From Lulworth Cove follow the pitched section of Coast Path leading from the back of the car park field. As you climb the hill the views open up with Isle of Portland ahead and the coast around to St Aldhelm's Head behind. Behind Lulworth Cove is Bindon Hill and near the summit you can make out the ramparts and other earthworks of a huge hill fort created by Iron Age settlers in about 500BC. They also buried their king on top of Hanbury Tout, the hill you are ascending.

After about a mile you will reach the famous natural arch of Durdle Door. The clifftop here provides a wonderful vantage point from which you can photograph the beautiful rock arch and sweeping bay. You can also descend the steps to photograph from beach level, but if you do, return the same way as there is no way up the cliffs further along.

Our journey continues westwards along the Coast Path down to Scratchy Bottom and then it is a steep climb up to Sywre Head. There are more great views from the top, but it is a little disconcerting to see that you have to descend straight down the other side and then back up again to Bat’s Head. Continue over this hill, down the other side and climb up for the final time past the obelisk navigation beacon and on to the old coastguard cottages at White Nothe. Here you turn left to go out onto the headland with views to Weymouth, Portland Harbour and the Isle of Portland.

White Nothe (the name comes from ‘White Nose’) is the most westerly of the steep limestone hills on this section of coast. To the west the change in rock type is obvious with the limestone giving way to the much softer Kimmeridge clays, with undercliffs formed by old landslips. Between here and Ringstead is ‘Burning Cliff’, which now contains a band of oil shales that have in the past burnt for many years at a time, most recently in 1973. From the headland, retrace your steps back along the Coast Path towards Lulworth for about 1/3 mile and then turn left through the kissing gate on the footpath signed to Daggers Gate. The footpath runs along the left hand side of the field, to join with a bridleway. Continue eastwards along the ridge following the bridleway.

Just before passing seaward of the second navigation marker, there are 3 sculptures by Peter Randall-Page set into ‘stone cupboards’. (Unfortunately the first has been damaged.) Continue along the ridge and at the end of the third field take the public footpath leading towards the caravan park and signed to Newlands Farm. Cross the field, staying left of the tumuli, and go through a metal gate in the corner of the field (don’t descend towards the sea).

Continue towards the caravan park through fields keeping a line of gorse bushes on your right and then take a track through to Newlands Farm. Here you turn right and follow the track down to the caravan park. When you reach the shop continue on the track leading straight ahead signed ‘Beach Car Park’. From the car park go through a gate into a field, and then turn left following the path along the field edge towards West Lulworth.

After two fields the path passes through a small metal gate and then continues along the edge of the field all the way back to Lulworth Cove car park. If you haven’t done so already, it is well worth visiting the Heritage Centre and the dramatic rock folds at Stair Hole.