Dorset Visitor Guide 2020

JURASSIC COAST ROAD The B3157 Jurassic Coast Road follows the line of Chesil Bank and Fleet Lagoon from Weymouth to Bridport providing 18 miles of breathtaking views over countryside and coast. It’s one of the most strikingly scenic coastal roads in Britain and the best way to see the World Heritage Jurassic Coast by car, bike or bus. HUNTING TIPS Your best shot at finding a fossil is to join a guided hunt. There are plenty of options to book and guides are always keen to offer their fossil hunting tips. PREHISTORIC ADVENTURES Join a kayak adventure to the caves of Old Harry Rocks, the start of the Jurassic Coast. FOSSIL FOREST The extraordinary Fossil Forest, cliffs and coastal rocks at Lulworth tell a story that goes back 250 million years. Becky, Blogger ln our two hours out with guide Paddy, we must have found at least a dozen fossils ” “ Uncover over 200 million years of history … Dorset’s World Heritage Jurassic Coast is a hugely diverse and beautiful landscape underpinned by incredible geology of global importance. Heritage centres explain its significance and many land and sea based activities make the most of its outstanding natural features. The beaches around Kimmeridge and between Lyme Regis and Charmouth are flecked with fossils. At Keates Quarry, fossilised tracks preserved in a flat layer of rock mean you can literally walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs! And - meet the Lyme Bay Ichthyosaur at Lyme Regis Museum where young folk are fascinated by a table of dinosaur poo! The surface of Portland’s Pulpit Rock contains shells from around 150 million years ago.