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See the pre-saleWhere to look
From the car park by the pub, go down to the beach and walk west towards Golden Cap. Search the shingle and sand patches near the water line, best on a falling tide. Belemnites often lie in fine gravel, so look closely.
What you can find
ammonites, belemnites, crinoids
Best wind: S, SW, SE
Rules and safety
The West Dorset Fossil Collecting Code of Conduct applies. Collect only loose fossils from the beach and do not dig into the cliff. There are active mudslides below Golden Cap and the tide can cut off your return, so keep away from the cliff foot and check tide times.
About the cliff
Seatown is a small hamlet below Golden Cap, the highest cliff on the south coast of England. The same Jurassic beds as at Charmouth reach the beach here, with fewer people. After storms the waves wash ammonites and belemnites out of the slumps.
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