点评:We visited Durdle Door on 15 July 2026, walking there from Lulworth Cove after parking for the day. The walk took us around 40 minutes with a few stops and, although I would describe it as moderately difficult overall, there is a very steep hill to climb—something worth bearing in mind, particularly on a hot and sunny day as it was during our visit.
The coastal views along the way are absolutely stunning and make the effort completely worthwhile. The path is generally very well maintained, although much of the surface appears to be chalky stone and can be surprisingly slippery underfoot, so decent footwear is advisable.
Seeing Durdle Door itself was particularly special for us because we had watched Project Hail Mary the previous day, which features Durdle Door towards the end of the film. Walking down onto the beach and seeing this incredible natural landmark in person genuinely blew us away. The location and scenery are unquestionably five stars.
Unfortunately, our experience on the beach changed quite quickly because of the behaviour of some of the visitors around us. There were several large groups of Indian visitors during our visit, and while their nationality would normally be completely irrelevant, I mention it only to describe accurately what we personally encountered. Some individuals within these groups were extremely loud, with persistent shouting that made it difficult to enjoy what should have been a peaceful and beautiful setting.
More concerningly, we witnessed more than one adult man changing openly on the beach with full frontal nudity in view of everyone around them. Our 13-year-old daughter unfortunately witnessed this too. Whatever someone’s background, I don’t think this is appropriate in a busy public place filled with families and children, particularly when it would have been very easy to change discreetly.
We also repeatedly witnessed litter being dropped, which was particularly disappointing at such an outstanding natural landmark. On the steep steps during our return journey, we encountered further inconsiderate behaviour from some members of the same groups, with people blocking the route, refusing to make space and barging past rather than allowing others to pass safely.
I want to emphasise that these comments relate specifically to the behaviour we personally witnessed from particular visitors that day and are not intended as a generalisation about Indian people. Unfortunately, the cumulative effect spoiled our experience enough that we decided to leave the beach earlier than we had planned.
Durdle Door itself is breathtaking and absolutely deserves 5 stars. The walk from Lulworth Cove is challenging in places but incredibly rewarding, and I am very glad we saw it. However, having paid £17 to park so that we could visit both Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door, it was disappointing that the behaviour of some visitors had such a negative impact on what should have been one of the highlights of our holiday.
Five stars for Durdle Door and the magnificent scenery; sadly, one star for our experience on the day.
翻译:我们于2026年7月15日参观了杜德尔门。当天把车停好后,我们从卢沃斯湾步行前往。途中稍作休息,全程大约花费40分钟。虽然总体而言我觉得这段路程的难度属于中等水平,但途中有一段非常陡峭的上坡路——这一点值得留意,尤其是在我们造访时那样炎热晴朗的日子里。
沿途的海岸风光美得令人惊叹,让这一番辛苦完全物有所值。步道也总体上维护得相当良好。虽然大部分地面看起来像是白垩质的石头,走起来可能会出奇地滑,因此建议穿着合适的鞋子。
对我们来说,亲眼见到达德尔门尤为特别,因为前一天我们刚看了电影《救火员》,影片结尾处就出现了达德尔门的画面。走到海滩上并亲眼目睹这一令人惊叹的自然奇观,真的让我们惊叹不已。这里的环境与景色绝对值得五星好评。
可惜的是……我们在海滩上的体验很快就发生了变化,原因在于周围一些游客的行为。我们游览期间,有好几大群印度游客也在海滩上。虽然他们的国籍本应完全无关紧要,但我提及此事只是为了如实描述我们亲身经历的情况。这些游客群体中有些人吵闹得过分,不断大喊大叫,以至于我们很难享受这个本应宁静而美丽的环境。更令人担忧的是,我们看到不止一名成年男子在海滩上公然更换衣物,全身裸露,周围的人都能看到。不幸的是,我们13岁的女儿也目睹了这一幕。无论此人的背景如何,我认为在这样一个有众多家庭和儿童聚集的公共场所这样做是不合适的,尤其是其实他们完全可以谨慎地换衣服。
我们还多次看到有人乱扔垃圾。在这个如此出色的自然地标处出现这种情况实在令人失望。在返回途中,沿着陡峭的台阶行走时,我们又遇到了同一旅行团中一些人的不礼貌行为:他们堵住通道,不肯让出空间,甚至硬挤过去,完全不顾及他人的安全。我想强调一点:这些评论仅针对当天我们亲自看到的某些游客的行为,并非意在对所有印度人下结论。遗憾的是,这些行为累积起来严重影响了我们的体验,以至于我们不得不比原计划更早离开海滩。
杜德尔门本身景象迷人,绝对配得上五星评价。从卢沃斯湾出发的徒步路线虽然有些路段颇具挑战性,但却带来无与伦比的满足感。我们很高兴能看到这样的景致。不过,我们支付了17英镑的停车费,就是为了能同时游览卢沃斯湾和达德尔门。令人失望的是,一些游客的行为严重破坏了本应成为我们假期亮点的这一景点体验。
为达德尔门及其壮丽的景色点赞——五星;可惜,当天的整体体验只能给一颗星。