This 4.4-mile (7 km) walk takes you on a beautiful ramble about the ancient landscape above Ringstead Bay. You’ll start at the National Trust’s Ringstead car park and stay high, …

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Last updated: February 6, 2025

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382 m

View of Ringstead Bay

Highlight • Beach

Views from the National Trust car park at Ringstead.

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3.62 km

Pillbox and Royal Observer Corps Lookout, Dorset National Landscape

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Beautiful vantage point with a magnificent view towards Weymouth. If you're a bit sporty you can also climb up.

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3.73 km

White Nothe Viewpoint

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This is the only bench from here to Durdle Door.
But the meadow will do just fine 😉

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3.96 km

Coastguard Cottages at White Nothe

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This charming row of houses used to be the residences of the coastguard captain, his team and their families. It's not hard to see why – the location has incredible …

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5.77 km

Smugglers Cottage

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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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6.97 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.72 km

1.25 km

Surfaces

2.99 km

2.22 km

1.13 km

625 m

Elevation

Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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National Trust North and West DorsetDecember 16, 2021

This 4.4-mile (7 km) walk takes you on a beautiful ramble about the ancient landscape above Ringstead Bay. You’ll start at the National Trust’s Ringstead car park and stay high, exploring the cliffs so you can enjoy the soaring views across Lyme Bay and along the Jurassic Coast. 
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Ringstead loop — National Trust walks in North and West Dorset

View of Ringstead Bay

Pillbox and Royal Observer Corps Lookout, Dorset National Landscape

White Nothe Viewpoint

Coastguard Cottages at White Nothe

Smugglers Cottage

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