LTD Daily ferry service to Portland and vertical orientation. This is part of the Chalk ridge that LTD Trips around Poole Lulworth Cove from Weymouth Harbour and cruises along the runs from Lulworth through to and Harbour. Find us at the yellow kiosk on Poole Quay Jurassic Coast. Also available for private charters beyond. The 140 million year old Portland Limestone Wareham Tel: 01929 462383 Web: www.brownseaislandferries.com Tel: 07749 732428 or 01305 785000/814225 forms a barrier to the sea but once breached softer GREENSLADES FERRY SERVICE to Brownsea Island, as rocks behind are rapidly eroded away to create a Web: www.whitemotorboat.freeuk.com BRENSCOMBE RIB CHARTER Charter trips to Poole well as trips around Poole Harbour classic coastline of bays and headlines in every stage of Tel: 01202 669955 or 631828 UK SEA SAFARI Adventures to suit all ages including Jurassic Coast their evolution. The famous arch at Durdle Door is a Harbour, along the Jurassic Coast, Yarmouth, Lymington DOLPHIN III Free trips for the disabled within Poole explorations and educational trips Tel: 01935 477585 remnant of the Portland Limestone. The view from the and Swanage Bay. Also offer ‘fast blasts’, water skiing, Harbour Tel: 01929 550006 Web: www.ukseasafaris.co.uk email: [email protected] sea is quite different from the land and avoids the wake boarding and other activities Tel: 01929 481222 JURASSIC KAYAK TOURS Supervised kayaking with qualified steep sections of the coast path! Web: www.brenscombeoutdoor.co.uk WAVERLEY Steam in style aboard the last sea-going instructors Tel: 01305 835301 email: [email protected] paddle steamer in the world. Cruising from many piers Web: www.second-wind.co.uk/jurassic_coast_kayaks LULWORTH MARINE Fast rib rides to Durdle Door and PEQUOD Relaxing 40-minute boat trips on the River along the Jurassic Coast during September email: [email protected] longer trips by arrangement Tel: 01929 400560 from Wareham Quay Tel: 0779 2334879 Tel: 0845 130 4647 Web: www.waverleyexcursions.co.uk

Walks packs available More information For more information pop into a Tourist Information Centre or Visitor Centre and pick up one of these publications.

‘Beneath Your Feet’ ‘Exploring the Undercliff’ geological walks National Trust Dorset & Axmouth to Lyme Regis Coast Walks National

Lulworth Cove Durdle Door Durlston Head