CHESIL BEACH

Chesil Beach is located on the South coast of England in the county of Dorset.      

It is a pebble beach 18 miles (28 kilometers) long and stretches north-west from Portland to West Bay. For much of its length it is separated from the mainland by an area of saline water called the Fleet Lagoon, a shallow area of saline water 13 km long.The beach forms part of the Dorset and East Devon World Heritage Site, known as the Jurassic Coast.

Chesil Beach, Hamm Beach and the lagoon are important areas for wildlife with a number of national and international designations to help protect this important area.