
The Lulworth Estate is a
country estate located in central south
Dorset
Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...
, England. Its most notable landscape feature is a five-mile stretch of coastline on the
Jurassic Coast
The Jurassic Coast, also known as the Dorset and East Devon Coast, is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. It stretches from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset, a distance of about , and was ins ...
, a
World Heritage Site
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, including
Durdle Door and
Lulworth Cove. It is owned by the
Weld family
The Weld family is an ancient English family, and their possible relations in New England, an extended family of Boston Brahmins. An early record of a Weld holding public office is the High Sheriff of London in 1352, William. In the 16th and 17th ...
.
The historic estate includes the
Lulworth Castle and park. The landscaped gardens are Grade II listed in the
National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens #REDIRECT Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England #REDIRECT Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England
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The castle was residence to the Weld family until 1929 when it was ravaged by fire.
Lulworth was once part of a grander estate under
.