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A lovely picture of Portland Bill lighthouse and the
wonderful Sea Pinks that flower all over the island during May. |
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A couple of lovely pictures of the old lighthouse, which is
now an RSPB bird observatory. |
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There is a cottage and several bunk rooms for very good
rates. The cottage sleeps six and costs £40pn for non-RSPB members and £28pn
for members. To book the cottage or the rooms contact
obs@portlandbill.com |
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An old view of Portland Bill showing the quarry near Pulpit
Rock. |
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The lighthouse from the sea. |
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The lighthouse framed by Red crane, once used for loading
stone onto barges but now used only for lowering fishing boats. |
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The same crane in rough weather, the base of the crane is
over twenty feet above the sea. |
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Sea caves to the east of Portland Bill. |
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The Bill in rough weather. |
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Three close up views of the lighthouse. |
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A lovely evening picture of the lighthouse. |
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The lighthouse at sunset in calm weather. |
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A view of the lighthouse from the coast path. |
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Pulpit rock was created by quarrying, there are steps cut
into the rock but be very careful if you climb it. It is 70' to the sea
below, local children jump from it in the summer into the sea. The snorkelling
around the base is excellent but be vary careful as the tide
runs very quickly here and it is only safe to enter the water around low
tide. |
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Pulpit Rock at sunset. |
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Pulpit Rock at sunset. |
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Two views of the ledges at Bob's Crane between Southwell and
Portland Bill. |
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One of the large flat stone ledges at Portland Bill. The
rocks here are full of fossils. Be careful here as the sea washes of these
rocks in all but the calmest of weather. |
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This picture shows the large piles of weed that build up in
the gullies during the summer. Fishing around these can be excellent for
Mullet and Bass as the fish come in close to feed on insects and larvae in
the weed. |
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A view towards Portland Bill from Bob's Crane. |
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A nice shot of the bird observatory and the Higher
Lighthouse. There is a cottage and several bunk rooms for very good rates.
The cottage sleeps six and costs £40pn for non-RSPB members and £28pn for
members. To book the cottage or the rooms contact
obs@portlandbill.com |
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Whiskey Bravo flying over Portland Bill, this is probably
the most well known rescue helicopter in the UK due to it starring in the BBC
series Seaside Rescue. |
