Sunday 9 September 2012

The Jurassic Coast


Yesterday my family and I got up really early and took a trip down to the Jurassic Coast. It was a lovely journey, very sunny and hazy and we stopped off at a sweet little tea room to have some breakfast. 

We decided to spend the day at the little coastal town of East Lulworth. We parked the car at Lulworth cove and wandered around the museum and heritage centre, before walking down to the cove and exploring the rock pools.


After we finished our ice creams (caramel fudge clotted cream - I know) it was time to climb the incredibly steep hill that lead to the cliffs. I resented that hill too much to take a photo of it, but I can assure you it was very steep!

It didn't matter though, because when we reached the top we were met with the following views:




This last picture is of Durdle Door which is a natural limestone arch. On the opposite side there was a stretch of cliff leading out to the sea, still fully intact. At the bottom of the cliff was a tiny, miniature version of this arch, which will apparently look the same as this one in some thousands of years time.

While we were walking along the cliffs edge, we spotted some old people having a breakfast picnic and reading the newspaper. It must be such a peaceful and lovely place to spend the weekend :)


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17 comments:

  1. Wow, love the pictures, looks like a great place to visit :)

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  2. Beautiful pictures! I would love to go there someday. :)

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  3. WOW! I have never heard of this place, but it looks like the White Cliffs of Dover. Must add to bucket list. Beautiful photos!!

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  4. Sounds like a lovely day out. The photographs are stunning!

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  5. I would love to visit here and I don't even like going to the beach!

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  6. Beautiful! What are the temperatures there, both outside and in the water?

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  7. i have never seen such place, so interesting and especially that arch... makes me wonder could any ship sail through it in ancient times ;)

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  8. The last picture resembles a dinosaur bending down its head to drink some water. :) Beautiful place and love all the photos you took! xx

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  9. Such amazing sites! With the ice cream, too.

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  10. What a remarkable trip. The last picture looks like a dinosaur drinking water from the ocean. Thanks for taking us along.

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  11. Hi Niki! I love the last photo, it sure loooks like a dinossaur tail going into the water! I love family trips, I am glad you had a fantastic time!

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  12. Looks like the perfect day! Thanks for sharing those amazing pictures.

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  13. Hi, Nikki! haven't heard from you for long, hope all is well at your end. you've been awarded a Liebster blog award, so please check out the link http://hindustanka.blogspot.in/2012/10/liebster-blog-award.html
    Have a great day! Anna

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  14. hello, I've always wanted to go here, but haven't yet! it looks lovely. I like your nordic idea, Heather

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  15. Hi Nikki,

    Hope all is well, apologies for not swinging by sooner, but glad to see you promoting our lovely land :)

    All the best,

    Mark K

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  16. Nikki, hope you are fine, long time since your last post. Take care!

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