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Ringstead Bay – View of the Beach and Bay loop from Ringstead

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South West England

Ringstead Bay – View of the Beach and Bay loop from Ringstead

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Ringstead Bay – View of the Beach and Bay loop from Ringstead

01:32

5.32km

130m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a short out-and-back section

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After 2.67 km for 86 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

1

40 m

View of the Jurassic Coast from the South West Coast Path

Highlight • Viewpoint

Watch your footing as there can be big drops down to the ocean. You may want to keep dogs and children close to you.

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2

1.17 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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3

1.63 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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4

1.75 km

Ringstead Radar Station

Highlight • Monument

former Royal Air Force radar station at Ringstead Bay, Dorset, England. It is notable for having served three separate functions: first as a Chain Home early-warning radar station during WWII …

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5

2.34 km

Ringstead Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Ringstead Bay has a pebble and shingle beach with some sand.There are offshore reefs approximately 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) in length at the western end opposite the village that are …

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6

2.59 km

View of the Beach and Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views and long climb

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7

2.69 km

Ringstead Beach

Highlight • Beach

Nice shingle beach accessible by a scenic tarmac road.

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8

2.89 km

The Reef Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

At last a café to match the beach! Friendly welcome and good food. And these people will give you water if you want to fill up your bottle :-)

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B

5.32 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.02 km

250 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.90 km

2.06 km

175 m

101 m

< 100 m

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