There are three walking trails in Swanage and leaflets are
available from either the Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre,
Swanage Tourist Information Centre or Purbeck Information &
Heritage Centre in Wareham.
The Town Trail – Walk 1
Stroll
through the historic heart of Swanage past the Town Hall (whose
front was once a famous London landmark), then drop in at the
Victorian Railway Station and board a steam train for a memorable
trip to Corfe Castle.
The Stone Trail – Walk 2
Follow the
stone trail along the ‘Bankers’, where in the old days the quarried
stone was stacked high for shipping to London for docks, bridges
and street paving. The traffic wasn’t all one way though and a
Gothic clock tower brought back from London Bridge, now looks out
across Swanage’s beautiful bay. Also visit the fully restored
Victorian Pier.
The Victorian Trail – Walk 3
Walk
via the coast path up to Durlston Country Park past the coastguard
cottages and scenes of violent shipwrecks. In Victorian days the
simple quarrying village of Swanage was transformed into a thriving
seaside resort. Durlston’s unique Greta Globe and ‘Castle’
restaurant were built for the benefit of the visitors who flocked
here on steam trains and paddle steamers.
Contact Details:
To speak to someone in our Tourist Information Centre, please
call 01929 552740 or email us at tic@purbeck-dc.gov.uk.