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Recommended towns & villages near Swanage Railway

Beside the seaside

Swanage

(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)

The town is wedged between towering downs that result in lofty cliffs at both ends of the bay, from these high vantage points there are spectacular views across the sea...

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Dancing Ledge, near Langton Matravers

Langton Matravers

(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction W)

This is an interesting old village with access to one of the loveliest stretches of the Dorset coast...

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Studland Beach

Studland

(2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction N)

Beyond the woods, heaths and downs of Dorset lies a fascinating coastline with a hinterland of precious little villages, such a village is Studland which sits close to the wide sweep of picturesque Studland Bay, which belongs to the National Trust...

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A picture of St. Aldhelm's Head & Chapel

Worth Matravers

(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction W)

Picturesque Dorset village with a history pre-dating Roman times as evidenced by the medieval lynchets cut into the steep hillsides...

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Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle

(4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction NW)

Below the castle, the village of Corfe shows picturesque stone houses of the 17th-century...

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Sandbanks, Dorset

Sandbanks

(5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction N)

Sandbanks near Poole, in Dorset, is known for its stunning award-winning sandy beaches, and as being one of the costliest places to live in the world...

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A picture of The Blue Pool

Furzebrook

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction NW)

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Clavel Tower near Kimmeridge, Dorset

Kimmeridge

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction W)

A popular place for surfers and diving enthusiasts, Kimmeridge is a small town along the Purbeck Coast in Dorset...

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Sandy banks, Poole

Poole

(7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction N)

Three miles of golden beaches extending from Sandbanks to Brankesome Dene Chine and on towards Bournemouth, ensure an enjoyable time for families and sun-worshippers alike...

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Bournemouth

Bournemouth

(8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction NE)

Seven miles of glorious golden sands, fringed by the bluest of seas lapping the shore, make Bournemouth a firm favourite for family holidays...

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Swanage pier

Swanage Pier

(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)

This elegant Victorian Pier was built over 100 years ago for passenger ship services and is now an important part of Swanage's.....

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Durlston Country Park, Swanage, Dorset.

Durlston Country Park

(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)

This 100 hectare (270 acre) country park offers fantastic views and scenery, coupled with some of the best bird and animal.....

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Lighthouse at Swanage

Anvil Point Lighthouse

(1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction S)

Anvil Point Lighthouse, located near Swanage in Dorset, England, stands proudly on the eastern end of the Jurassic Coast, gracing.....

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Poole harbour from the point on Shell Bay.

Studland Beach & Nature Reserve

(2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction N)

Miles and miles of glorious sandy beaches, this famous Dorset Beauty Spot also embraces two national nature reserves, being a.....

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Winspit near Worth Matravers

Winspit

(3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction W)

A disused quarry used as the set for episodes of Dr Who and Blakes 7...

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Local quarrey

Isle of Purbeck

(3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction NW)

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Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle

(4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction NW)

Standing in lofty splendour above the chimney pots of the village with the roaring ocean lapping the cliffs to the other side of.....

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A picture of St. Aldhelm's Head & Chapel

St. Aldhelm's Head & Chapel

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction SW)

One of the oldest churches in England, set on a 300ft cliff top in an area that is designated a Special Area of Conservation.....

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St Mary's Church, Brownsea Island

Brownsea Island

(5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction N)

Brownsea Island is the largest island in Poole Harbour, it is around 1 mile long by 3/4 mile broad; it is beautifully wooded with.....

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Arne Autumn 2012

Arne RSPB Reserve

(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction NW)

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