St Oswalds Bay is the first bay to the west of Lulworth Cove and can be reached via the footpath which runs behind the Heritage Centre.

The beach is primarily shingle with the occasional rocky outcrop, and if the tide is out, you can walk along the beach all the way to Durdle Door.

John Everett Millais captured St Oswalds Bay in his picture "The Last Roman Leaving Britain".

St Oswalds Bay is superb, even on a rainy day in a storm!

For the geology of St Oswalds Bay, see the Southampton University web site:-

St Oswalds Bay