Beaches in Dorset
The beach is in a quiet rural location and is ideal for those who are looking for a peaceful day out. It was once used by smugglers and is now a popular location for fossil hunters.
Charmouth West Beach, Nr Lyme Regis, Dorset
Sandy beach stretching for two miles - great for fossils and rock pools
Charmouth West, otherwise known as 'The Jurassic Coast', is an extremely scenic beach that stretches for two miles with intervening rock pools between Black Venn and Golden Cap.
A family friendly beach that benefits from a safe swimming zone and is close to crazy golf and children’s amusements. There are also several windsurfing and sailing schools on the beach for those who want to join the fun on the water.
Weymouth Central Beach, Weymouth, Dorset
Award winning beach that provides a unique and all round visitor experience
The beach consists mainly of fine sand with shingle and pebbles at the north end, 40 metres to 150 metres in width on mean tides and approximately one mile in length. Mainly a Georgian seafront, with the beach adjacent to the town centre and harbour.
Chesil Beach, Portland to Abbotsbury, Dorset
Chesil Beach is 18 miles (28 kilometres) long and, on average, 200 metres wide and rises to 14 metres height. It is a shingle tombolo connecting Portland to Abbotsbury and then continuing westwards to West Bay near Bridport. It is the largest tombolo in the UK.
Pebbles are graded in size from fist sized near Portland to pea sized at Bridport. The pebbles are a mix of flint and chert, with some quartzite pebbles from Buddleigh Salterton. The origin of the beach continues to be argued over with some proposing it is actually two beaches. The stretch from West Bay to Abbotsbury appears to have different characteristics to the stretch from Abbotsbury to Portland.
