Jurassic Coast walk: Ringstead Bay to Durdle Door

This is a slow TV video of a 7.5 km (5 mile) walk along the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, on the English south coast. It shares the ambient sounds and landscape of the seaside and cliffs of Dorset, and the Jurassic and Cretaceous geology of the area.
By walking from the relative seclusion of Ringstead Bay along the beaches and cliffs of Dorset we can take in both the extraordinary geology and breathtaking landscapes of the area before arriving at the drama and hurly-burly of Durdle Door.
A return walk along a slightly more inland route would give a total walk of around 13km (8.5 miles). The video was filmed on 23rd April 2021, in sunny but distinctly fresh spring weather.
For more detailed information on the geology of Ringstead Bay, Bat's Head and Durdle Door, the webpages by Dr Ian West, have been invaluable for preparing this video and would be well worth a visit. They are on the university of Southampton's website at
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Timestamps:
00:10 Route Map
00:40 Path down the Ringstead cliff slopes
02:00 Ringstead Beach and Burning Cliff
03:40 'Split Rock' headland and rockpools
06:08 White Nothe headland via the 'Smugglers' Path'
08:15 Cliff-top path to Bat's Head
09:27 Lone Beach
11:25 Bat's Head - geology
14:30 Durdle Door - geology
16:15 Durdle Door beach
Maps are all from openstreetmap.com
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