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Kimmeridge Bay

Kimmeridge Bay with Clavell Tower on the clifftop and boats by the shore
Photo: Oast House Archive

A rocky bay of shale below layered cliffs, overlooked by Clavell Tower and known for rock pools, fossils and some of Dorset's best surf. Ledges of harder limestone let you walk out and see fossils in the rock. The clear water is good for swimming and snorkelling, and surfers and windsurfers come all year for the waves, including the reef break at Broadbench.

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