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Dorset Beaches

Stretching just short of 90 miles, from Lyme Regis in the west to Christchurch in the east, the Dorset coast has a fantastic variety of coves and beaches.

For families there are some great sandy beaches with safe swimming and clean water - we have the Blue Flags to prove it! Towns such as Weymouth, Bournemouth and Lyme Regis have been catering for beach holidays since Victorian times and are no less popular now-a-days.

If you fancy a more natural backdrop you can take your pick from mile upon mile of designated coastline. A considerable proportion of this is made up of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site featuring some incredible geology. There are high cliffs, rock arches, sea stacks and some of the best fossil hunting anywhere.

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