Durlston
{{Short description|Suburb of Swanage, Dorset, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name= Durlston
| country= England
| region= South West England
| static_image_name = Houses on Durlston Road - geograph.org.uk - 1027121.jpg
| static_image_caption = Houses on Durlston Road
| civil_parish= Swanage
| unitary_england= Dorset
| lieutenancy_england= Dorset
| constituency_westminster= South Dorset
| population =
| population_ref =
| os_grid_reference= SZ030778
| coordinates = {{coord|50.6006|-1.9581|display=inline,title}}
| post_town= SWANAGE
| postcode_area= BH
| postcode_district= BH19
| dial_code= 01929
}}
Durlston is an area of Swanage, in Dorset, England.{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 195 Bournemouth & Purbeck (Wimborne Minster & Ringwood)|ISBN= 9780319231418 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2014}} The area was developed by George Burt as a residential suburb, and includes many large Victorian villas as well as modern developments.
Durlston Country Park
{{Main|Durlston Country Park}}
Durlston has a country park overlooking Durlston Bay, with a mock castle built in 1887. The castle (a restaurant when built, and still in use as a cafe) is surrounded by stone ornaments, including the Great Globe, three metres in diameter. The area is now owned and managed by Dorset Council. There is a modern visitors' centre on the hillside above the castle.
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Category:National nature reserves in England
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