Durlston

Durlston
Dorset
Houses on Durlston Road
Location
Grid reference:	SZ030778
Location:	50°36’2"N, 1°57’29"W
Data
Post town:	Swanage
Postcode:	BH19
Dialling code:	01929
Local Government
Council:	Dorset
Parliamentary constituency:	South Dorset

Durlston is an area of Swanage, in Dorset. The area was developed by George Burt as a residential suburb, and includes many large Victorian villas as well as modern developments.

Durlston Country Park

Durlston has a country park overlooking Durlston Bay, with a mock castle built in 1887. The castle (a restaurant when built, and still in use as a café) is surrounded by stone ornaments, including the Great Globe, three metres in diameter. The area is now owned and managed by the council. There is a modern visitors' centre on the hillside above the castle.

Outside links

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