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Wheelchair-Accessible Things to Do in Swanage
Planning accessible days out in Swanage? Start here: these attractions indicate wheelchair access, and where owners have added detail you'll find accessibility notes on each attraction's page.
Museums & Galleries
6.5 mi from Swanage
Blue Pool
The Blue Pool is a nature reserve and tearooms set within the 300-acre Furzebrook Estate near Wareham on the Isle of Purbeck. Once a 17th-century clay pit, it filled with rainwater...
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7.1 mi from Swanage
Museum of Jurassic Marine Life
The Museum of Jurassic Marine Life, home to The Etches Collection, is a modern museum showcasing amazing fossils of the marine life that lived in Jurassic Dorset's seas 157 million...
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7.3 mi from Swanage
Scaplens Court Museum
15th century Grade I listed house in Poole, Dorset, England, UK, used as a museum
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9.3 mi from Swanage
Tyneham
Tyneham is a ghost village abandoned in 1943 and former civil parish, now in the parish of Steeple with Tyneham, in the Dorset district, in the south of Dorset, England, near Lulwo... — Wikipedia
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13.7 mi from Swanage
The Tank Museum
The Tank Museum is a large indoor attraction in Bovington, Dorset, telling the story of tanks and their crews. You can come face-to-face with over 300 tanks and hear powerful stori...
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13.8 mi from Swanage
The Tank Museum
The Tank Museum, in the Museums & Galleries category, brings the story of tanks and their crews to life in an awe-inspiring modern museum. You can come face-to-face with over 300 t...
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17.9 mi from Swanage
Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum
The Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum tells the story of the Martyrs' arrest, trial and punishment, and how this led to the foundation of modern trade unionism. It grew from a small library...
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19.3 mi from Swanage
Blandford Town Museum
Blandford Town Museum is a volunteer-run, free-to-enter museum in the centre of Blandford Forum, telling the story of the town and surrounding villages through permanent exhibits r...
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22.4 mi from Swanage
The Keep Military Museum
The Keep Military Museum sits in Dorchester, Dorset, in a striking Victorian former barracks gatehouse built in 1879 and designed to resemble a Norman Castle. Inside, exhibits cove...
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25.9 mi from Swanage
Breamore House and Countryside Museum
Breamore House and Countryside Museum sits within the Breamore Estate near the New Forest, Dorset, exploring what it was like to live in rural England post World War Two. The museu...
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29.5 mi from Swanage
Eling Tide Mill Experience Visitor Centre
Eling Tide Mill Experience is a working tide mill and visitor centre in Totton and Eling, New Forest, where you can see the power of the tide turning the water wheel and powering t...
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Theme Parks
21.4 mi from Swanage
Sandworld
Sandworld is a sand sculpture festival set in Lodmoor Park in Weymouth, Dorset, where internationally renowned artists carve giant sculptures from sand and water alone, with new de...
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Water Parks
Zoos & Wildlife
12.8 mi from Swanage
Monkey World
Monkey World is an Ape Rescue Centre in East Stoke, Dorset, where you can meet primates rescued from the illegal wildlife trade or from abuse and neglect, now living in natural fam...
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17.7 mi from Swanage
Liberty's Owl, Raptor and Reptile Centre
Liberty's Owl, Raptor and Reptile Centre is an outdoor attraction in the New Forest, near Bournemouth, Dorset, built around its birds of prey and reptiles. The star resident is Lib...
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27.8 mi from Swanage
The New Forest Wildlife Park
The New Forest Wildlife Park at Denny Lodge is a family-friendly zoo and wildlife attraction where you can walk through Wallaby Wood, meet friendly deer in a walk-through encounter...
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Where to stay near Swanage
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
More around Swanage
Itineraries
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Worth knowing before you go
Accessibility varies in the detail — surfaces, accessible toilets, parking distance. Attraction pages show accessibility notes where provided; phoning ahead for specifics is always worthwhile, and attraction owners can claim their listing to keep this information accurate.
See the full things to do in Swanage guide for every attraction in the area. Save your favourites to a free trip planner to build the week day by day.
Frequently asked questions
How reliable is the accessibility information?
Access facilities are based on each attraction's own data, and verified owners can keep their notes up to date. For specific needs — accessible toilets, surface types, hoists — we recommend confirming with the attraction directly before your visit.
What else is there to do in Swanage?
Beyond this list, popular days out nearby include Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre, Santa-Fe Fun Park and Durlston Castle — see the full things-to-do guide for everything within reach.
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