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Symondsbury

West Bay Harbour – West Bay Cliffs loop from West Bay

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United Kingdom
England
South West England
Dorset
West Dorset
Symondsbury

West Bay Harbour – West Bay Cliffs loop from West Bay

Easy

4.5

(6)

164

hikers

West Bay Harbour – West Bay Cliffs loop from West Bay

01:33

5.51km

110m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

96 m

Burton Bradstock Beach and River

Highlight • River

Be advised the car park is no longer an honesty box. it is run by euro car parks with an ANPR camera. the machine and signage have been heavily vandalised

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2

368 m

View of West Cliff and Lyme Bay

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

West Cliff rises spectacularly between West Bay and Eype Mouth above Dorset's Lyme Bay. From this cliff path, you can see the vast Thorncombe Beacon to the west and, in …

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3

1.70 km

West Bay Harbour

Highlight • Settlement

Part of the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, West Bay is a beautiful harbour settlement. Originally designed as a commercial harbour for nearly Bridport to export fishing nets, West Bay declined …

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4

2.01 km

View from Golden Cap

Highlight • Summit

191 meter

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5

2.77 km

West Bay Coastal View

Highlight • Beach

Try the small museum and walk all the way along the esplanade to the end of the new pier to really for one of the best views of those golden cliffs and the jurassic coast

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6

3.04 km

West Bay Old Railway Station and The Platform Restaurant

Highlight • Restaurant

The Platform Restaurant is an award-winning, quirky station carriage, turned into a restaurant serving a variety of seafood, steak and burger dishes.
The quirky and vintage railway station brings an …

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7

3.31 km

West Bay Cliffs

Highlight • Natural Monument

The coast path between West Bay and Burton Bradstock is currently closed due to a landslip. A diversion is in place using the public footpath across Bridport and West Dorset …

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5.51 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.33 km

1.20 km

1.10 km

519 m

357 m

Surfaces

2.45 km

1.42 km

818 m

374 m

335 m

105 m

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Monday 18 May

16°C

11°C

49 %

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