The pebbles crunch underfoot with each step, a sound that mixes with the gentle lap of waves against the shingle beach. Lulworth Cove forms a near perfect horseshoe of white chalk and limestone, carved by the sea into the Jurassic Coast. The layers of rock rise in stripes of white, gray, and ochre, each band […]
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The Needles pierce the horizon off the western tip of the Isle of Wight, three white chalk stacks rising from a churning sea. A fourth pillar collapsed in a storm in 1764, leaving behind the jagged formation that gives this landmark its name. The Alum Bay cliffs behind them stripe the coastline in shades of […]
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