Arish Mell

Arish Mell from the west

Arish Mell is a small embayment and beach between Mupe and Worbarrow Bays in Dorset, England and is part of the Jurassic Coast and the South West Coast Path passes just to the north. Cliffs on either side rise to over 100 m. The bay is about 1 mile (1.6 km) due south of Lulworth Castle and East Lulworth. The bay is relatively inaccessible because it is within the Lulworth Ranges, an Army tank firing range, and although the Range Walks are open at most weekends and public holidays, there is no public access to the beach and cliffs.[1]

History

Arish Mell was the site of a series discharges pipes carrying effluent from the Winfrith Nuclear Power Station into the sea.[2]

Geology

Arish Mell forms a break in the line of chalk hills that form the Purbeck Ridge. The bay is within the South Dorset and South-East Devon World Heritage Coast, which runs from Orcombe Rocks in Devon, to Old Harry Rocks, about 10 miles east of Arish Mell.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lulworth access times". GOV.UK. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Sea pipeline is launched in Dorset". The Times. No. 54523. 27 July 1959. p. 14. ISSN 0140-0460. Work began on Saturday at Arish Mell on the sea section of the effluent discharge pipeline which runs from the Atomic Energy Authority's Establishment at Winfrith.

50°37′19″N 2°12′25″W / 50.622°N 2.207°W / 50.622; -2.207


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