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Grand Hotel

Swanage

📍 Burlington Road, Swanage, BH19 1LU

📞 +44 1929 423353

🚆 Nearest station: · 0.7 mi

🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.6 mi (Open Charge Map)

🌊 Swanage Central: Excellent bathing water 0.4 mi · Environment Agency

Grand Hotel
  • Victorian clifftop hotel with its own sandy beach
  • Conservatory restaurant overlooking Swanage Bay
  • Sea-view wedding venue licensed for Civil Ceremonies
  • Health spa with sauna, jacuzzi and indoor pool
  • Rooms with sea, garden or hill views
The Grand Hotel is a classic Victorian clifftop hotel in Swanage, Dorset, with its own sandy beach and sweeping views across the bay towards the Purbeck Hills. Rooms range from spacious family options to cosy singles, each looking out over the sea, gardens or hills. On site you'll find a conservatory restaurant overlooking Swanage Bay, a bar, and the Burlington Health Spa with sauna, jacuzzi, heated indoor plunge pool and a clifftop gym. The hotel is also a sea-view wedding venue licensed for Civil Ceremonies. Beyond the hotel, Swanage Central beach is just 0.4 miles away, with Santa-Fe Fun Park, Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre and Durlston Castle all within easy reach, making it a fine base for exploring the Jurassic Coast.

How far to…

Beach
on site
Station
7 miles

Accommodation on site

  • Rooms

Details taken from the operator's own website on 30 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.

Facilities

  • ✓ Swimming Pool
  • ✓ Gym
  • ✓ Spa
  • ✓ Bar
  • ✓ Restaurant
  • ✓ Beach Access
  • 🌊 Sea Views
  • 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
  • 🚆 Near a Train Station

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Things to do

Days out and attractions, nearest first

Santa-Fe Fun Park

🎢 Theme Parks · 0.6 mi

Santa-Fe Fun Park

Santa-Fe Fun Park is a family-run amusement park set on the marina in Swanage, Dorset, offering ride...

Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.8 mi

Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre

Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre tells the story of Swanage and the wider Purbeck area, from the Vic...

Durlston Castle

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 1.7 mi

Durlston Castle

Durlston Castle stands within Durlston Country Park, a 1.13 square-kilometre (280-acre) country park...

Langton Matravers Museum of the Stone Industry

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 2.2 mi

Langton Matravers Museum of the Stone Industry

Museum in Langton Matravers, Dorset, England, UK

Museum, Fossils & Local Finds

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 3.8 mi

Museum, Fossils & Local Finds

This small museum at the Square and Compass pub showcases over 60 years of fossil and archaeological...

Dorset Adventure Park

🎢 Theme Parks · 4.7 mi

Dorset Adventure Park

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The Engine House

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4.8 mi

The Engine House

House in Studland, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK

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Places to visit

The famous spots within a day trip

Agglestone Rock

National Trust · 1.9 mi

Agglestone Rock

Corfe Castle

National Trust · 4.7 mi

Corfe Castle

The Engine House

National Trust · 4.8 mi

The Engine House

Encombe House

Stately Home & Palace · 5.5 mi

Encombe House

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Eat & drink local

The local legends within walking-ish distance

The Italian Bakery

🥐 Bakeries · 0.7 mi

The Italian Bakery

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The Old Stables Delicatessen

🧀 Delis & Local Produce · 0.7 mi

The Old Stables Delicatessen

Harlees

🍟 Fish & Chips · 0.7 mi

Harlees

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Burnt Toast

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0.7 mi

Burnt Toast

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The Salt Pig Too

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0.7 mi

The Salt Pig Too

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The Fish Plaice

🍟 Fish & Chips · 0.8 mi

The Fish Plaice

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