Winspit Quarry Caves – St Aldhelm's Chapel loop from Worth Matravers

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Winspit Quarry Caves – St Aldhelm's Chapel loop from Worth Matravers

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Winspit Quarry Caves – St Aldhelm's Chapel loop from Worth Matravers

02:03

7.33km

140m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

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313 m

Worth Matravers village

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The area is very popular for walking and a number of our walking trails pass through or near these villages.The 'Smugglers Ways' begins at Worth Matravers and then travels down …

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538 m

Strip Lynchets in Dorset National Landscape

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A lynchet is a bank of earth that builds up on the downslope of a field ploughed over a long period of time. The disturbed soil slips down the hillside …

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1.95 km

Winspit Quarry Caves

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Winspit quarry
Winspit is a disused quarry on the cliffs near Worth Matravers in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England that is no longer in use. To the west and …

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3.93 km

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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3.93 km

St Aldhelm's Head Radar Memorial

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For a number of years there were various discussions about ways to commemorate the pioneering work on radar undertaken at Worth Matravers during World War II. Towards the end of …

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4.03 km

Coastguard Lookout, Dorset National Landscape

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The Coastguard Lookout (Now NCI)
The "Coast Guard lookout" you see today is actually no longer operated by HM Coastguard, but by volunteers.

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4.09 km

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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