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Swanage Dorset Photographs
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Title: Going to Peveril Point,
Place: Swanage
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About: It is an easy short walk to get to Peveril Point from Swanage car park and one that is well worth making for the wonderful views that this place affords.
Photograph Added: 9th October 2009
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Title: Swanage Bay
Place: Swanage
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About: The main beach at Swanage is on the north side of the town along shore road. Swanage Bay, on a fine day, affords views across to Isle of White and the chalk cliffs leading to Old Harry Rocks
Photograph Added: 24th September 2009
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Title: Blue Bay
Place: Swanage
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About: Swanage is located at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck and it is approximately 10 km south of Poole and only 40 km east of Dorchester
Photograph Added: 20th August 2009
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Title: looking towards Swanage Pier
Place: Swanage
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About: Swanage Pier today is well looked after and a joy to see due in part to the sterling work of 'The Friends of Swanage Pier' visit their website at http://www.swanagepierfriends.co.uk/ or sponsor a plan......
Photograph Added: 20th August 2009
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Title: The Walk to Peveril Point
Place: Swanage
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About: From Swanage there is a very nice walk to Peveril Point and by seeking higher ground we were able to take this photograph from a good vantage spot.
Photograph Added: 14th August 2009
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About Swanage Dorset.
Swanage has only recently become a thriving resort, until the 19th century it was a small fishing port that shipped limestone from the Purbeck quarries. Weymouth and Lyme Regis were popular for seaside activities long before Swanage and was not until the coming of the railway in 1885 that the area started to flourish as a resort. Many of the buildings in Swanage actually date from this period or the early 20th century and Thomas Hardy lived there during the winter of 1875 -6. In his "Hand of Ethelberta" the area is called Knollsea where "everyone in the parish who was not a boatman was a quarrier."
Swanage nestles at the foot of the Purbeck Hills and its wide bay affords good views to the Isle of Wight and if the weather is clear it is possible to see the chalk cliffs leading to the Old Harry Rocks. The lively sea front esplanade extends for almost three quarters of a mile and the pier has been restored to its original Victorian opulence. The beach has been awarded the European Blue flag and safe bathing and leisure activities make it a popular place for families. Boat trips of every kind from pleasure cruises to motor boats regularly leave from Swanage and the historic paddle steamer, Waverley, departs from the pier during the summer season. Excursions to Brownsea Island, Poole Bournemouth and the Isle of Wight are very popular with visitors of all ages.
The Swanage Steam Railway operates from Norden to Swanage via Corfe Castle a journey that takes the steam enthusiast over 6 miles of track.
Swanage was the winner of the Small Coastal Resort category of the Southern England in Bloom competition in 2003 and the Keep Britain Tidy Seaside Award in 2004.
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