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Lulworth Cove
Lulworth Cove from the north
Lulworth Cove is located in Dorset
Lulworth Cove
Lulworth Cove
LocationDorset, England
Coordinates50°37′06″N 2°14′49″W / 50.6183°N 2.2469°W / 50.6183; -2.2469

Lulworth Cove is a cove near the village of West Lulworth, on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, southern England. The cove is one of the world's finest examples of such a landform, and is a World Heritage Site and tourist location with approximately 500,000[1] visitors every year, of whom about 30 per cent visit in July and August.[2] It is close to the rock arch of Durdle Door and other Jurassic Coast sites.[3]

  1. ^ "Lulworth Cove Visitor Guide - The best things to see and do". Dorset Guide. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ^ "The Lulworth Estate". Archived from the original on 24 February 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Lulworth Cove Visitor Guide - The best things to see and do". Dorset Guide. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

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