Langton Matravers, Dancing Ledge c.1960
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Romantically named for the sea breaking across its rocks, Dancing Ledge is a mile south of Langton Matravers village. Schoolboys from Durnford School used to be marched over the hill each morning after headmaster Thomas Pellatt established the tradition for nude bathing. Quarrymen - who created this scenic spot - cut out a swimming pool so that the boys could still take their daily dip when the sea was too choppy. The avant-garde film maker Derek Jarman made his private movies here. Dancing Ledge, with the limestone downland of Spyway Farm, was bought by the National Trust in 1993.
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