Scratchy Bottom, Lulworth

Name: Scratchy Bottom
Address: Lulworth, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Lulworth

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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Scratchy Bottom is a clifftop valley between Durdle Door and Bat's Head in Dorset, England. A dry valley in the chalk, it is surrounded by farmland at its sides and landward end, with cliffs at the seaward end. ()

Coordinates: 50°37'25"N, 2°16'52"W

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Lulworth United Kingdom

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Day trips

Scratchy Bottom – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Tank Museum, Durdle Door, Monkey World, Lulworth Estate.

5.2 miN
History museum, Military museum, Museum
The Tank Museum, Bovington Camp
132 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Dorset, The Tank Museum in Bovington Camp stands as a formidable archive of armored warfare. This impressive establishment is not just a museum; it is a journey through the history of tanks and their impact on global conflicts.
~1310 ftSE
Natural limestone arch and iconic photo op
Durdle Door, Lulworth
7 min walk • Nestled on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, United Kingdom, Durdle Door is a striking natural limestone arch that has become an iconic part of the British coastline. This geological wonder, sculpted by the relentless forces of the sea, is part of the...
5.7 miNE
Nature and wildlife, Park, Zoo
Monkey World, Wareham
146 min walk • The Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre is a 65-acre ape and monkey sanctuary and rescue centre near Wool, Dorset, England.
3.4 miE
Park
Lulworth Estate, Lulworth
88 min walk • The Lulworth Estate is located in central south Dorset, England. Its most notable landscape feature include a five-mile stretch of coastline on the Jurassic Coast. Part of the area is a World Heritage Site. The historic estate includes the Lulworth Castle and Park.
1.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Fossil Forest, Lulworth
47 min walk • The Fossil Forest is the remains of an ancient submerged forest from Jurassic times, located to the east of Lulworth Cove on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. It lies on the Jurassic Coast, on a wide ledge in the seaside cliff. The site is within the Lulworth Ranges and thus has restricted access.
0.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hambury Tout, Lulworth
22 min walk • Hambury Tout is a large chalk hill by the coast near Lulworth, Dorset, England. It overlooks Lulworth Cove to the west. Hambury Tout is the site of an ancient burial mound.
5.5 miN
Church, Architecture
St Nicholas' Church
140 min walk • St Nicholas' is a Church of England parish church at Moreton, Dorset, England. It is known for its thirteen windows, engraved by the poet and artist Sir Laurence Whistler. T. E. Lawrence was buried in the separate churchyard.
5.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Povington Hill
135 min walk • Povington Hill, at 198 metres high, is one of the highest points on the chain of the Purbeck Hills in south Dorset on the southern coast of England.
3.2 miE
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Lulworth Castle, Lulworth
83 min walk • Lulworth Castle, in East Lulworth, Dorset, England, situated south of the village of Wool, is an early 17th-century hunting lodge erected in the style of a revival fortified castle, one of only five extant Elizabethan or Jacobean buildings of this type.
7.2 miNW
Church
Whitcombe Church
184 min walk • Whitcombe Church in Whitcombe, Dorset, England was built in the 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
3.8 miE
Forts and castles
Flower's Barrow, Lulworth
98 min walk • Flower’s Barrow is an Iron Age hillfort, built over 2500 years ago, above Worbarrow Bay in Dorset on the south coast of England.