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About Kimmeridge

Kimmeridge perches on Dorset's Jurassic Coast, reached via the A351 from Wareham then minor roads through Church Knowle. Popular with fossil hunters and coast path walkers, it's often combined with visits to nearby Corfe Castle. The village sits above Kimmeridge Bay, famous for its dark shale ledges where you can find 150-million-year-old ammonites.

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Kimmeridge is in England, at 50.618, -2.117 - about 27 km south-west of Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.

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The closest airport to Kimmeridge is Bournemouth Airport, 40 km (about 40 min by car).

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