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• Orcombe Point - The beginning of the story

  The western end of the World Heritage Site and the oldest rocks on the Jurassic Coast. Striking Red sandstones and mudstones can be seen in the cliff and the ‘geoneedle' on top of Orcombe point marks the start of the ‘walk through time'.

• Budleigh Pebble Beds - Mountains and rivers

  An incredible river deposit of pebbles from across the channel and sandstones with ancient plant roots.

• Ladram Bay - Sea stacks and the E.Devon AONB

  Ladram Bay is a picturesque beach characterised by several high sea stacks. It is one of the highlights of the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

• Sidmouth - Desert dweller in the Otter Sandstone

  Sidmouth is a traditional British seaside town bounded within a wedge of red sandstone.

• Beer - A story of stone Part 1

  Beer is a picturesque fishing village and a source for the famous Beer Stone.

• Lyme Regis - World famous fossil site

  Lyme Regis is famous worldwide for the abundant and well preserved fossils that are found there eroded from the local cliffs.

• Charmouth - World famous fossil site

  Charmouth is famous worldwide for the abundant and well preserved fossils that are found there eroded from the local cliffs.

• Golden Cap - The highest view on the south coast

  Golden Cap is the highest point on the south coast and gives a fantastic viewpoint of this western part of the World Heritage Site.

• Chesil Beach - Finest barrier beach in Europe

  Chesil Bank is one of the finest examples of a barrier beach in Europe. Its formation is a direct result of impact of the Ice ages on the geology and coastal processes of West Dorset.

• Osmington Mills - Traces of life

  Fantastic trace fossils can be seen on the beach at Osmington Mills. Some of the best along the whole of the Jurassic Coast.

• Durdle Door - The natural arch

  Durdle Door, a huge natural rock arc, is an internationally famous landmark and one of the most characteristic and spectacular features along the Jurassic Coast.

• Lulworth Cove & Crumple - a geography pilgrimage

  Lulworth Cove is a quintessential location for the study of different rates of erosion in the formation of bays and headlands. It is also a beautiful and popular tourist destination.

• Old Harry Rocks - The end of the story

  This is the eastern end of the Jurassic Coast and where the youngest rocks on the world Heritage Site are exposed. Brilliant white chalk has been eroded into steep cliffs and the famous collection of sea stacks known as ‘Old Harry Rocks'.