Worbarrow Bay, right in the middle of the military range area is a deceptively deep anchorage. The shingle beach, popular with the more adventurous holiday makers in the summer months, gives way to about 6m of water almost as soon as you enter from the shore, although I wouldn't have advised going for a swim today. It's a good bay for snorkeling, with plenty of sea life to be seen. During the Second World War the whole area was cleared to be used as a training area in preparation for D-Day, before which it had been the site of a quiet fishing community and center for smuggling for centuries. The patriotic folk of Worbarrow and nearby Tynham gave up their idyllic villages for the war effort on the understanding they would be allowed to return after the war. Alas, sadly, the government didn't hold up its end of the bargain and the good folk were never allowed back to their homes or lands. Today it stands in desolate beauty, bathed in winter Sun.
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