by halki13

Created on: September 26, 2008

UK BEACHES-STUDLAND BAY THE JURRASSIC COAST
Most people choose to take their vacations abroad, in the search of the sunnier climates, not like here in the UK, especially this summer of 2008. The seaside as relaxing, informal escape from the pressures of the daily grind, most people choose the abroad option, but I would like to let you in to a special secret.
It is possible to find paradise on our diminutive island. Seek and you will find.

No, not Alabama or Louisiana. Purbek the Deep South is the place to be and as far south as you can get, well almost.
The coastal region of Purbek is full of unspoilt, sun-drenched, sandy beaches and natural splendours.
This is the place to be, you can't get any closer to the Mediterranean than Purbek.
For short, the Jurassic coast, at these time dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures lived in the region.
Purbek was much further south and was made up primarily of muddy swamps and lagoons.
There are several legends attached to the rocks and how they got their name. Some believe that they are named after the mediaeval pirate Henry Payne but another popular theory is that Harry was none other than the devil himself.
The chalk sea-stacks of Old Harry rocks are the most easterly point of Purbeck. The cliffs that lead to the stacks are known as Handfast Point, and they are nearly vertical cliffs of some 100 - 180 feet high. Old Harry was widowed in 1896 when Old Harry's Wife succumbed to erosion and collapsed into the sea during the same storm that destroyed the chain pier at Brighton. Parson's Barn is a large sea-level cavern below the main cliff and the waves have cut arches through the base of the stacks and this result in the ghostly pealing of bells still being heard in severe gales. Locals say this eerie noise is from a ship carrying bells for a church in Poole that sank on account of the crew's blasphemy, The gap between the headland and the stacks is called St. Lucas Leap reportedly after a greyhound that went over the cliff chasing a rabbit. The coast walk from Studland gives magnificent views across Poole Harbour and the sight of the white rocks on a bright day is stunning. The Isle of White is clearly visible from this vantage point and in the very distance past, Old Harry would have been joined to the Needles, where then it was just a mere river flowing between the rocks.
There are several stunning hot spots within the area of Purbek.
Swanage with its beaches and steam railway will set up for this stunning location this small

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