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Langton Matravers

Dancing Ledge – Winspit Quarry Caves loop from Langton Matravers

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United Kingdom
England
South West England
Dorset
Purbeck
Langton Matravers

Dancing Ledge – Winspit Quarry Caves loop from Langton Matravers

Moderate

4.8

(55)

323

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Dancing Ledge – Winspit Quarry Caves loop from Langton Matravers

02:42

9.55km

200m

Hiking

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: April 15, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

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1.76 km

Dancing Ledge Rock Pool

Highlight • Natural Monument

It's not an easy descent to get to the rock pool but it's worth it

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2

1.87 km

Dancing Ledge

Highlight • Natural

Sea quarries
Sea quarries like Dancing Ledge, Seacombe and Winspit once played a major role in the Purbeck stone industry. Stone quarried from the cliffs was loaded directly onto ships …

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2.85 km

South West Coast Path

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The South West Coast Path is England's longest National Trail, stretching 630 miles from Minehead in Somerset to Poole in Dorset. This epic route, originally used by coastguards to patrol …

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3.19 km

Seacombe Cliffs and Quarry

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From the 1770s these rock outcrops were good for ashlar, dressings and carving. In the accounts for 1771 William Chinchin dug 418 tons of ashlar or front stone, 101 tons …

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3.45 km

Seacombe Cliff

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The sea-cliff quarries at Seacombe are a popular spot along this stretch of coastline. The low-level platform left behind from quarrying has created a unique bathing spot.

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6

4.19 km

Winspit Quarry

Highlight • Historical Site

Part of the many deep craters located along the coast. Once dugout for a quarry.

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5.06 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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8

6.48 km

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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9.55 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.68 km

3.08 km

2.30 km

368 m

111 m

Surfaces

4.60 km

3.12 km

742 m

506 m

356 m

214 m

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