Lulworth

Lulworth is an area in Dorset. It consists of the villages of West Lulworth and East Lulworth.

Understand
The area is famous for Lulworth Cove, an important feature of the Jurassic Coast. West Lulworth is situated about half a mile inland from the cove.

Get in
Leave the A352 at either Wool or Winfrith Newburgh. Parking is limited in the West Lulworth village. Drive through the village to reach the cove. There is a large car park and visitors centre as you approach the cove. Cars are not allowed past this point.

Get around
Parking is available at Lulworth Cove and at Durdle Door for £2.50 for 1 hour, €4 for 2 hours, £5 for 4 hours, or€9 for the day. Your parking ticket is valid at both car parks if you decide to drive between them.

Do

 * Camp Bestival is a music festival held at Lulworth Castle aimed at families with young children. It's a successor to Bestival, which went bust in 2018. The next event is 28-31 July 2022.

Eat
There are several restaurants, seafood stands, and cafes in Lulworth Cove, and more ice cream stands that you can shake a stick at.

At the Durdle Door car park, there is a snack stand in season drink, ice cream, coffee, tea, etc., and toilets are available.

Sleep
There are several hotels and guest houses at Lulworth Cove, and a campground and caravan park at Durdle Door.

Connect
As of May 2022, Lulworth has 4G from EE, O2 and Vodafone but no signal from Three. 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

 * West to Weymouth and Isle of Portland
 * East to Swanage, Corfe Castle and Wareham