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Lulworth Cove holiday Day 6

Last walking day at lovely Lulworth and we couldn't leave without seeing Durdle Door. This slab of limestone, now almost vertical, has a large hole in it (and a smaller one higher up) and surrounding rocks have been washed away by the sea. Nearby is the steep valley called Scratchy Bottom, used in the making of Far from the Madding Crowd and other films. For those doing the longer walk, Scratchy Bottom was surprisingly home to a large number of Bee Orchids and Cinnabar moths. After traversing the hiills above Lulworth, we descended and just managed to reach the Church of the Holy Trinity before the rain started. In the end we were forced to brave the elements to reach the the meeting point - the Castle Inn, where we rested before the final trip back to West Lulworth House and another pleasant evening with the HF organization. The walk was only around 5 miles but the 850ft of ascent certainly tested us all.

Climbing up

Durdle Door 2

View of the walk from the hotel

West Lulworth House

West Lulworth

It's a long way up and you're facing the wrong way!

Honey bee orchid

Durdle Door 3

Durdle door

Hole in the Durdle Door rock

Day 6 map

Durdle door 1

Holy Trinity West Lulworth

Lulworth Cove

Top of the hill

Six spot burnet moth

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