View of Swanage Bay – Swanage Beach loop from Swanage

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View of Swanage Bay – Swanage Beach loop from Swanage

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View of Swanage Bay – Swanage Beach loop from Swanage

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5.50km

90m

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Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

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Includes short out-and-back sections

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After 411 m for 48 m

After 1.21 km for 62 m

After 4.17 km for 40 m

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434 m

Swanage Waterfront Promenade

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Svanage, the harbor and the waterfront are very clear.

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1.50 km

Prince Albert Gardens Amphitheatre

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Also known as Prince Albert Gardens. It was established in 1996.
The site was originally open grazing land. Prior to being established as a park, Prince Albert Gardens was the site of a miniature golf course.

the gardens were established in 1996 as part of the Swanage Seafront Improvement Scheme. In 1997 the project received a commendation at the Civic Trust Awards.
The landscaping of the gardens forms a gradual transition from the urban edge of town to the wilder adjoining landscape of the Downs.
The gardens also feature two Ionic columns, made from Portland stone and dating from the early 19th-century, around which is built an outdoor amphitheatre. The columns, which are Grade II listed, were formerly part of the forecourt of the Grosvenor Hotel, which has been demolished since the columns were listed.
The Prince Albert Memorial was erected by George Burt in 1862, and was the first civic memorial to Prince Albert. It was removed from its original site in 1971, and stored, until it was re-established at the eastern end of Prince Albert Gardens in 2021. There had been earlier attempts in 1996 and 2000 to place the memorial in the gardens.

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

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1.96 km

RNLI Swanage Lifeboat Station

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2.12 km

Peveril Point Coastwatch Station

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Peveril Point at the southern edge of Swanage Bay is made from a resistant shale and limestone rather than the clay to the north. The promontory formed is a good lookout point which is now used by the coastguard. The Swanage lifeboat station is on the northern side.

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