Purbeck's Most Famous

Literary Links

Awe-inspiring writers and heroes of times gone by who lived in or wrote about Purbeck include Enid Blyton, Thomas Hardy and T.E.Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia).

 

Local Families

Two entrepreneurs who lived in Swanage were uncle and nephew George Burt and John Mowlem. The Weld family who's history dates back centuries, manage and live on the Lulworth Estate near to Lulworth Castle.

 

Use the links to the left of this page for more information.

 

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To speak to someone in our Tourist Information Centre, please call 01929 552740 or email us at tic@purbeck-dc.gov.uk.

 



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