Kimmeridge Bay

Kimmeridge Bay
Kimmeridge Bay cliffs, looking northwest
Kimmeridge Bay is located in Dorset
Kimmeridge Bay
Kimmeridge Bay
Location within Dorset
OS grid referenceSY906789
Civil parish
  • Kimmeridge
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWAREHAM
Postcode districtBH20
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°36′45″N 2°07′48″W / 50.6123647°N 2.13009631°W / 50.6123647; -2.13009631
View southeast at Kimmeridge Bay with Clavell Tower in the background

Kimmeridge Bay ( /ˈkɪmərɪdʒ/) is a bay on the Isle of Purbeck, a peninsula on the English Channel coast in Dorset, England, close to and southeast of the village of Kimmeridge, on the Smedmore Estate.[1] The area is renowned for its fossils,[2] with The Etches Collection in the village of Kimmeridge displaying fossils found by Steve Etches in the area over a 30-year period. It is a popular place to access the coast for tourists.[3] To the east are the Kimmeridge Ledges, where fossils can be found in the flat clay beds.

  1. ^ "Kimmeridge Bay". www.visit-dorset.com. Visit Dorset. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Kimmeridge Bay". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. ^ Dunford, Martin (6 July 2016). "Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset". The Independent. Retrieved 22 August 2017.