Beaches

Seatown beach is a steep shingle beach and is regarded as one of Dorset’s prime fossil-hunting spots and is especially Read more…

Friars Cliff beach is a mixture of sand and shingle with great views across Christchurch Bay to the Isle of Read more…

Mudeford Sandbanks is a sandy beach at the tip of Hengistbury Head. Swimmers, paddlers and watersports are segregated in designated Read more…

The Central beach at Swanage is a great family beach set within a Victorian town with a pier. Swanage is Read more…

Lulworth Cove is within the Natural World Heritage Coastline. It has a horseshoe beach, which is a mix of sand Read more…

Mudeford Quay is at the entrance to Christchurch harbour is not a beach but provides a great family day out Read more…

Lodmoor beach is in Weymouth bay some 1 mile (1.6km) east of Weymouth town centre and the beach is backed Read more…

Dancing Ledge is not so much a beach but an old quarry floor. There are no beaches on this stretch Read more…

Kimmeridge Bay is part of the Jurassic Coast. This is not a sandy beach but a mixture of sand, pebbles, Read more…

Lyme Bay is situated on the south coast of England, towards the western end of the English Channel. The Lyme Read more…

Church Ope Cove beach is a pebble beach with a small stream on the eastern side of Portland and as Read more…

Bowleaze Cove Beach is a sand and shingle beach backed by cliffs and is at the eastern end of the Read more…