A remote and beautiful shingly beach on the Jurassic Coast east of Weymouth. Accessed off the A353, take the small turn to Upton (about 4 miles from Weymouth) and continue straight going past a right turn to Ringstead hamlet continue on for nearly a mile to a car park area high up above the cliffs (grid ref SY759823). This Car park charges £5 a day, but is supervised in summer so safer than the top unstaffed NT car park.
Directions from the Car Park - turn left after the toilets along a unmade lane, past a small caravan park and a house on the right - look for a stile to the right across a field to the beach and short slope down - turn left and along the pebble beach to the east " Naturist end " OR take the long walk along the beach pebbles.
From the national trust car park walk through a gate ahead (where it says no public cars allowed) and follow a small footpath down to the right descending the cliff (can be overgrown in summer - bring a stick for nettles!). Keep following this for half a mile or so down the hillside until you reach the South West Coast path. Turn right for a few yards and shortly afterwards you'll see a small entrance on your left taking you on a path down Burning Cliff (this is a recently created path replacing one further back that became unsafe after landslips). At the bottom of the cliff you meet the beach - turn left for the naturist section at the east end of the beach (SY763813).
An alternative access route, without the steep cliff descent/ascent is a mile-long walk along the beach from the west end of the bay (a very challenging walk on the pebbles). There is an NT car park at SY751815, accessed by turning right on the road from Upton (signposted Ringstead). There are facilities here, but not at the east end of the beach which is a very remote spot, but still frequented by a small number of sunbathers, almost exclusively naturist.
Facilities at the cafe / shop include basic supplies, but also teas and coffees, ice creams etc and in summer simple meals like fish and chips.
The beach is mainly pebbles, so taking beach shoes is a good idea, although at low tides some areas of sand are exposed.
A warning of potential unstable high cliffs at the far naturist end - landslips do occur - beach is wide at that point so stay away ie nearer the sea.
Updated 5.5.19 aw