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Durlston Country Park
Developed in the nineteenth century by local grandee George Burt Durlston was taken over by the county council in the 1970s. Victorian tourist attractions include the 40 ton Great Globe and a carved stone map of The English Channel. The castle is now the Lookout Café where we stop for morning tea and coffee.
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| Durlston Castle |
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| Enjoying refreshments at the Lookout Café |
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| Looking north past Peveril Point to Old Harry Rocks |
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| The terrace is really catching the sun today |
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| The carved stone map |
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| The Great Globe |
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| With north at the bottom The Channel looks different |
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| The Globe presents a distinctly Victorian view of the world |
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Tour images by Phillip Allen (www.misterphill.com).
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