The Geological Timeline --> 250 million years ago The Triassic Period 200 million years ago The Jurassic Period 145 million years ago The Cretaceous Period 65 million years ago BUS 56B BUS 56B BUS X53 2 Bus Frequency Monday to Friday Saturday Sunday BUS 885 BUS 157 2 Service Route [showing approximate journey time between places] Daytime Evening Daytime Evening Daytime Evening BUS 56B EAST DEVON 26 BUS X31 BUS X31 Visitor Centre Boat Trips BUS Youth X53 HostelBUS BUSX53 X53 X53 Jurassic Coast Bus Route BUS X53 Association 5* Swanage [14 minutes] Durlston Country Park 2 per hour … 2 per hour … 2 per hour … BUS 52B Colyton Tourist Information National Trust BUS 157 BUS 33BUS157 157 National Cycle Network Route (Open) BUS 56/B Centre BUS 40 Every 12 1 per Every 15 1 per Museum Viewpoint (Please note, some 2 National Cycle Network Route (Proposed) 10 Weymouth [30 minutes] Dorchester 1 per hour … Seaton viewpoints can only be reached on foot) minutes hour minutes hour Tramway Railway Station South West Coast33 Path 33 332 Triassic Rocks Jurassic Rocks Cretaceous Rocks BUS 50 Axminster [26 minutes] Lyme Regis [39 minutes] 1 1 1 National Trail X31 1 per hour 1 per hour 1 per hour [54 minutes] journey journey journey BUS X31 2 2 2 (2¼hrs) Bridport Dorchester BUS 52A BUS X31 London WEST DORSET 2 2 2 Swanage [21 minutes] Corfe Castle [16 minutes] 2 2 2 BUS 52A/B 2 40 1 per hour 1 per hour 1 per hour South West 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 km Wareham [33 minutes] Poole journeys journeys journeys Coast Path 2 Sidford BUS 103 2 BUS X53 BUS 899 Bovington0 1 2 3 4 5 miles [23 minutes] [35 minutes] London (2¾hrs) Camp BUS 104 Dorchester† Weymouth BUS X53 0 12 2 3 0 4 10 5 21 6 32 7 43 85 4 9 65 1076 km 87 98 109 km10 km X43* Durdle Door [6 minutes] Lulworth Cove [19 minutes] 4 journeys … 4 journeys … 4 journeys … BUS 57 BUS 157 Seaton Jurassic (opening 2016) BUS 10 Wool [14 minutes] Wareham [29 minutes] Swanage BUS 103 0 1 20 0 31 1 42 2 53 miles3 4 4 5 miles5 miles Fine Foundation BUS X43 BUS 157 Centre Beer WEST DORSET 44 Swanage [22 minutes] Worth Matravers 2 journeys … ... … … … 26 2 BUS 58 Arches 2 †† Swanage [30 minutes] Sandbanks [18 minutes] Interpretation Centre 50 1 per hour … 1 per hour … 1 per hour … Westbourne [14 minutes] Bournemouth BUS 56 South West 2 Coast Path BUS 104 MOD RANGES BUS 40 BUS X43 OBSERVE WARNING NOTICES Exeter [76 minutes] Seaton [29 minutes] © Jurassic Coast Trust 2011 Trust Coast © Jurassic BUS 103 (Open most weekends and holidays) Studland Beach Every 2 1 Every 2 1 Every 2 1 2 Lulworth Army Range Office Visitor Centre Lyme Regis [39 minutes] Bridport [62 minutes] BUS X43 data Survey Ordnance Contains hours journey hours journey hours* journey* Tel 01929 404819 X53** South West for up-to-date access information Weymouth [52 minutes] Wareham [39 minutes] Poole Coast Path BUS X43 Bovington [10 minutes] Wool [20 minutes] Lulworth Cove BUS 357 BUS X43 103 1 bus – Wednesdays only PURBECK BUS 50 [5 minutes] Durdle Door [41 minutes] Dorchester† BUS 157 The Fleet Lulworth Cove 2011 right and database copyright © Crown 2 2 BUS 157 BUS X53 Heritage Centre South West 33 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 km 0 1 2 3 4 5 miles Wool [24 minutes] Lulworth [19 minutes] Wool [10 minutes] 2 2 Coast Path 104 … … … … Orcombe Point BUS 40 Bovington [16 minutes] Wareham journeys journeys Geoneedle 7–8 3 per 7–8 3 per 6 per 3 per 1 Weymouth [20mins] Fortuneswell [17mins] Southwell The Etches per hour hour per hour hour hour hour Collection BUS 44 BUS 5 Durlston Castle Every 2 Every 2 Every 2 Swanage Museum 501 [60 minutes] … … … Visitor Centre * Weymouth Portland Bill hours hours hours BUS 1 and Heritage Centre Train Frequency Monday to Friday Saturday Sunday Fine Foundation Service Route [showing approximate journey time between places] Daytime Evening Daytime Evening Daytime Evening Chesil Beach Centre 2 per hour Lulworth Cove Bournemouth [24 minutes] Wareham [7 minutes] 1-2 per 1-2 per Wool 2 per hour 1 per hour 1 per hour Wool [14minutes] Dorchester [13 minutes] Weymouth hour hour King Barrow A perfect text-book cove, backed by pure white chalk 1 per hour Fortuneswell Quarries Nature Reserve cliffs – on a sunny day you could almost be in a Caribbean Frequencies are given as a guide and services are subject to revision. Please check all public transport details at www.travelinesw.com or call 0871 200 22 33 before travelling. ENGLAND’S ONLY NATURAL WORLD HERITAGE SITE HERITAGE WORLD NATURAL ONLY ENGLAND’S BUS 1 bay lapped by a shallow, turquoise sea. BUS 501 * Summer service only †1 journey each direction only **Enhanced hourly service between Lyme Regis and Weymouth during the summer. †† Service increases during the summer. Southwell Walk the South West Coast Path: Bindon Hill (circular route from West Lulworth), 3.8 miles, moderate to walk www.southwestcoastpath.com/westlulworth-circular Safety on the coast path Safety on the beach Lighthouse Keep well away from the cliff edges Keep clear of the cliffs as rock falls, landslides and mudflows can happen at any time Nearby fossil interest Observe all restricted access and diversions Follow the Countryside Code Check the tides and beware of large waves Fossil Forest – near Lulworth Cove in rough weather Relics of a forest that thrived before the first flowering plants appeared – drowned by rising Visitor Centres & Museums Welcome to the sea levels, the ghostly hollows left by the decaying trees, and the strange rock formations Royal Albert Memorial Museum formed by the algae that encased them, are all that is left of this once lush, tropical jungle. & Art Gallery, Exeter EX4 3RX 01392 265 858 DORSET AND Fairlynch Museum, Budleigh Salterton EX9 6NP 01395 442666 EAST DEVON COAST Sidmouth Museum EX10 8LY 01395 516139 Honiton Museum EX14 1PG 01404 44966 England’s only natural Lyme Regis Philpot Museum DT7 3QA 01297 443370 World Heritage Site Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre DT6 6LL 01297 560772 Bridport Museum DT6 3NR 01308 458703 More commonly known as the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre DT4 9XE 01305 206191 Jurassic Coast, this special place Portland Museum DT5 1HS 01305 821804 is a World Heritage Site because Dorset County Museum, Dorchester DT1 1XA 01305 262735 of its incredible geology which Lulworth Cove Heritage Centre BH20 5RQ 01929 400587 represents 185 million years of Fine Foundation Marine Centre Kimmeridge BH20 5PF 01929 481044 Dorset and East Durlston Castle Visitor Centre BH19 2JL 01929 424443 earth history in just 95 miles. Devon Coast Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre BH19 2LJ 01929 421427 Studland Beach Visitor Centre BH19 3AX 01929 450500 Love the Jurassic Coast? So do we. Wareham Town Museum BH20 4NN 01929 553448 We’re the Jurassic Coast Trust and we want to help inspire Tourist Information Centres understanding and conservation of Exeter EX1 1GF 01392 665700 this amazing World Heritage Site. Budleigh Salterton EX9 6NG 01395 445275 Ottery St Mary EX11 1BZ 01404 813964 As a charity we raise funds and work with volunteers to support a Old Harry Rocks Sidmouth EX10 8XR 01395 516441 wide range of vital education and conservation projects along the Jurassic Coast. Find out how you can play your part at: The sheer-faced, dazzling white chalk sea stacks look almost ready to topple Honiton EX14 1LT 01404 43716 Axminster EX13 5AQ 01297 34386 www.jurassiccoast.org/get-involved over into the sea – these iconic rock formations mark the youngest and most Seaton EX12 2TB 01297 21660 eastern extreme of the Jurassic Coast. Lyme Regis DT7 3BS 01297 442138 Bridport DT6 3LF 01308 424901 Step back in time with Jurassic Skyline and enjoy a unique perspective of the Jurassic Coast, England’s first natural Take a Jurassic Coast Cruise from Poole Quay, for a closer look at the Dorchester DT1 1BE 01305 267992 World Heritage Site. Offering unrivalled panoramic views Swanage BH19 1LB 01929 422885 IF ANY UPDATES OR AMENDS ARE MADE TO THIS MAP PLEASE ENSURE THAT A REVISED VERSION IS UPLOADED TO THE COASTAL PUBLISHINGof the breathtaking coastlineFTP this SITE unique experience OR A FILE IS RETURNED TO US AT COASTAL PUBLISHING, THE STUDIO spectacularPUDDLETOWN Old Harry RocksROAD and EAREHAM the coast beyond DORSET BH20 6AE - TEL 0845 49 00 147 Wareham BH20 4LR 01929 552740 brings to life 185 million years of history. Poole BH15 1HJ 0845 234 5560 Visit: www.jurassicskyline.com Bournemouth BH2 5AA 0845 0511700 Christchurch BH23 1AS 01202 471780 For booking and information call: 0871 282 9242 Nearby fossil interest Fossil slab Durlston Castle Visitor Centre, Swanage YHA offer affordable accommodation for groups, families and individuals wanting to experience the best of the Jurassic Coast. Look out for the Jurassic Coast Caught in an eerie soup of prehistoric swamp, Guide at Visitor Centres and the fossil remains of fish, sharks, turtles and With fantastic locations at Beer, Portland, Lulworth Cove, Litton Cheney and Swanage we can guarantee you a warm Whilst every effort has been made to provide accurate information, Tourist Information Centres. crocodiles can all be seen in just one ‘tombstone’ the authors can accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions. welcome, comfortable accommodation, as well as access to Make a donation at: www.jurassiccoast.org/donate All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted slab of limestone rock.