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Dancing Ledge Rock Pool

Dancing Ledge Rock Pool

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Dancing Ledge Rock Pool

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Dorset National Landscape

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Location: Langton Matravers, Purbeck, Dorset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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joimson

September 3, 2023

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It's not an easy descent to get to the rock pool but it's worth it

MCW73

March 22, 2024

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Take care getting down to the pool, there are no steps, just rocks. and the ground is super slippy with moss

MCW73

September 5, 2025

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Dancing Ledge is a flat, natural rock platform on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, located on the Jurassic Coast near the villages of Langton Matravers and Worth Matravers. This …

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Elevation 60 m

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Location: Langton Matravers, Purbeck, Dorset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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