Pottergate, Lincoln

Pottergate leads to the Cathedral at the top of the hill (out of shot to the left).

A lot of roads around here have "gate" in the name - it derives from the old Danish "gata" for street.

Permissive Path

Permissive path between two winter fields, leading to the Viking Way.

Bracebridge Heath.

Bracebridge Heath Water Tower

And seasonal tree.

Autumn Hues

This morning was warm and sunny.

Lincoln Arboretum.

Swanage, Dorset

Swanage main beach with Ballard Point behind. (Taken near yesterday's photo) (on a different day)

That concludes our tour of coastal Dorset. For more photos, check out my instagram: instagram.com/lincoln_eye

Banjo Pier, Swanage, Dorset

Main beach area.

Near Chapman's Pool, Dorset

SW Coast Path looking towards St Adhelm's Head.

Boscombe, Dorset

Boscombe is just East of Bournemouth, but feels more like a suburb as the whole area is built up.

The Isle of Wight can be seen in the distance - the white cliffs.

Corfe Castle, Dorset

Another view of Corfe Castle - ruined in 1645 during the English Civil War.

Lulworth Cove, Dorset

Looking back towards Lulworth Cove while walking the SW Coast Path to Durdle Door, a couple of miles away.

Fleet Lagoon and Chesil Beach, Dorset

Taken near the Chesil Beach visitor centre. On the left hand side is Chesil Beach.

Weymouth, Dorset

Weymouth harbour from Commercial Rd.

Anvil Point Lighthouse

Not far from Durlston Head, Swanage.

Studland Bay from Ballard Down

On the way to Old Harry Rocks.

Swanage, Dorset

The southern end of Swanage Bay. In the background is Swanage Pier with PS Waverley awaiting departure.

Bournemouth, Dorset

Bournemouth is known for its sandy beaches and pier.

Old Town and Quay Area of Poole, Dorset

High St from the waterfront.

Corfe Castle by Swanage Railway

A good way to get from Swanage to see Corfe Castle is by steam train using the heritage Swanage Railway service.

The line (closed in 1972 as part of national restructuring) now operates to give passengers an experience of train travel in the 1950s.

Man O'War Cove

Taken from the very popular section of the SW Coast Path between Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door (pictured previously).

On the other side of the headland is Durdle Door, the top of the opening is just visible over the ridge. On the horizon is the Isle of Portland, also shown in recent posts.

Isle of Portland from Chesil Beach

Chesil Beach is a shingle beach 18 miles long, 15 metres high and 200 metres wide and for the most part quite straight.

Between the straight beach and the varying coastline behind is the Fleet Lagoon of brackish water, wonderful habitat for wading birds.

Chesil Beach from the Isle of Portland, Dorset

From bottom to top of picture:
* The village of Fortuneswell
* National Sailing Academy - amongst the warehouses
* Portland Beach Rd (A354) - the only road on and off the island
* Wyke Regis area of Weymouth
* And along the left: Chesil Beach

Weymouth, Dorset

The channel nearby is the River Wey on the final part of its journey to the sea and behind that is Weymouth's main beach and esplanade.

The tall ship is the Pelican of London, which was originally an Arctic trawler, built in France and launched in 1948.

View From Durlston Head

Peveril Point, Ballard Point and Old Harry Rocks from the deck at Seventhwave Cafe.

Old Harry Rocks

Looking across Poole Bay to Bournemouth.

PS Waverley Departs From Swanage

Paddle Steamer Waverley (built 1946) is the last sea-going passenger paddle steamer in the world. She is normally based in Western Scotland but was sailing regularly from Swanage Pier during the summer.

Chapman's Pool

Just west of St Adhelm's Head, not far from Swanage.

Boscombe, Dorset

Near Bournemouth.

Taken from the pier.

Sandbanks Beach

Sandbanks is a small peninsula at the mouth of Poole Harbour in Dorset.

It's famous for this beach, high land values and is home to various footballing personalities including Harry Redknapp.

In the distance is Old Harry Rocks, just north of Swanage.

Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle was built by William The Conqueror in the 11th century and demolished to its present appearance in 1645, during the English Civil War.

Durdle Door

One of the jewels of the Jurassic Coast, Dorset.

Portland Bill Lighthouse

The Isle of Portland is reachable by road from Weymouth. Portland Bill is at the southern end of the island.