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Photo of Bournemouth Durley Chine, a swimming spot in Dorset, south west England.

© Jonathan Hutchins / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bournemouth Durley Chine

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Bournemouth Durley Chine is an official bathing spot in Dorset. Its water quality was classed Excellent at the Environment Agency's last classification. The county has 41 designated bathing waters; this is one.

The nearest railway station is Bournemouth, 2.3 km to the north-east. Bournemouth Alum Chine and Bournemouth Pier are among the bathing waters within 0.9 km.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Bournemouth Durley Chine

Photo of the Purbeck Heritage Coast, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Purbeck

Heritage Coast near Wareham

Dorset's "Isle" of Purbeck, a peninsula of chalk and limestone on the Jurassic Coast, with sea stacks, quarried stone and a ruined castle

4.4 km SW

Photo of the Dorset National Landscape, a National Landscape in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Dorset National Landscape

National Landscape near Dorchester

Chalk ridges, quiet combes and one of the finest coastlines in England, from Lyme Bay to Purbeck

4.9 km W

Photo of Brownsea Island, an island in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Brownsea Island

Island near Bournemouth

National Trust island in Poole Harbour where red squirrels survive, with a wader-filled lagoon, woodland paths and the first Scout camp site

5.3 km SW

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

5.7 km SW · spans 4 counties

Photo of Old Harry Rocks, a rock formation near Swanage, Dorset, south west England.Iconic

Old Harry Rocks

Rock formation near Swanage

Three brilliant white chalk stacks and stumps at the seaward tip of the Purbeck, marking the eastern start of the Jurassic Coast.

8.2 km S

Photo of Christchurch Priory, a church in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Christchurch Priory

Church near Christchurch

One of England's longest parish churches, a Norman and Gothic former priory near the harbour, with its legend of the miraculous beam.

8.3 km E