Swanage Central beach
Water quality: Excellent — the highest water-quality rating the Environment Agency gives.
Photo: Tiia Monto (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Classification from the Environment Agency's designated bathing water profile — see the official profile for the latest sampling, pollution risk forecasts and any advice against bathing.
Places to stay near Swanage Central
Within 5 miles of the beach, nearest first — straight-line distances.
0.3 miles from the beach
0.4 miles from the beach
Windjammer Cottage
🏖️ 0.43 miles from Swanage Central (Excellent water quality)
Swanage, South West England
Sleeps 5
£357 per break
Check availability0.4 miles from the beach
The Sloop
🏖️ 0.43 miles from Swanage Central (Excellent water quality)
Swanage, South West England
Sleeps 6
£513 per break
Check availability0.4 miles from the beach
Swanage Beach House
🏖️ 0.42 miles from Swanage Central (Excellent water quality)
Swanage, South West England
Sleeps 12
£1,612 per break
Check availability0.4 miles from the beach
The Winch
🏖️ 0.39 miles from Swanage Central (Excellent water quality)
Swanage, South West England
Sleeps 2
£363 per break
Check availability0.4 miles from the beach
Purbeck House Hotel
✓ Victorian building dating back to 1875 full of history and character
🏖️ 0.39 miles from Swanage Central (Excellent water quality)
Swanage
0.4 miles from the beach
Grand Hotel
✓ Victorian clifftop hotel with its own sandy beach
🏖️ 0.41 miles from Swanage Central (Excellent water quality)
Swanage
0.4 miles from the beach
Cliff House
🏖️ 0.44 miles from Swanage Central (Excellent water quality)
Swanage, South West England
Sleeps 15
£2,056 per break
Check availability0.5 miles from the beach
Flat 4 Sea Court
🏖️ 0.48 miles from Swanage Central (Excellent water quality)
Swanage, South West England
Sleeps 4
£717 per break
Check availabilityThings to do near Swanage Central
Santa-Fe Fun ParkTheme Parks · 0.2 mi
Swanage Museum & Heritage CentreMuseums & Galleries · 0.4 mi
Durlston CastleMuseums & Galleries · 1.3 mi
Langton Matravers Museum of the Stone IndustryMuseums & Galleries · 2 mi
Museum, Fossils & Local FindsMuseums & Galleries · 3.7 mi
Swanage Railway MuseumMuseums & Galleries · 4.6 mi
Eat by the beach
Within 3 miles, all with a 5-star food hygiene rating.
- The Italian Bakery · Bakeries · 0.3 mi
- The Old Stables Delicatessen · Delis & Local Produce · 0.3 mi
- Harlees · Fish & Chips · 0.3 mi
- Burnt Toast · Tea Rooms · 0.3 mi
- The Fish Plaice · Fish & Chips · 0.4 mi
- The Globe Inn · Pubs & Inns · 0.9 mi
👻 Haunted places near Swanage Central
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18.6 miles away · you can stay
Athelhampton House
A Tudor manor in Thomas Hardy country with a Grey Lady, a phantom ape in the pan...
21.3 miles away
Nothe Fort
A D-shaped Victorian coastal fortress above Weymouth Harbour, voted one of the U...
22.2 miles away
Shire Hall, Dorchester
An 18th-century courthouse in Dorchester, where the Tolpuddle Martyrs were sente...