Bridport harbour

Bridport in Dorset is a small market town two miles inland from a small harbour. This is often, unsurprisingly, called Bridport Harbour, but it also goes by the name West Bay. The harbour has the usual collection of pleasure craft and a small number of inshore fishing boats. It is something of a tourist destination and its desirability as a place to live is attested by the housing built on West Cliff, the 1885 terrace called Pier Terrace, and Quay West, two blocks of modern flats seen on the far side of the harbour in the photograph above.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Nikon Z 5

East cliff, Bridport

The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site that stretches 96 miles (154 km) along the south coast of England from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset. The cliffs along the coast date from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods of geological history. Their rich fossil beds were one of the places where palaeontology emerged as a discipline that explained the earth's past.

The cliffs of the coast vary considerably in age and stability. East Cliff, near the small harbour town of Bridport, Dorset, is quite unstable and visitors are requested by signs to keep away from the base of the cliffs. It is a popular place for dog walkers and fossil hunters, not all of whom comply with the warnings.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Nikon Z 5