Durlston

Human settlement in England
  • Swanage
District
  • Purbeck
Shire county
  • Dorset
Region
  • South West
CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSWANAGEPostcode districtBH19Dialling code01929PoliceDorsetFireDorset and WiltshireAmbulanceSouth Western UK Parliament
  • South Dorset
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°36′02″N 1°57′29″W / 50.6006°N 1.9581°W / 50.6006; -1.9581

Durlston is an area of Swanage, in Dorset, England.[1] The area was developed by George Burt as a residential suburb, and includes many large Victorian villas as well as modern developments.

Durlston Country Park

Durlston has a country park overlooking Durlston Bay, with a mock castle built in 1887. The castle (a restaurant when built, and still in use as a cafe) is surrounded by stone ornaments, including the Great Globe, three metres in diameter. The area is now owned and managed by Dorset County Council. There is a modern visitors' centre on the hillside above the castle.

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 195 Bournemouth & Purbeck (Wimborne Minster & Ringwood) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231418.

External links

Media related to Durlston at Wikimedia Commons


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