Brandy Bay, Dorset

Access is solely possible by foot from the South West Coast Path via Hobarrow Bay or by boat.

The Range, which is more than 2,830 hectares (7,000 acres) [1] and stretches along the coastline between Lulworth Cove to just west of Kimmeridge.

[2] Brandy Bay once had a Roman settlement, but the name derives from the frequent smuggling activities that were taking place here during the 17th and 18th centuries.

The extreme angular layers of rock seen in the cliffs visibly demonstrate the complex sedimentary folding that affected this area some 30 million years ago.

During this period, the sediments were twisted horizontally, this is why the younger Cretaceous formations are found further back at the rear of Worbarrow Bay.