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CHAPMAN’S POOL, DORSET

hen you look at the chart Chapman’s Pool appears to be the perfect anchorage, the one you dream about finding if you are cruising to get away from it all. It is a semi-circular bay with steep sides for protection and little sign of human habitation to spoil the delights

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