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This section includes information on, and photographs of, the bays, beaches, landmarks and land features that are within the parish of Tyneham.


Local Landmarks
Map showing location of local landmarks

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Brandy Bay

Brandy Bay, 2012
View of Brandy Bay and Gad Cliff from the South West Coast Path. Here it is pictured at low tide when the eroded strata of the seabed is revealed.
© Philip Halling and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence.


Broad Bench

Broad Bench


© Jim Probert 2007
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Broad Bench

© Jim Champion 2009
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Charnel


Cow Corner


Flower’s Barrow

Flowers Barrow is an iron-age hillfort on the cliff edge above Worbarrow Bay. Sadly around half of the original hillfort has been lost due to continual erosion of the cliffs.

Flowers Barrow is only accessible when Tyneham and the Lulworth Range walks are open – see Opening Dates & Times. It can be reached either by a steep coastal path from Worbarrow or by a path from Whiteway Hill.


Gad Cliff


Gold Down


Hobarrow Bay


Pondfield Cove


Povington Heath

Povington Heath

© Stuart Cankett 2007
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Tank Tracks across Povington Heath

© Tom Munro 2008
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Tyneham Cap

Looking north to Tyneham Cap, 2008
View north towards Tyneham Cap from the cliff edge above Brandy Bay

© Jim Champion 2008
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Looking south-east from Tyneham Cap
Looking east-southeast from the highest part of Tyneham Cap on the Purbeck limestone ridge, across Kimmeridge Bay towards St Aldhelms Head.

© Jim Champion 2008
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Whiteway Hill

Looking along the ridge of Whiteway Hill
Flowers Barrow can be seen at the far end of the ridge and the Isle of Portland in the very far distance.

Whiteway Hill 2000
© Sarah Charlesworth 2000
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Worbarrow Bay


Worbarrow Tout

Page last updated: 7 September 2022