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Around Portland
...Portland A long but delightful walk around the Isle of Portland, giving a taster of the island's many fascinating features as explored in our other Portland walks. The high northern plateau has b...
Portland Bill
Portland Bill A short walk on almost level ground, starting from the car park at Portland Bill and exploring the fascinating landscape around the southern tip of the island. Over the centuries the Por...
Portland South
...Portland Bill, through a series of shoreline quarries. The cliffs have been extensively quarried, like the rest of Portland (see the Around Portland Walk), leaving artificial ledges and terraces alo...
Portland Castle
Portland Castle A short walk around Portland's north east corner, where the remnants of the quarries' transport systems have been turned into nature reserves and the dramatic cliffs give far...
Portland Plateau
Portland Plateau A high-level walk on Portland's northern plateau, where extensive quarrying has sculpted the landscape into barrows, terraces and gullies which have been reclaimed by nature afte...
Isle of Portland Circuit
...Portland Circuit This is a walk of dramatic, rugged cliffs, nationally rare plants, hidden coves and stunning views. The Isle of Portland is a large mass of limestone which is linked to the mainland b...
Legacy Trail 9 - Portland Bill
...Portland as stop-over! Start at Portland Bill obelisk, south of the Lighthouse looking out to sea. This walk explores both the east and west coasts in a lovely varied walk. The area is great for wil...
Our Place in Portland
...Portland Our Place in Portland Holiday Home sleep 07565 974750 http://www.ourplaceinportland.co.uk
Legacy Trail 7 - Around Portland Quarries
...Portland! Below, the Portland limestone (150 million years) was created in a shallow, tropical sea where giant ammonites swam. The top layer, ‘Roach Stone’, is full of fossils, moulds and casts of mar...
NCI Portland Bill
...Portland Bill do 01305 860178 https://www.nci.org.uk/stations/portlandbill
Legacy Trail 6 - Around Verne Nature Reserve and West Weares
...Portland Harbour with its sheltered position and breakwater of Portland Stone has long been used by ships and was occupied by the Navy until 1996.Portland Castle and Sandsfoot Castle, (now a ruin) on ...
Legacy Trail 5 - Around Hamm and Chesil Beaches
...Portland railway which opened in 1865, finally closing in 1962. There are lovely views across Portland Harbour and the Jurassic Coast. In spring and summer, the fragile coastal grassland is full of wi...
Coastal Hideaway
...Portland loop as a day hike! sleep 07824444859 https://airbnb.com/h/coastal-hideaway-weymouth-portland
Ferrybridge to Lulworth Cove
Ferrybridge to Lulworth Cove This fantastic section of the South West Coast Path crosses a diverse landscape from the rugged rocks of Portland, to the hustle and bustle of urban life in the seaside re...
Church Ope Cove
...Portland Heights Hotel on Priory Road. If you examine some of the limestone blocks scattered around Portland, you will find that many of them contain shells and ammonites. All these rocks were formed ...
Legacy Trail 8 - The Weares and Church Ope Cove
...Portland limestone formed in Jurassic tropical seas, where giant ammonites swan, 140 million years ago. Find out more about the fossils in the Portland museum. In places on the cliffs, you can see tuf...
Legacy Trail 3 - Nothe Gardens & Rodwell Trail
...Portland Harbour. For more information on the history of the castle see the information boards and ask at the cafe. From here you get a great view of Portland Harbour. If you have binoculars check for...
Distance calculator
...Portland, or a shorter inland ridgeway alternative. The distance calculator assumes that you are walking the coastal route. If you plan to follow the inland route you should deduct 19.25miles (31km) f...
Breakwater Coaching
...Portland & Weymouth based paddlesport experience and education company also operating across South Dorset do 07724 832067 https://www.breakwater-coaching.co.uk
Adventure 4 All
...Portland. do 07870 659081 http://www.adventure4all.co.uk

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