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The museum had exhibits relating to Swanage and Purbeck, including geology, local history, archaeology, maritime and stone quarrying. [4] The tithe barn is Grade II listed and is built of Purbeck stone. [5] The listing entry describes the barn as 18th-century, although the local historian David Lewer attributed it to the 16th-century. [6]
Swanage (/ ˈ s w ɒ n ɪ dʒ /) is a coastal town and civil parish in the south east of Dorset, England. It is at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck and one of its two towns, [2] approximately 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 km) south of Poole and 25 miles (40 km) east of Dorchester. In the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 9,601. [1]
Durlston Country Park is a 320-acre country park and nature reserve stretching along the coast of the Isle of Purbeck on the outskirts of Swanage in Dorset, England. The park is a popular destination for tourists to enjoy the walks, views, visitor centre, climbing, and wildlife, including Durlston Castle , the Great Globe , Tilly Whim Caves ...
In June each year the gardens host the Swanage Fish Festival. [10] An episode of BBC's Songs of Praise was filmed in the gardens in 2021. [11] Other music and theatre performances take place in the gardens. [12] The open air theatre group, SISATA, started with a week's run in the gardens in 2012. [13]
Old Harry Rocks lie directly east of Studland, about 2.5 miles (4 km) north east of Swanage, and about 5 miles (8 km) south of the large towns of Poole and Bournemouth. To the south are the chalk cliffs of Ballard Down, much of which is owned by the National Trust. The rocks can be viewed from the Dorset section of the South West Coast Path.
Tilly Whim Caves seen from the sea A walker points to the old 'tourist' entrance to the caves. Tilly Whim Caves consists of three stone quarries in Durlston Country Park, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck, in Dorset, southern England.
Swanage Lifeboat Station is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station [1] located on Peveril Point in the town of Swanage in Dorset, England. It operates two lifeboats, the Shannon-class All-weather lifeboat 13-13 George Thomas Lacy (ON 1320) and the D-class (IB1) inshore lifeboat (ILB) Roy Norgrove (D-884).
The modern Priest's Way is a public footpath and bridleway, and is maintained by Dorset Council. [2] Its length is 3 miles, running from just north-east of Worth Matravers to the outskirts of Swanage. [2] It forms part of the South West Coast Path. [3] It underwent restoration work in 2014. [4]