Chesil Beach
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One of Britain’s most popular shore diving sites and also a haven for anglers, this 18 mile stretch of pebbles and shingle starting from Portland was formed at the period of the last ice age, some 12,000 years ago.
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Also famous as being used for testing the Barnes Wallis 'Bouncing Bomb' used in the Dambuster raids during WWII, as depicted in the film "Dambusters".
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Also famous as being used for testing the Barnes Wallis 'Bouncing Bomb' used in the Dambuster raids during WWII, as depicted in the film "Dambusters".
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesil_Beach
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 50°37'37"N 2°35'8"W
- Chickerell Primary School Grounds 6 km
- Barn 8.8 km
- Weymouth Municipal Offices 9 km
- Barn 10 km
- St John's 10 km
- Bincleaves Groyne 10 km
- St Michael's Churchyard 10 km
- Portland runway 11 km
- St Andrews Church - ruins of 15 km
- Holy Trinity Churchyard 24 km
- Warre Wood 2.8 km
- Wyke Wood 2.8 km
- Kittle Barrow Plantation 2.9 km
- Abbotsbury Swannery 3.3 km
- The Fleet 3.4 km
- Chesil Beach 3.7 km
- Abbotsbury Sub Tropical Gardens 4.6 km
- Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite 4.7 km
- Abbotsbury Castle 6.4 km
- Dorset 27 km
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