Durdle Door Experiences - XMAS SPECIAL OFFER
Book your very own Durdle Door Experience for 2023!
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- September 9th, 2023
- Small intimate groups, 12x swimmers max. per group
- 1 & 2.5km events you can swim at your own pace, no need to swim with a pod of swimmers
- Minimum swimming pace from 1km per hour
- Extensive water safety (kayaks, RIB and 51ft Channel Queen boat)
- Queen of the English Channel, Chloë McCardel, on your swim
- Kitchen, toilet and private change areas on board Channel Queen, see more here
- BONUS FREE scenic boat trip when you book the 1km or 2.5km swims
3 Swim Event Types
- Bat’s Head to Durdle Door 1.0 km
(also passing by Butter Rock & chalky white cliffs)
Swim Starts: 12:15pm, 4:40pm & 6:30pm
- Durdle Door to Lulworth Cove 2.5 km
(also passing by Man 'o War)
Swim Starts: 10:00am & 2:15pm -
Wight Nothe to Lulworth Cove 6.0 km
(also passing by Bat's Head, Durdle Door, Man 'o War & chalky white cliffs)
Swim Start: 6:30am (one only)
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1. Bat’s Head to Durdle Door £59
+ BONUS FREE scenic trip on boat
A short, scenic and iconic 1km course starting at Bat's Head, swimming passed Butter Rock and chalky white cliffs and finishing at the World Famous Durdle Door.
Swimmers have 45min to complete this swim and enjoy playing around at the finish! If you want more time to swim and enjoy Durdle Door you can jump into Swim Group 1C which allows 70min for the swim and exploration at Durdle Door!
For this swim event swimmers need to be a minimum 1.5kph pace, with the exception of Swim 1C where you can be a minimum of 1kph pace. You do not need to swim with a swimming pod for this event.
You will have a safety briefing on the shore at Ringstead Bay before boarding the Channel Queen Boat. Channel Queen and the safety team will then transport you on a very scenic trip to the start at Bat's Head where you will enter the water and swim to Durdle Door. The Channel Queen boat will then pick you up and transport you back to Ringstead Bay.
Swim 1A
11:10am Registration & safety briefing, Ringstead Bay
11:40am Board Channel Queen Boat
12:15pm Swim Start at Bat’s Head (45min for swim & explore at Durdle Door)
01:00pm Board Channel Queen boat
01:30pm Return to Ringstead Bay
Swim 1B
03:45pm Registration & safety briefing, Ringstead Bay
04:15pm Board Channel Queen Boat
04:40pm Swim Start at Bat’s Head (45min for swim & explore at Durdle Door)
05:25pm Board Channel Queen boat
05:55pm Return to Ringstead Bay
Swim 1C Twilight Swim (sunset is 7:42pm)
05:35pm Registration & safety briefing, Ringstead Bay
06:05pm Board Channel Queen Boat
06:30pm Swim Start at Bat’s Head (70min for swim & explore at Durdle Door)
07:40pm Board Channel Queen boat
08:10pm Return to Ringstead Bay
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Bat's Head's archway pictured above. Chloë pictured swimming through the archway in 2022 |
Chloë pictured soaking in the scenery after swimming through the archway at Bat's Head in 2022. Note 'Butter Rock', slightly shadowy, in the mid-ground at 11 o'clock. |
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2. Durdle Door to Lulworth Cove £97
+ BONUS FREE scenic trip on boat
A longer, awe-inspiring 2.5km course starting at Wight Nothe, swimming passed Man 'o War and finishing at the World Famous Lulworth Cove.
Swimmers have up to 1hr to complete this swim and enjoy playing at the finish!
For this swim event swimmers need to be a minimum 3kph pace. You do not need to swim with a swimming pod for this event.
You will have a safety briefing on the shore at Ringstead Bay before boarding the Channel Queen Boat. Channel Queen and the safety team will then transport you on a very scenic trip to the start at Durdle Door where you will enter the water and swim to Lulworth Cove. The Channel Queen boat will then pick you up and transport you back to Ringstead Bay.
Swim 2A
08:45am Registration & safety briefing, Ringstead Bay
09:15am Board Channel Queen Boat
10:00am Swim Start at Durdle Door (1hr for swim & explore at Lulworth Cove)
11:00am Board Channel Queen boat
11:40am Return to Ringstead Bay
Swim 2B
01:00pm Registration & safety briefing, Ringstead Bay
01:30pm Board Channel Queen Boat
02:15pm Swim Start at Bat’s Head (1hr for swim & explore at Lulworth Cove)
03:15pm Board Channel Queen boat
04:05pm Return to Ringstead Bay
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Chloë & Mark Critchlow enjoying the awe inspiring arch at Durdle Door on Mark's 2022 swim with the Channel Queen Boat! |
Underwater shot of Mark at Durdle Door. The water colour and clarity is incredible! |
An aerial shot of the World Famous Lulworth Cove |
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3. Wight Nothe – Lulworth Cove £149
A longer, once-in-a-life-time 6km course starting at Durdle Door, swimming passed Bat's Head, Durdle Door, Man 'o War, chalky white cliffs and finishing at the World Famous Lulworth Cove.
Swimmers have up to 2hrs and 15min to complete this swim and enjoy playing exploring at the finish!
For this swim event swimmers need to be a minimum 3.5kph pace. You will need to swim in a pod of up to four swimmers.
You will have a safety briefing on the shore at Ringstead Bay before boarding the Channel Queen Boat. Channel Queen and the safety team will then transport you to Wight Nothe where you will enter the water and swim to Lulworth Cove. The Channel Queen boat will then pick you up and transport you back to Ringstead Bay.
Swim 3
05:30am Registration & safety briefing, Ringstead Bay
06:00am Board Channel Queen Boat
06:15am Swim Start at Wight Nothe (1hr for swim & explore at Lulworth Cove)
08:30am Board Channel Queen boat
09:10am Return to Ringstead Bay
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Please note, all swimmers must wear a florescent swim cap and a tow float at all times when in the water. Swimmers in the 6km event are required to wear a waterproof safety light on their goggle strap, behind their head.
If there is low light or fog the safety team will give you adventure lights to wear before you get in for the 1km or 2.5km swims.
*FREE SWIM Terms & Conditions
The third swim must be of equal or lesser value than the two paid swims. Offer ends midnight December 24th or until sold out, whichever happens first. One person must purchase the two swims, within the same purchase, to be eligible for a third swim. The person purchasing the swims can gift any one or more of them to any person, the purchaser does not need to swim the swims. Free swims are non-refundable and not transferable to another year.