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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kimmeridge

  

Kimmeridge Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kimmeridge

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Kimmeridge history

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In the Iron Age and during the Roman occupation, ornaments and other objects were made from the black bituminous shale, known as blackstone or ‘Kimmeridge coal’ The Romans also used the shale as fuel for boiling sea water to produce salt. Armlets were manufactured from the shale using a lathe, which produced waste in the form of hard black discs.

Kimmeridge geography / climate

Kimmeridge civil parish is 7 miles west of Swanage, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Wareham and 15 miles (24 km) east of Weymouth. It is sited beside a small stream on a roughly southwest-facing slope between the English Channel coast and a line of hills.

Geology

The bedrock is mostly Kimmeridge clay, except for the top of Smedmore Hill and along to Swyre Head, which is formed from Portland stone . Landslip deposits from the Portland stone cover the steep southwest-facing slopes of the hills .

You can visit Kimmeridge places with Walkfo Kimmeridge to hear history at Kimmeridge’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Kimmeridge has 34 places to visit in our interactive Kimmeridge map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Kimmeridge, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Kimmeridge places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Kimmeridge & the surrounding areas.

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34 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Kimmeridge tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Kimmeridge

  

Best Kimmeridge places to visit

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Kimmeridge has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Kimmeridge’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Kimmeridge’s information audio spots:

Kimmeridge Oil Field Kimmeridge Oil Field is on the south coast of the Isle of Purbeck, in Dorset, England . The field is located to the northwest of the Kimmeridge Bay, on the Island Purbeck, south of the Dorset coast .

The Etches Collection The Etches Collection is an independent fossil museum based in the village of Kimmeridge, Purbeck, Dorset . It is based on the lifetime collection of Steve Etches, a fossil hunter for whom some of his finds have been named .

Smedmore House Smedmore House was originally built by Sir William Clavell around 1620 . It is not normally open to the public, although there are regular open days . English Heritage have designated it a Grade II* listed building .

Purbeck Hills The Purbeck Hills, also called the Purbeck Ridge or simply the Purbecks, are a ridge of chalk downs in Dorset, England . The hills are part of a system of chalk downlands in southern England formed from the Chalk Group .

Gad Cliff Gad Cliff is a south-facing cliff face on the south coast of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset . Behind it is Gold Down, part of the Lulworth Ranges .

Encombe House Encombe House is a Grade II* listed country house built in 1735 on the Encombe Estate near the village of Kingston in Dorset. It is 1-mile inland of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast in southern England. The parkland is Grade II listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.

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