Swanage
Surf, sailing, climbing and mountain biking town · UK
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Beds: 83 places
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83 places to stay within 2 km, 7 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£80 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£95 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£120 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 83 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 7 places in 4 sports
Surf · this week
Durlston Point · about 5 min by car · stays in Durlston · Not for beginners
–, no scoreKimmeridge (The Ledges) · about 25 min by car · stays in Kimmeridge · Not for beginners
–, no scoreKimmeridge Bay (Bench) · about 25 min by car · stays in Kimmeridge · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSwanage · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no score
Sailing · this week
Shell Bay Marine · 7.7 km · stays here
58 out of 100
Climbing · this week
Dancing Ledge · 3.8 km · stays here
68 out of 100
Mountain biking · this week
Priest's Way · 3.2 km · stays here
69 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Swanage.
Places to eat
6 near Swanage
Places to eat near Swanage
- Chilled RedSeafood · in the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Apr 2026
- Harry Ramsden'sFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centre
- La TrattoriaItalian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Nov 2025
- Mowlem Restaurant & BarsBritish · 0.1 km from the centre
- The Brick TakeawayPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
- The Fish PlaiceFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Apr 2025
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits
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the town and every place near it
Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 20 km from Swanage.
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About Swanage
where it is, what is near
Swanage is a town in Dorset, United Kingdom.
From Swanage you can reach 4 surf spots, 1 sailing spot, 1 climbing area and 1 mountain bike area.
The nearest is Durlston Point, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre.
Overture lists 83 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 21 km away.
In Dorset · England · United Kingdom
- 83 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 21 km, Southampton Airport (SOU), 57 km, Bristol Airport (BRS), 101 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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