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*LATEST UPDATE* The car park at Ringstead Bay is open. There are limited spaces, so if the car park is full please come back another time.
Spend a day on this quiet stretch of the West Dorset coast where you can take a walk across the cliff tops above Ringstead, bring a kite, or pack a picnic and follow one of the steep ancient tracks down to the shingle beach. The water is incredibly clear and safe for bathing.
Part of the Jurassic coastline, on a fine day there are great views across Weymouth Bay to Portland. If you walk out to White Nothe, you will pass above Burning Cliff which once caught fire due its composition of oil shale and iron pyorites.
Dogs permitted on beach all year round.
2021 Opening (1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021) |
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* Facilities may be open seasonally.
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Free Admission | Free |
Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.
From the A353 through Upton village, between Poxwell and Osmington. The beach is reached either from the National Trust car park above Southdown Farm (free but quite a long walk down to beach) or the private car park at Ringstead. There is also parking available in the village (pay and display).
The nearest train station is Weymouth - 5 miles away.
Journey planning: Contact Traveline on 0871 200 2233 or visit their website: www.travelinesw.com to look up bus timetables. From 1st January 2017, calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge.
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