Fossil Forest, Lulworth

Name: Fossil Forest
Address: Lulworth, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Lulworth

Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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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. Parts of forest can also be seen on the Isle of Portland and in quarries near the town of Weymouth to the west. ()

Coordinates: 50°36'59"N, 2°14'29"W

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Lulworth United Kingdom

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Fossil Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hambury Tout, Bindon Hill, Castle Inn, Lulworth Cove.

1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hambury Tout, Lulworth
26 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.
0.6 miNE
Archaeological site
Bindon Hill, Lulworth
15 min walk • Bindon Hill is an extensive Iron Age earthwork enclosing a coastal hill area on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth Cove in Dorset, England, about 19 kilometres west of Swanage, about 6 kilometres south west of Wareham, and about 17 kilometres south east of Dorchester.
0.4 miW
Nightlife
Castle Inn, West Lulworth
10 min walk • The Castle Inn is a public house in West Lulworth, Dorset, England, which dates from the 16th century. It was originally called The Green Man, and later The Jolly Sailor. As of 2014, the pub is a popular traditional pub and hotel. The Castle Inn has a focus upon traditional real ales, real ciders and fresh food.
0.6 miSW
Sheltered bay with an unusual formation
Lulworth Cove, Lulworth
15 min walk • Lulworth Cove is a cove near the village of West Lulworth, on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, southern England. The cove is one of the world's finest examples of such a landform, and is a World Heritage Site and tourist location with approximately 500,000 visitors every year, of whom about 30 per cent visit in July and August.