Golden Cap

Golden Cap

Golden Cap is a hill and cliff situated between Bridport and Charmouth in Dorset, England. The cliffs are the highest point on the south coast of Great Britain. The hill is owned by the National Trust and forms part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site. The name derives from the distinctive outcropping of golden Greensand rock present at the very top of the cliff.

Golden Cap is the highest point on the south-coast of Great Britain. The 626 ft (191 m) hill is visible for tens of miles in each direction along the coastline. There is a coast-path leading up from Seatown and for those fit enough to try it, takes about 30 to 40 minutes to get to the top. Directly behind the cliff is a small wood of (mainly) Corsican Pine known as Langdon Wood, planted in the 1950s and originating from a copse of trees known as “Eleanor’s Clump”. Langdon is owned by the National Trust and has a car park and a circular walk around the wood of almost exactly one mile.

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