{"id":1867,"date":"2025-11-24T12:23:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\/attraction\/chesil-beach\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T16:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:49:18","slug":"chesil-beach","status":"publish","type":"attraction","link":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\/attraction\/chesil-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Chesil Beach (Dorset)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section  \">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n<section class=\"top-banner section--animate top-banner--reversed  \">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"breadcrumbs fade-in\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"17\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 17 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M6.92318 13.8495V11.8111C6.92318 11.2907 7.34811 10.8689 7.87229 10.8689H9.78841C10.0401 10.8689 10.2815 10.9681 10.4595 11.1448C10.6375 11.3215 10.7375 11.5612 10.7375 11.8111V13.8495C10.7359 14.0659 10.8214 14.2739 10.9749 14.4274C11.1284 14.581 11.3374 14.6673 11.5553 14.6673H12.8625C13.4731 14.6689 14.0592 14.4292 14.4914 14.0012C14.9237 13.5732 15.1667 12.992 15.1667 12.3859V6.57856C15.1666 6.08896 14.948 5.62455 14.5697 5.31043L10.1227 1.78456C9.34911 1.16636 8.24074 1.18632 7.49026 1.83197L3.14467 5.31043C2.74849 5.61529 2.5117 6.08107 2.5 6.57856V12.3799C2.5 13.6432 3.53159 14.6673 4.80412 14.6673H6.08153C6.53415 14.6673 6.902 14.3048 6.90528 13.8555L6.92318 13.8495Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHome\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/nav>\n\t\t<article class=\"article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"article__img fade-in\" data-delay=\"0.1s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BCH033-RAW.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BCH033-RAW.jpg 2x\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Chesil Beach\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0.2s\">Chesil Beach (Dorset)<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0.3s\">Chesil Beach is an 18-mile-long shingle beach extending from West Bay to Portland and is one of Dorset\u2019s most iconic landmarks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0.4s\">Unlike Weymouth\u2019s golden sands, Chesil is not your typical British beach lined with stripy deckchairs and pastel-painted beach huts. Nature rules here, and the dramatic landscape has inspired many writers. Behind Chesil Beach, you will find a saline lake known as the Fleet Lagoon, one of the few remaining undisturbed brackish lagoons left on Earth. It is an essential habitat for many species and a top spot to see little egrets, dark-bellied Brent geese, common greenshanks and mute swans, which is the only place in the world where you can walk through a nesting colony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0.5s\">Just offshore is a unique strip of unbroken sand that offers fantastic opportunities for catching mackerel. The bank is dotted with anglers and their families in the summer months, cooking their catch on the fire. West Bay is a popular swimming spot in the summer when there is a lifeguard and is also a well-loved site for experienced divers due to its rich marine life. The beach is famous for its sunsets too. 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