If you step out to explore the Jurassic Coast, the first thing you see is the landscape itself, the colours and shapes of the cliffs and beaches and, depending where you go, iconic and famous landforms. Most of The Jurassic Coast lies within National Landscapes recognised for their natural beauty, but it is the geomorphology of the coastline - its shape and the way if changes through time - that helps give it international significance and World Heritage Status.
Wherever you go on the Jurassic Coast you will experience something unique to that part of the World Heritage Site, something about it that is marvellous or dramatic, something bold, or something beautiful. Perhaps it will be the red sandstone stacks at Ladram Bay, or a cliff-top view along the 17 mile long Chesil Beach. Maybe you will be photographing the beautifully symmetric sweep of Lulworth Cove or the improbable looking rock arch of Durdle Door. Or maybe you will strike out early to watch the sunrise over the white Chalk stacks of Old Harry Rocks that seem to be marching out into the waves.
This high level of natural diversity in the landscape makes the Jurassic Coast a destination for visitors and scientists alike, a training ground for geography students and a source of great research interest. It is an outdoor laboratory where discovery and exploration go hand in hand.
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