Lulworth Cove Beach

Lulworth Cove is variously described as horse-shoe shaped, scallop-shaped or nearly circular. Its unique shape is caused by erosion through wave diffraction - waves are forced to bend by the narrow opening to the cove. It lies within the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and is close to a number of other geological attractions such as the natural rock arch, Durdle Door. The shingle beach shelves steeply into the water, but swimming is safe in some areas. Rock pooling is also good here. The beach tends to get very busy in peak season.