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Save the date for the first ever Swanage Fish Festival

Get ready to celebrate all things fishy at the first ever Swanage Fish Festival taking place 5-7 June in Swanage. Overlooking stunning Swanage bay there will be plenty to see, eat and do. With cooking demonstrations, foraging master classes, crabbing competitions, sea shanties and of course mouth-watering seafood there’s something for the whole family. Ed […]



Swanage has one of the best beaches in England

Swanage is celebrating after receiving the news that the town’s beach has again received the Blue Flag and Seaside Award. This is the 13th consecutive year that Swanage Beach has received the awards. The awards confirm that the beach meets the high standards, guaranteeing to tourists that they are visiting one of the best and cleanest […]



Swanage Pier voted Pier of the Year

The National Piers Society (650 members) has announced that Swanage Pier is its Pier of the Year. It is the first time that this grade II listed pier has won the title and it beat 21 others including Clevedon and Blackpool North. The 642ft pier was originally opened in November 1895 and paddle steamers regularly […]