Golden Cap
Charmouth, GB
Golden Cap is a hill and cliff situated on the English Channel coast between Bridport and Charmouth in Dorset, England. At 191 metres (627 ft), it is the highest point within a mile of the south coast of Great Britain (it is set back some 250 m (820 ft) from the coastline) and is visible for tens of
miles along the coastline. It is accessible via a coastal footpath from Seatown, and takes around 40 minutes to reach the summit. The hill is owned by the National Trust and forms part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site. The base of the cliff is covered with large boulders, and is popular with fossil collectors. Storms have previously exposed fossilised ammonites and belemnites in the Blue...
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- Lyme Regis Cemetery cemetery · 4 km away
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- Town Mill museum · 4 km away
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