Bournemouth & Durdle Door
Durdle Door & Lulworth Cove
A famous natural arch and a beautiful secluded cove; their existence owed to the collision of continents and the birth of the Alps. If you visit Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove, look carefully and you will notice that the layers exposed in the cliffs are tilting steeply to the north. This is most notable with Durdle Door itself as it is formed from a layer of hard limestone standing almost vertically out of the sea. Normally layers of limestone would be horizontal. Only the most fundamental force in geology could have altered these rocks in this way – plate tectonics.
Geological processes that created Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove
Around 25 million years ago the African tectonic plate collided with the European plate. The huge pressures generated heaved and folded rocks to create the mountain chain we know as the Alps. Ripples from that collision spread north through the Earth’s crust and gently folded the rocks here, in what would become south Dorset and Purbeck.
Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove lie in the heart of one of these folds, where the rock layers have been tilted steeply. As the sea broke through the hard limestone it washed away the softer rocks behind creating the arch, the cove and the beautiful coastline where Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove are both found.
Details Informations
- Bournemouth
- Durdle Door
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Transportation in air-conditioned vehicle
- All tips and Service charges
- Premium service of a Dilse Tours Driver / Guide
Tour Itinerary
Depart early morning from Wembley and depart for Durdle Door. On arrival enjoy a stroll down the Steep Cliff to the beach, spend free time and admire the impressive rock formation and coastline. We then board the coach to make our way towards Bournemouth. On arrival at Bournemouth enjoy free time to simply relax on a deck chair, stroll along traditional seaside piers, enjoying food or just admiring miles of breath-taking coastline. In the early evening we return back to Wembley with a day full of memories.
Date and Price
12 Oct | £40 | £40 |
26 Oct | £40 | £40 |
09 Nov | £40 | £40 |
23 Nov | £40 | £40 |