Photo of Osmington, a village in Dorset, south west England. — © David Martin / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Osmington

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Osmington is a quiet village of stone cottages under the downs east of Weymouth. Cut into the chalk hill above is the Osmington White Horse, a hill figure of George III on horseback made in 1808. John Constable spent part of his honeymoon in the village and painted the bay below. The coast path is a short walk away.

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

Dorset National Landscape

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

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

here · spans 24 counties

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

South West Coast Path

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

0.1 km NE · spans 4 counties

Photo of Osmington White Horse, a hill figure in Dorset, south west England.

Osmington White Horse

Hill figure near Osmington

The only English hill figure carrying a rider — King George III on horseback — cut above Weymouth in 1808.

3.1 km NW

Photo of Jordan Hill Roman Temple, a Roman site near Osmington, Dorset, south west England.

Jordan Hill Roman Temple

roman-temple near Osmington

Square stone footings of a Romano-Celtic temple from the 300s AD, on a grassy rise above Bowleaze Cove and Weymouth Bay.

3.6 km W

Photo of Durdle Door, a swimming spot near Osmington, Dorset, south west England.

Durdle Door

Designated bathing water near Osmington

The limestone sea arch that defines the Jurassic Coast.

7.2 km E