Along Jurassic coast

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It was Discover Dorset Tours we chose to go on a day trip to Jurassic Coast. The trip included visits to Corfe Castle, Lulworth Cove and Durdle door.

We were picked by the Mini bus at Bournemouth station. Tim was our guide for the day. After a round of introductions of everyone in the bus, we reached the ferry point. We took a ferry to Isle of Purbeck. Once we reached Purbeck, we drove down to Studland Bay from where we could get a beautiful view of Old Harry Rocks.

Then we made our way to Durlston Castle which is now converted into a tourist centre. We had breakfast and coffee at the restaurant there. After that, the group walked down the stairs to the stone globe, on which the ancient world map is carved upon. We then walked down on the walking trail towards the light house enjoying the magnificent view of the bay all along. We came back to the bus after enjoying the walk.

Later, we drove through the villages of Dorset before reaching Corfe Castle. The mini bus was parked in the village of Corfe Castle and we made our headway towards the castle. The castle was mostly in ruins. We had our lunch in the village and off we went to Man’O war beach. Tim told us that the beach was rich in mineral deposits and if we searched intently, we could be lucky to get some small samples of the mineral stones.

Thereafter, we headed towards Durdle Door, a beautiful creation of nature along the Jurassic coast. From the car park, we walked for at least 600 – 700 mts, before we could witness this beauty. It was a relaxed walk along the cliffs with breathtaking views of the coast. The colour of the water appeared to be a mix of maroon, green and blue. We finally reached Durdle door – that stood at the mouth of the beach with an arch shaped hole in the rock. What a treat it was to the eye! We clicked a lot of photographs ( in all angles) and then descended down to the beach. After having spent a good amount of time at Durdle Door, we made our way back to the bus.

From there, we drove to Lulworth Cove – a massive ‘C’ shaped incision on the coast. Since it was already late, we were asked to hurry up so that we could make our way to Bournemouth in time.

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