The Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site is England's first natural World Heritage Site - it is known as The Jurassic Coast. It covers 95 miles of stunning coastline from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland in Dorset, with rocks recording 185 million years of the Earth's history.

World Heritage status was achieved because of the site's unique insight into the Earth Sciences as it clearly depicts a geological ‘walk through time’ spanning the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

World Heritage Sites are places of ‘outstanding universal value’ selected by UNESCO.

Click on the link below to access the website for the Jurassic Coast which runs from Dorset to East Devon

Jacobs Ladder Beach, looking west

Jacobs Ladder Beach, looking east

Jacobs Ladder Beach, from above

Main Beach, looking east