We are back staying in Swanage for a couple of days and this afternoon as we had a couple of hours free we drove the short distance to Studland for a walk and a look round. Studland was an important training ground for troops in the lead up to D-Day and there are still various interesting places to look at behind the beach.
Before we set off we had a look at the view from a view point in the car park, where there was a seat......
.....an ordinary seat?
No, one that talks!!! You can press and hear various bits of info, it was interesting but there didn't seem to be a way of stopping it and it could certainly talk and talk and.........talk!! (you couldn't fault it's enthusiasm)
The view from the 'talking seat' looking towards Bournemouth.
On the way down to the beach we came across these dragons teeth from the second world war. These large concrete blocks, together with mines and ditches were designed to prevent enemy tanks advancing inland in an invasion.
Looking towards Old Harry Rocks.
This is a very thick layer of spongy seaweed and I cannot begin to explain how smelly it was in places - a peg is definitely required for those with super smelling noses!
It was a showery afternoon and here comes the next one.
Sadly there were a few of these large dead jelly fish on the shore.
With a shower looming the sea looked quite colourful.
WW2 observation post - Fort Henry. This was constructed in 1943 by Canadian engineers and named after their home base in Ontario. Fort Henry is a concrete observation bunker with walls a metre thick. In 1944 it was used by Churchill, Eisenhower and King George VI to watch rehearsals for D-Day.
From inside the observation bunker.
Our final stop was a useful place to shelter from the rain and read up on the information about the war.
Information on this walk can be found on the National Trust website here
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