![]() ![]() If you swim, depending on how good you are, it can take up to one hour. ![]() ![]() The distance is about 1.5 miles and it takes about 30-40 mins by walk. Swimming Man of War and Durdle Door, Dorset, UKįrom Lulworth Cove and Stair hole, you can swim or walk west to the Durdle Door and Man O’War beach. Quite often this area gets windy, so watch out for waves and currents that you don´t get pushed into the rocks. You can swim through the arch hole inside and reach the rocky beach. More experienced swimmers can swim from Lulworth Cove straight out 0.5 mile to the Stair Hole on the right, a smaller cove outside of the cliff. For colder months you can take your wetsuit and also enjoy the adventure even at a bit colder water temperatures. Locals told us this place gets busy in the summer, therefore we suggest to go and explore out of the main holiday season. We swam in this beautiful 400-500m wide cove where the water temperature was 13C and there were only three of us swimming that afternoon. The Jurassic Coast is part of the Unesco World Heritage. The Lulworth Cove Heritage Centre, next to the car park, reveals the history of Lulworth from 150+ million years ago to the present day. You can swim in the cove, take a boat or kayak trip, walk around and enjoy the beauty. Lulworth beach is stunning and provides a great place to relax. Car parking is available all year around for 2 Hours £3, 4 hours £4, 6 hours £5, over 6 hours £7.50. Or from Dorchester follow the A352 to Wool, then take the B3071 towards West Lulworth. 1.5 miles then left onto the B3070-follow the signs for Lulworth Cove and West Lulworth. From there you can take the A352 for approx. The nearest major road is the A352 at Wareham. Lulworth, most famous for being part of Dorset´s spectacular coast, is easily accessible by road. We knew the water temperature in the sea would not be the warmest, but this did not stop us from undertaking our swimming exploration. I went with a friend to explore some swimming spots on 1st May, 2015. South England´s coast offers some amazing open water places to swim and explore. ![]()
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