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Swanage is one of towns in United Kingdom situated some 20 km south-east of Poole and 220 km from the capital. The population of Swanage is 10,500 people (as of 2015). Many people visit Swanage to experience its piers and folly buildings.

Airport Bournemouth (IATA: BOH) is 30 km away from it and is the closest airport to it.

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1. Swanage Pier
Swanage Pier is a Victorian pier which extends into the southern end of Swanage Bay near the town of Swanage, in the south-east of Dorset. It was built in 1895 for passenger ship services. It is situated on the eastern coast of the Isle of Purbeck, approximately 6  1& #8260; 4 miles (10. 1& #160; km) south of Poole and 25 miles (40& #160; km) east of Dorchester in the United Kingdom.

2. Durlston Castle
Durlston Castle stands within Durlston Country Park, a 1. 13 square-kilometre (280-acre) country park and nature reserve stretching along the coastline south of Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset.

3. Dancing Ledge
Dancing Ledge is part of the Jurassic Coast near Langton Matravers in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. Dancing Ledge is a flat area of rock at the base of a small cliff. A little scrambling is required for access. It is signposted on the South West Coast Path a few kilometres west of Swanage. Dancing Ledge is so called because at certain stages of the tide when the waves wash over the horizontal surface, the surface undulations cause the water to bob about making the ledge appear to danc…

4. Anvil Point Lighthouse
The Anvil Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Swanage in Dorset. It is built of local stone and was completed in 1881. It was opened by Neville Chamberlain's father, then Minister of Transport. The lighthouse tower is twelve metres tall, the height of the light above the high-water mark is Шаблон: Convert. The light is positioned to give a waypoint for vessels passing along the English Channel coast.

5. 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.

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Boscombe Pier

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Old Harry Rocks

Old Harry Rocks are three chalk formations, including a stack and a

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Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same

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Lulworth Castle

Lulworth Castle, in East Lulworth, Dorset, situated south of Wool, is

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Swanage Pier

Swanage Pier is a Victorian pier which extends into the southern end

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Durlston Castle

Durlston Castle stands within Durlston Country Park, a 1.13

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Blue Pool

Blue Pool is a flooded, disused clay pit where Purbeck Ball Clay was

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Dancing Ledge

Dancing Ledge is part of the Jurassic Coast near Langton Matravers in

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Anvil Point Lighthouse

The Anvil Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Swanage in

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St. Aldhelm's Chapel, St. Aldhelm's Head

St Aldhelm's Chapel is a Norman chapel on St Aldhelm's Head in the

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The Etches Collection

The Etches Collection (formerly known as the Museum of Jurassic Marine

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Clavell Tower

Clavell Tower, also known as Clavell Folly or the Kimmeridge Tower, is

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Tilly Whim Caves

Tilly Whim Caves consists of three stone quarries in Durlston Country

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The Pinnacles (Dorset)

The Pinnacles are two chalk formations, including a stack and a stump,

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Town Hall Lodge B&B

starting $155

Arbour House B&B

starting $101

Kingston Country Courtyard

starting $156

YHA Swanage

starting $64

Mortons House Hotel

starting $221

Robertsbrook Guest House

starting $107

Railway Cottage

starting $126

Amberlea Guest House

starting $85

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