One of my favourite stretches of road is the B3157 between Burton Bradstock and Abbotsbury. The road climbs steadily from Burton Bradstock, then takes a sudden dive downhill into Swyre where you a find a road leading off to the coast and the village of West Bexington which sits just behind the Chesil Beach. There is a pay-and-display car park at West Bexington which is handy for taking a stroll east or west along the shingle beach. Driving on along the B3157 and ascending eastwards you will come across many a lay-by with wonderful views of the coast and the countryside inland. The best views of all are just below Wears Hill, where you have a fine sight of the Chesil Beach and Portland, before the road descends steeply down Abbotsbury Hill.
On my last spin on this road I had parked in a lay-by overlooked by Wears Hill to enjoy the view when I heard the unmistakable clatter of a helicopter. Two Apache helicopters, presumably from the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop, swept around the eastern side of Wears Hill dived down towards the sea and disappeared, last seen heading west along the Jurassic Coast. I grabbed my camera and managed to take a couple of photos - hence the picture below.
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| Local Dorsetshire resident unmooooved by Apache helicopter. |
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