Swanage
in Dorset of England, United Kingdom
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Bournemouth Airport (13 mi) - Southampton Airport (35 mi)
- Bembridge Airport (38 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (40 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (62 mi)
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Alderney Airport (63 mi) - Bristol International Airport (63 mi)
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Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport (70 mi) - RAF Fairford (75 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (81 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Knighton Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Ferndown Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Ashley Wood Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Burley Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Bramshaw Golf Club (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.609 and -1.963 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 36' 33" and W -1° 57' 45"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:28 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:25 am and 8:43 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-05-10 08:04:54
Delve into Swanage
Swanage in Dorset (England) with it's 10,454 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 101 mi (or 163 km) south-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Swanage is now 12:28 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports close to Swanage, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bournemouth Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Dorset and East Devon Coast in a distance of 42 mi (or 68 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Poole, Bournemouth, Bower Chalke, Bishopstone and Totland. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
18°C (64 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 13th of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Corner Meadow
Amberlea Guest House
Town Hall Lodge
Haven
Sandbanks
Purbeck House Hotel
Southover Bed and Breakfast
Sandhaven Guest House
Grand
Videos from this area
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Swanage in Dorset - a Super UK Holiday
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Westland Holiday Flats
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Swanage trip 2008 - Evil Bull Field!
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The Quarterdeck, Swanage
Spacious, modern family house, just 400m from Swanage beach, sleeps 10 This modern self catering house offers views over Swanage bay. You can relax in light, bright rooms together with a wide...
Swanage Carnival Extreme Team 2008
Durlston Country Park compete in the Extreme Team event at the Swanage Carnival. Video by Dom Greves.
Swanage Railway 'GRAND STEAM GALA' - 09/09/2012
The Swanage Railway's 'Grand Steam Gala & Vintage Vehicle Rally' was also held the same weekend as the Mid-Hants Railway's 'Autumn Steam Spectacular' over the weekend of Friday 7th-Sunday ...
MTB Kingston Descent nr Swanage, Dorset, UK
Quick video of a descent i did today down a track from the small village of Kingston heading towards Corfe castle.
1st generation diesel + South West Trains @ Swanage. Purbeck Adventurer 29/6/13
1st generation diesel multiple unit & South West Trains "159 diesel unit" @ Swanage. UK Railtours trip from Waterloo-Swanage on 29 June 2013. First modern main line train (non heritage) to...
A day at Swanage Railway, 25th May 2014
Some of the movements on the Swanage Railway on Sunday, 25th May 2014, featuring SR 4-6-2 "West Country" Class no. 34028 Eddystone, and GWR 0-6-2T 5600 Class no. 6695. Includes on-board ...
34028 'Eddystone' At Swanage Railway 17th May 2014
West Country Class 34028 'Eddystone' arriving at Swanage terminal for the 11.20 service on Saturday 17th May 2014. 34028 then runs around the train to the back and departs the station once...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Swanage
Swanage is a coastal town and civil parish in the south east of Dorset, England. It is situated at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck, approximately 10 km south of Poole and 40 km east of Dorchester. The parish has a population of 10,124 (2001). Nearby are Ballard Down and Old Harry Rocks, with Studland Bay and Poole Harbour to the north. Within the parish are Durlston Bay and Durlston Country Park to the south of the town.
Discordant coastline
A discordant coastline occurs where bands of differing rock type run perpendicular to the coast. The differing resistance to erosion leads to the formation of headlands and bays. A hard rock type such as granite is resistant to erosion and creates a promontory whilst a softer rock type such as the clays of Bagshot Beds is easily eroded creating a bay. Part of the Dorset coastline running north from the Portland limestone of Durlston Head is a clear example of a discordant coastline.
Durlston Country Park
Durlston Country Park is a 1.13 square kilometre country park and nature reserve stretching along the coast of the Isle of Purbeck at Durlston near Swanage in Dorset, England. The Park, which is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, has been owned by Dorset County Council since the early 1970s and is mostly open access. The Lighthouse is at Anvil Point is built of local stone and was completed in 1881.
Swanage Town & Herston F.C
Swanage Town & Herston Football Club is a football club based in Swanage, Dorset, England. The club was established in 1966 as a result of the merger of Swanage Town F.C. and Herston Rovers F.C. They have reached the Second Round of the FA Vase four times in their history, and first entered the FA Cup in the 1987–88 season. As of the 2012–13 season, they are members of the Dorset Premier Football League.
Durlston Bay
Durlston Bay (also known as Durdlestone Bay) is a small bay next to a country park of the same name, just south of the resort of Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. It has been a renowned site for Lower Cretaceous fossils since the initial discovery of fragments there by Samuel Beckles in the 1850s. The Jurassic Coast stretches over a distance of 155 kilometres, from Orcombe Point near Exmouth, in the west, to Old Harry Rocks, in the east.
Swanage Pier
Swanage's Victorian pier is over 100 years old and is one of two built, although it is the only one that survives complete today. The pier extends into the southern end of Swanage Bay near Swanage, a small town in the south east of Dorset, England. It is situated on the eastern coast of the Isle of Purbeck, approximately 10 km south of Poole and 40 km east of Dorchester in the United Kingdom.
Tilly Whim Caves
Tilly Whim Caves consists of three stone quarries in Durlston Country Park, 1 mile south of Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck, in Dorset, southern England. Tilly Whim is probably an anglicised version of the gaelic "Tulach Uamh" roughly translated as knoll cave. Or the name may have been derived from a former quarryman, called a "Tilly", and the type of primitive wooden crane used at the time, known as a "Whim", generally called a derrick or gibbet.
Swanage Grammar School
Swanage Grammar School was established in 1929 in Swanage, Dorset, England. It closed in 1974. The building is now defunct (from 2002) having been used as a centre for outdoor pursuits and geography based learning. Robert Rochelle managed the centre for the final 16 years. The building is at the northern end of Swanage, at the top of Northbrook Road, 15 minutes walk from the sea.
Swanage Pier Tramway
The Swanage Pier Tramway was a narrow gauge tramway in the port town of Swanage, in the English county of Dorset. From the 12th century, the Swanage area was well known for the quarrying of Purbeck Marble, actually a hard wearing form of limestone. Much of this was shipped out through Swanage, originally being loaded into small vessels from horse carts driven into the waters of Swanage Bay.
Anvil Point
Anvil Point is part of the Jurassic Coast near Swanage on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. The Jurassic Coast stretches over a distance of 153 kilometres, from Orcombe Point near Exmouth, in the west, to Old Harry Rocks, in the east.
Great Globe
The Great Globe at Swanage is one of the largest stone spheres in the world. The Great Globe is constructed of Portland stone. It weighs about 40 tonnes and is 3 metres in diameter.
Durlston Castle
Durlston Castle stands within Durlston Country Park, a 1.13 square-kilometre country park and nature reserve stretching along the coastline south of Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset.
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