 Today the cosy
town of Swanage is a busy holiday resort with a marvellous bay
of yellow sands the beach is ideal for bathing. The white cliffs are
flanked by downs grand for walking and views. It is about the only
place between Poole and Weymouth
where you can get your car right next to a good beach. Various
watersports are catered for around the area
The oldest and
most attractive part of the town is about a quarter of a mile inland
off the high street, round Mill Pool and St.Mary's Church, which is
mainly Victorian, but whose tower was perhaps originally a fort, began
by the Anglo Saxons. The Victorian influence is very strong as they
were responsible for developing the town from a small fishing
village.
The restored Steam Railway now takes visitors on a six mile journey
to Corfe Castle, a journey Enid Blyton would have recognised as she
stayed several times in the town and included several locations in her
well known children's adventure books.
- Local towns
and villages to visit
- Bournemouth
- Dorchester
- Lulworth
- Poole
- Swanage
- Weymouth
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- Attractions
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- Angling
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- Sea fishing at
Weymouth, Lulworth Cove, and Osmington Mills. Coarse fishing at
Radipole Lake, Weymouth. Trout fishing on the rivers Frome and
Trent.
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