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Ringstead waymarked walk — National Trust walks in North and West Dorset

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Ringstead waymarked walk — National Trust walks in North and West Dorset

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Ringstead waymarked walk — National Trust walks in North and West Dorset

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3.06km

100m

Hiking

This is a lovely 1.7-mile (2.7 km) walk above Ringstead Bay and offers you stunning views along Dorset’s Jurassic coastline. You start at the National Trust’s Ringstead car park, which sits high above the sea meaning that the panorama is exceptional from the moment you step out of the car.

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by National Trust North and West Dorset

Last updated: July 22, 2024

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Dorset National Landscape

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View of Lyme Bay from the Ringstead Bay car park

Highlight • Viewpoint

The views from this National Trust car park are incredible. Lyme Bay unfolds before you and in clear weather, you can see for miles along the coast. If you're a National Trust member, you can park for free.

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1.25 km

St Catherine's by the Sea Chapel

Highlight • Historical Site

This is a lovely wooden chapel on a Dorset clifftop. If you walk to the rear there are plenty of benches for you to rest and enjoy the views over Lyme Bay.

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1.71 km

Smugglers Cottage

Highlight • Historical Site

Old thatched Smugglars Cottage hidden away in the woods, is now a holiday let via vrbo.com/en-gb/p8112281

Built in the early 1800s

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3.06 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.58 km

460 m

Surfaces

2.20 km

441 m

304 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Wednesday 27 May

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Comments

December 16, 2021

This is a lovely 1.7-mile (2.7 km) walk above Ringstead Bay and offers you stunning views along Dorset’s Jurassic coastline. You start at the National Trust’s Ringstead car park, which sits high above the sea meaning that the panorama is exceptional from the moment you step out of the car. 
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Ringstead waymarked walk — National Trust walks in North and West Dorset

View of Lyme Bay from the Ringstead Bay car park

St Catherine's by the Sea Chapel

Smugglers Cottage

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