A Discovering Britain walk exploring the Studland Peninsula, Dorset
easy
Distance 2.9 km
Gaze from South Haven peninsula across to neighbouring Sandbanks. While one is a rugged sandscape of dunes and heathland, the other’s skyline sparkles with white-washed condos and glamorous yachts.
Why have two places that started life in the same way ended up so different? This trail walks through centuries of coastline to uncover some of the secrets of how these two sister headlands developed.
View and print off the route for free at Discovering Britain.

Author
Royal Geographical Society
Update: July 13, 2017
Difficulty
easy
Technique
Stamina
Highest point
5 m
Lowest point
0 m
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Coordinates:
OS Grid
SZ 03541 86394
DD
50.677199, -1.951246
DMS
50°40'37.9"N 1°57'04.5"W
UTM
30U 574099 5614453
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Coordinates
OS Grid
SZ 03541 86394
DD
50.677199, -1.951246
DMS
50°40'37.9"N 1°57'04.5"W
UTM
30U 574099 5614453
w3w
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