Swanage occurs as small town in the south east of Dorset, England. These are placed at a eastern prevent of the Isle of Purbeck, approximately Decadekm south of Poole and 40km east of Dorchester. the town has a people of 10,124 (2001).

the town was a little port & fishing village until the Victorian era when it became a seaside resort. Now, tourism is the main industry in the town. the town has a wooden 19th century pier with two branches; of these was refurbished within 1999 and the more is derelict. Sight seeing & angling boats work from either a "new" pier. SCUBA diving take place under a piers & at a few of the nearby, coastal wrecks. There is a arenaceous beach, on Swanage Bay, along a edge of the town. Occasionally of the drop-off to the east of the town come utilized by climbers. A town occurs as gateway town for the Jurassic Coast, a popular world heritage site.

An old clock tower from either 1 prevent of the old London Bridge has been set up per coast. a facade from either one of the old London gild houses is on the front of the Town Hall. These relics & numerous additional were bring round the town, in the nineteenth century, by John Mowlem and his nephew George Burt who became sucessessful builders in London. These are said that a things brought from either London were utilized when ballast for the empty vessels which transported Purbeck stone to London.

A Swanage Railway, an amateur-run heritage railway, connects the town using Corfe Castle & runs each steam and diesel railway locomotive. It diarrhea around tracks reconstructed in an alignment abandoned per national railway line in 1960s.

Alfred the Great is said to have fought the sea battle within its bay. a monument topped by cannon ball has been install to celebrate this event & is placed at the southern prevent of the promenade.

Nearby come Ballard Down, Old Harry Rocks and Studland Bay to the north & Durlston Country Park to the south.