On the south coast, west of Swanage, is St Aldhelm’s Head (sometimes known as St Alban’s Head) Just next to the village of Worth Matravers (they love a complex village name in Dorset), there is a coastguard office, a row of old coastguard cottages and St Aldhem’s chapel. ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Aldhelm%27s_Chapel,_St._Aldhelm%27s_Head). I thought this was worth a visit because St Aldhelm founded Frome, where I live.

You will note the hot stone track without shade. This proved to be very hard work for the little dog and further than advertised! We rallied, eventually. Cars with air conditioning may be not good for the planet but can be lifesaving for overheated little dogs.



Fascinating stuff!
Thanks for the informative link.
I did several residential school trips to that area. We stayed at the Purbeck Centre, which I think had been the Swanage Grammar School in a previous life.
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That’s a beautiful interior, stark but graceful and it looks as though it would have been cool too.
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