Sheds, quarries a dolphin but mainly desolation
Portland Bill - the UK mainland's answer to Father Ted's Craggy Island, where they take the roads in for storage when the rain gets really bad.
Effectively, the tied island is one enormous quarry - providing the stone that built Britain, not least St Paul's Cathedral. The majority of buildings - apart from lighthouses - appear to be sheds. The South West corner is labelled "Lawnsheds".
We are walking the South tip - with a choice of a 4 or 7 miler. At the decision point, our Millennium generation kids declare they have had enough desolation for one day.
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| Pre-lighthouse marker |
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| Windswept on Portland |
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| Tombstoning on Portland |
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| More quarrying |
There is a cafe back at the lighthouse - excellent scones, where an impossible to photograph dolphin provides some excitement. For one of the party, the first one spotted in the wild.
Walk Details
Distance - 3.25 miles
Geocaches - 8
Walk Inspiration - Komoot
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