Worbarrow Bay is famous for its Tout. To get here you have to park in Tynham village and walk around 1 Km, but is well worth the effort.
Overlooking the Bay is Flowers Barrow, an ancient Iron Age hill fort. This is a very steep climb to the top, but the views are spectacular.
Mupe Bay lies on the opposite side to Worbarrow Bay. This has a series of spectacular angular sea stacks and is a good place to see chalk cliff erosion in progress.
Behind these is a smugglers cave, which has a false back and doorway leading to the storage area.
East Lulworth has the best-preserved fossil forest on the Jurassic Coast. All that remains are the circular concretions of the algal Burrs which grew around the trees base when the forest floor was flooded.
Lulworth Cove was formed by glacial melt water eroding its way out to sea. An interview with Maddie Pfaff, one of the Lulworth Estates heritage Wardens, explains the processes at work, which have formed and continue to shape this incredibly geologically rich stretch of the Jurassic Coast.
The five rocks of Lulworth are:
150 million year old - Portland Stone
147 million year old - Purbeck Beds
140 million year old - Wealden Beds
125 million year old - Greensands
97 million year old -Chalk
At Stair Hole, the sea has eroded a series of arches, the Purbeck beds here have been bent to breaking point, resulting in the Lulworth Crumple.
St. Oswalds bay and Man O War CoveStair Hole may eventually join up with Lulworth Cove, just as St. Oswalds Bay and Man O War Cove have, further West along the coast.
Most people will also be surprised to know that the famous limestone arch of Durdle Door actually comprises of the same fossil forest rocks found at East Lulworth.
One way to explore the coast is to take a boat ride from Lulworth Cove to get a different view of the coastline.
Bats Hole at the Western end of Durdle Door beach is the start of an erosion process which eventually form a whole series of chalk sea stacks similar to the ones of Old Harry at Ballard Down near Swanage.
White Nothe Prehistoric LandslipWest of Bats Head is the Prehistoric landslip of White Nothe. At 150 metres above sea level it makes a pleasant walk with some beautiful views across Lulworth and Ringstead Bay.
