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I love Swanage and went there loads as a kid.


Not sure what the usual recommendations would be?


Cliff walk to Worth Matravers is good but I guess you already know that ... Nice little pub there which often has live music. Ale and pies and a tiny museum at the back.


Corfe castle. You can get a steam train from Swanage to Corfe (and back). It's fun and the people who run it are lovely.


Weymouth (prejudiced as my mum was from Weymouth). Lovely beach and harbour.


Lulworth Cove (but gets very crowded). Durdle Door, just a short walk from Lulworth Cove.


Will think of more in the morning:)


Swannery at Abbotsbury is wonderful but can't remember how near it is to Swanage.


Upwey Wishing Well ditto. Fantastic gardens and a lovely little tea room.

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Maiden castle well known but always fabulous for a walk esp early morning/evening (also great for a run). If you?re feeling adventurous there?s a barrow in a nearby field...


The blue pool near wareham



Preston beach east of Weymouth for a swim away from the Weymouth crowds or swim off the Nothe?

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Walk to Durlston Castle from Swanage near the pier. It?s about a twenty minutes or so scenic walk. You get to see Tilly Whim caves, The Globe, Castle and bay. It?s stunning. https://www.durlston.co.uk/

We also got an open top bus from outside Swanage Train Station and you get to go on the car ferry and take in views from Sandbanks, Studlands, Poole and Bournemouth.

We also took a boat from Swanage Pier to Poole, got to see Old Harry?s Rock and lots of activities on water.


Durdle Door is a must but wear proper walking boots as the incline going up and down to Durdle Door is a bit of a killer on the legs/feet.

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This is probably too late,but the ferry between Studland and Poole is closed.


It needs a spare part which will take 23 weeks to arrive, according to Swanage information centre.


Oh, and the best fish and chips are at the appallingly named The Fish Plaice, almost opposite the Ship Inn.


Enormous pieces of delicious fish, crispy chips, friendly service, and they tell you the name of the boat it was caught in :)

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KidKruger Wrote:

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> 23 weeks is a loooong time for a spare part to

> arrive.



Indeed it is, but apparently that's the case, and the lack of the ferry is causing massive inconvenience to many people :(


Plus presumably the ferry people have no work :(

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