Oh I do love to be beside the seaside ….
This morning we discovered Durlston Country Park for the first time.
Durlston Country Park is a 320 acre National Nature Reserve consisting of beautiful clifftop walks with stunning views, a recently renovated Victorian Durlston Castle with its historic Great Globe, a visitor centre, cafe and Anvil Point Lighthouse. It’s located just 1 mile from Swanage and only 15 minutes from where we are staying. The Park, which is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site is owned and managed by the Dorset County.
On the circular cliff top walk we had good views of guillemots and razorbills in the sea below the cliffs and even better views of northern fulmar and herring gulls flying by and, along with the rock doves, settling on the cliffs.
On the return part of the walk, back from the cliffs, the best of the birds we saw was a common whitethroat but the flora was interesting too.
After our walk we dropped down into Swanage and had a lovely fish lunch alfresco at the Pier Café and Bistrot located on the historic Victorian pier.
What’s not to like?
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