Bus Stop Walks

Enjoy Dorset on foot

 Dorset National Landscape and the Jurassic Coast Trust have curated a group of short walks that everybody can enjoy.  All of them start at bus stops along the Jurassic Coaster bus route in Dorset.

Taking the bus can be a relaxing way to access the countryside across Dorset, it is better for the environment to leave the car at home and best of all, you can get a great view from the top deck!

Why not try and complete all the walks on the list, and get the most of the coast and country across the whole of Dorset?

Abbotsbury Walks (c) Jurassic Coast Trust

West Bay & Eype

Eype Mouth and Downhouse Farm / Village

Crumbling cliffs of sand reveal falling sea levels some
180 million years ago. Fossil brittle stars found here and
on display at Bridport museum offer a vivid glimpse of
that long lost sea. Almost 500 years ago a blazing fire on
Thorncombe beacon helped to warn the queen of the
approaching Spanish armada.

Distance: 4.5 miles

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Brit Valley Walk

West Bay to Bridport

Two different views, east and west, created by ancient
movement in the geology. Layers moved up and down
next to one another on a faultline beneath West Bay.
Follow the river that carved its way along this natural
weakness, creating opportunities for the community
that grew to flourish here.

Distance: 2.5 miles

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Burton Bradstock to West Bay

Clifftop South West Coast Path

Golden cliffs of sandstone and limestone that tell us a
tropical sea existed here 170 million years ago. A mighty
beach finds its western end at West Bay – Chesil Beach,
15 miles long, was born from landslides that eroded after
the last ice age around 20,000 years ago.

Distance: 3.2 miles

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Cogden Beach to Burton Bradstock

Burton Bradstock East

Chesil Beach is 15 miles long and born from landslides
that eroded after the last ice age, 20,000 years ago.
Protected habitats nestle at the back of the beach
where the melodious song of the linnet can be
heard all year round.

Distance: 1.6 miles

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Chesil Beach Walks

Swyre to West Bexington Circular

No cliffs form behind the mighty Chesil Beach, born from
landslides that eroded after the last ice age, 20,000
years ago. As the sea claws against the shingle, rich
wildlife nestles in protected habitats behind the beach
and hopeful anglers cast their lines into the waves

Distance: 2.8 miles

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Abbotsbury Walks

Beach & Gardens / Around Chapel Hill

No cliffs form behind the mighty Chesil Beach, born from
landslides that eroded after the last ice age, 20,000
years ago. As the sea claws against the shingle, rich
wildlife nestles in protected habitats behind the beach
and hopeful anglers cast their lines into the waves.

Distance 3.4 miles or 2 miles

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Abbotsbury Walks Part 2

Circular via White Hill

Ancient landscapes marked with strip lynchets – ancient
field systems, commonly seen in this area and the white
chalk of White Hill, part of the South Dorset Ridgeway.

Distance: 2.5 miles

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Walks around the Fleet

Knights to Moonfleet

Chesil Beach – 15 miles long and born from landslides
that eroded after the last ice age, 20,000 years ago
– protects the special habitat of the Fleet Lagoon.
The crashing, open sea is safely distant, a faint
accompaniment to the calls of birds that find refuge in
the tranquil waters.

Distance: 3.5 miles

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