Swanage is a smallish, yet most attractive and friendly traditional seaside town - nestling in a sandy bay at the foot of the Purbeck Ridge and ideal for sailing and watersports of all descriptions. With its safe bay, the town offers the visitor young and old everything they would expect and more from a good beach with no dogs allowed in the stammer to an abundance of attractive pubs and eating places to suit every pocket.
The jewel in Purbeck's crown rose to fame from a fishing and quarrying village to a genteel Victorian resort of distinction through royal patronage and the coming of the railway from Wareham
in 1885.
Swanage has a rich variety of architectural styles and is dubbed 'little London by the sea' because many buildings, such as the ornate town hall facade in the High Street, were brought to Dorset from the capital.
The gently shelving beach - a mile of golden sand - is ideal for children and water sports, including diving, water skiing, windsurfing, sailing and fishing are available throughout the season The seafront Mowlem Theatre has various films, shows and plays, with its restaurant sporting dramatic views across the bay. Outdoor band concerts are held regularly on Sunday afternoons at the Recreation Ground which also overlooks the promenade and the bay.
A visit to the Swanage Pier Museum Georgian style Marine Villas on the town's vintage pier is a must for all ages. It's open seven days a week between Easter and the end of October (10 am - 5 pm) and every weekend in the winter. On display are fascinating facts and pictures about the pier's undersea ecology along with its remarkable sea life and marine habitat
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