A near-perfect circular cove in the Jurassic Coast, about twelve miles east of Weymouth along the coast road. The cove is one of the most photographed geological features in Britain, its circular shape the result of the sea breaking through hard limestone and eroding the softer rock behind it over thousands of years.
The beach is small — it gets very crowded on summer weekends — but the geology is extraordinary. Just to the east, Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch jutting into the sea, best seen from the cliff path that runs along the top of the ridge. The Lulworth Cove Heritage Centre explains the geological story.