Day 56: Torch relay highlights

On day 56 of the torch relay, the Olympic flame travelled from Portland Bill to Bournemouth.

The first of the day's 147 torchbearers started out at Pulpit Rock.

British sailor Giles Scott carried the flame in Weymouth, which will host the London 2012 Olympic sailing events.

It travelled along the Jurassic Coast and through the Purbeck Downs to Corfe Castle and Swanage.

It ended up on the beach at Bournemouth.

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