🌊🦖🏖️🦍🚅🥾🍻 FUN WEEKEND(FULL)- Iconic Durdle Door,Lulworth Cove&Monkey World

Fun Weekend & coastal hiking around UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Durdle Door & Lulworth Cove , Tyneham (ghost village) & Monkey World in Jurassic Coast , Dorset.

Due to the train strikes on Friday , We don't meet together in London train station as usual. instead , You will pre book your individual national express coach ticket to Bournemouth from London Victoria Bus station. Ideally , the return journey on Sunday will be by train to London Waterloo from wool station. We still have 2 ladies spots open for this trip as 2 ladies have booked twin share hotel rooms in Bournemouth.

Durdle Door is probably the most famous stone arch anywhere in the world. It was created when the sea pierced through the Portland limestone around 10,000 years ago. Formed by the combined forces of the sea and a river swollen by melting ice at the end of the last Ice Age. Lulworth Cove is world famous for its unique geology and landforms including the Lulworth Crumple and Stair Hole.

Walk - Saturday– Lulworth Cove to Tyneham via Durdle door - 18.7km
Hike Start Location - Lulworth Cove
Difficulty - Moderate or Challenging
Total Ascent - 986 m
Total Descent - 991 m
This is a beautiful and challenging coastal walk along Purbeck's Jurassic Coast. It takes you into the iconic Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door (an arch) & dramatic white cliff coastal scenery.

The abandoned and ruined coastal village of Tyneham was evacuated at very short notice in December 1943 at the behest of the War Office to prepare troops for D-Day. The inhabitants were never allowed to return. The village is now a picturesque ruin.

Sunday Visit to Monkey World ( Chimpanzee DNA is 98.8% similar to us!! )

Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre near Wool and Wareham is without a doubt one of the finest wildlife orientated visitor attractions in the UK. Set up originally to rescue chimpanzees from ill treatment in europe this attraction has grown to house a vast variety of primates and monkeys and it’s conservation efforts are world renown.

Accommodation
We will be staying in Bournemouth.
I will be staying in Ocean Beach Hotel & Spa, East OverCliff Drive.
You can stay in any place in Bournemouth. To cut the cost , You can pair up & book Twin rooms. This can be coordinated through the whatsapp group.

Train Tickets
Onward journey is by coach to Bornemouth
On Sunday Evening Take Super Off Peak
Super Off Peak or Off peak Single from Wool to London Waterloo

Traveling from Bournemouth to Lulworth Cove on Saturday & Sunday

On Saturday reach station at 8.55 , we will take 9.09 train from Bournemouth station towards Wool
On Sunday reach station at 9.25 ,, We will be taking 9.39 from Bournemouth station towards Wool

WhatsApp group Link (For Train ticket , Pub booking & hike coordination of the event)

https://chat.whatsapp.com/EQxmPV05VCZHFgo3PZoqEb

Pub/Restaurants
There will be pub/restaurant lunch stops during the walk & an after walk pub stop whenever possible.

In addition to that, As this is a weekend trip ,I will chose a good restaurant with an international cuisine for dinner group booking on Saturday.

What to bring: You must bring a backpack with Waterproof Jacket ( it can always rain in the UK except in peak summer), a picnic lunch, hiking foot wear and 1.5 L water, sun cream (if sunny day predicted). There may be some pubs and shops along the way. We will try to have cafe/pub stops on the way. But to reduce the costs , you can bring sandwiches if you wish to do that.

Note : Dedicate entire evening on Sunday for the hike & visit to monkey world as return time cant be guaranteed. Please don't come to the event if you need to return early on Sunday.

Disclaimer

Please note that I am NOT qualified as a hike leader or first aider. This is just a free self guided gathering of like minded people..The event is purely based on hobby. Each participant is responsible for their own safety. Hiking is an activity with a danger of personal injury. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.