Beach Social Distancing Dorset Shows the Way
Dorset and its delightful beaches have come in for some criticism in the media recently for being over-crowded with people not sticking to beach social distancing.
Weymouth Beach with visitors well spread out May/June.
Although we have visited two beaches today where that does not seem to be the case.
Durdle Door, beach goers generally social distancing but it can get too busy quickly! Picture Justin Glynn/Harbour Media
Firstly, to the town of Weymouth where it had a good number of visitors. However, the social distancing separation was more than apparent.
Secondly, Durdle Door this iconic beach with the limestone arch that from the sea looks like a dragon ducking under the waves.
Aerial images taken showed that people on the beach were well spaced. With the beach seemed to be comfortable with the number of people using it.
Good Examples Of Beach Social Distancing
The fine shingle beach is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Jurassic Coast and access is via a steep set of steps.
Durdle Door, beach goers generally social distancing. Picture Justin Glynn/Harbour Media
And is part of the Lulworth Estate owned by the Weld family. Also ss is Lulworth Cove just along the coast.
This famed location has been used as a backdrop for a number of music videos. Tears for Fears shot ‘Shout’ there, Billy Ocean performed ‘Loverboy’ and Cliff Richard used the location for ‘Savior’s Day’.
Durdle Door, generally social distancing but it can get too busy quickly. Picture Justin Glynn/Harbour Media
Hollywood have used it too. Nanny McPhee and Wilde, plus Far From The Madding Crowd one of Dorset author’s farming, love stories by Thomas Hardy was filmed there in 1967.
The rocks that make up the arch are 25 million years old and were formed when two tectonic plates collided folding the rocks forming the Dorset and Purbeck coast.
Weymouth Beach slowly shelves down to the sea. May/June.
Weymouth has one of the safest beaches in the country. It’s very gently shelving beach is made up of very soft fine sand and makes it so very popular with families.
Without Covid19 Weymouth Would Have Had Many Events
Students Hayley Seymour and Sophie Lockie-Davies enjoying the hottest day of the year.
In normal years Weymouth runs a whole series of entertainment either on or around the seafront. Over the years there have been kite festivals, pop concerts, folk and dance festivals.
Hottest day of 2020 on beach in Weymouth this was probably at its limit!
With numerous sports and fitness activities from beach volleyball, to sports coaching and even ‘Ironmen’ events. Where the sea swim is the starting point and the seafront esplanade the marathon finishing point. That event has now been cancelled.
Weymouth being almost the centre, of the Jurassic coast it makes it very popular to be selected as a base for the thousands of tourists. Staying now in peak holiday period like that of an August Bank Holiday for instance.
