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14: Lepe through time
MP3 - Duration: 4 mins 09 secs | Size 3.90 MB
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Play your PodVisit looking out over the Solent at Lepe - on the shore or on the grass embankment behind the car park.

Lepe is a great spot for time travel!  Discover what the view would have been like 70,000 years ago during the Ice Age, how the Romans and Cornish tin traders left their mark and why it's still such a haven for bird life.

WalkerWalking east from the car park will bring you to Stansore Point, beyond which are the concrete emplacements and moorings which serve as a reminder of Lepe's role in launching the D-Day Normandy landings during World War II.  Find out more with Wartime Lepe (15).

Walking in the other direction along the shoreline will take you past the old Coastguard watch house.

 
Lepe - location map
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map OL22 - Grid Reference SZ 455 985
Crown Copyright Licence Number 100047802
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More information
  • The car park is pay and display all year round.
  • Food and toilet facilities are available at the cafe and tea rooms open daily 10am to 5pm, during the summer and until 4pm Thursday - Sunday October to February.
  • Details of opening times, charges etc from the Lepe Country Park website.
  • Green Tips: Lepe is part of the North Solent Nature Reserve and is an important wetland site for migrating birds.  Keep dogs under control to prevent them from scaring the birds.
 
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