Osmington Mills

Geology

The coastline around Osmington Mills is part of Dorset's Jurassic Coast, and fossils can be found in the cliffs. The rocks consist of Kimmeridge Clay and the Corallian group from the Oxfordian (Upper Jurassic) and have an interesting trace fossil assemblage. To the west are Black Head and beyond that Redcliff Point, with fossils in the Upper Oxford Clay.

Tourism

Osmington Mills is popular with tourists, providing facilities such as camping and caravan sites, a public house (of which the site has been traced back to the 13th century), and attractive coastal walks.

John Constable

The area around Osmington Mills and Osmington Bay was painted by the English landscape artist John Constable in the early 19th century. He spent his honeymoon in the area in 1816. Paintings include:

• Osmington Bay
• A View of Osmington Bay
• Weymouth Bay from the Downs above Osmington Mills
• Weymouth Bay: Bowleaze Cove and Jordon Hill

Gallery

File:Beach to the east of Osmington Mills - geograph.org.uk - 1322277.jpg|The rounded nodules on the beach to the east of Osmington Mills are of calcite-cemented sandstone and come from the Bencliff Grit Formation which is found at the base of the cliffs. File:Inscription on Smugglers Inn, Osmington Mills - geograph.org.uk - 414702.jpg|Poetry at the 'Smugglers Inn' (Based on Rudyard Kipling's A Smuggler's Song) File:John Constable - Weymouth Bay from the Downs above Osmington Mills - 30.731 - Museum of Fine Arts.jpg|Weymouth Bay from the Downs above Osmington Mills, John Constable, (c. 1816)

References

References

1. "CONSTABLE : impressions of land, sea and sky - John CONSTABLE - Osmington Bay".
2. "Posters, Art Prints, Vintage Posters & Canvas Art at Barewalls.com".
3. "MFA Boston: Collections Search Results".