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, …

by National Trust North and West Dorset

Last updated: February 6, 2025

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382 m

View of Ringstead Bay

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

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

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

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

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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Parking

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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1) Walk south east through

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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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