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Dancing Ledge – Radar Memorial Loop from Worth Matravers

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Dancing Ledge – Radar Memorial Loop from Worth Matravers

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August 29, 2022

Dancing Ledge – Radar Memorial Loop from Worth Matravers

Moderate

04:10

14.8km

3.6km/h

300m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

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Headbury Cannon

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From this beautiful ledge, you can see this coastal defensive cannon used to deter sea attacks.

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Cave Scramble at Dorset Coast

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The fun way through this section is to scramble through a low cave (this is why the map sends you out to sea at this point!). My 78 year old …

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Radar Memorial and Coastal Viewpoint

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As a curiosity, you'll notice that the two radar dishes also resemble a large fire basket. This was done as a reference to the practice of lighting beacons to warn of the Spanish Armada.

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St Aldhelm's Chapel is one of the oldest churches in England and is a Grade I-listed building. The Norman chapel, situated on the high outcrop of St Aldhelm's Head, was named after the Bishop of Sherbourne who died in 709AD.

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