A Walk around Middle Beach, Studland Bay, Dorset, in summer 2020

Photos by Andy Ross, July 30, 2020
 

Setting off from the car park beside the Bankes Arms Inn
 

A cottage between Bankes Arms and and a hotel and restaurant called The Pig
 

The Old Harry Rocks on the right and the the Isle of Wight beyond
 

The bay is a favourite spot for pleasure boats visiting South Beach
 

The cruise liner in the distance is anchored for the duration of the pandemic
 

South Beach is secluded on both sides by such greenery
 

A World War Two bunker preserved as a historic monument
 

A view of Knoll Beach from beside the bunker
 

The view of Knoll Beach from inside the bunker
 

A second bunker, formerly the site of an artillery piece
 

A view of the beach from between the bunkers
 

Walking down to Middle Beach café
 

The brown shack is the kitchen end of Middle Beach café
 

The view toward Old Harry from the Middle Beach café terrace
 

The Middle Beach café open for business with lockdown restrictions
 

From the café terrace one can walk down to the beach
 

The terrace is crowded in high summer and delightful in spring or autumn
 

Walking northward now along the South West Coast Path
 

The South West Coast Path passes an entire village of beach huts
 

The headland on the right separates Middle Beach from South Beach
 

Looking out from the South West Coast Path toward Poole and Bournemouth
 

A pair of lovers on the path below a row of dragon's teeth intended to stop tanks
 

The sea stretching toward the Solent showing another cruise ship at anchor
 

The cliff here above the coastal path looks tempting
 

The view from the top of the cliff toward Old Harry Rocks
 

The view over the coastal path looking northeast toward Christchurch and the Solent
 

The parched grass beside the topmost dragon's tooth is the eastern edge of a cricket pitch
 

Looking down on the beach huts beside the coastal path
 

Looking out once more to the Old Harry Rocks
 

A final view toward the Solent and the two cruise ships