Swanage, called the Gem of the Dorset coast, is the loveliest city in the Isle of Purbeck. Its atmosphere is straight away calm and the lapping of the light sea next to the caw of seagulls conjures up a state of inner peace. Swanage lies on a hill next to its white, curved, sandy beach and summery seafront. In the summertime it is busy but doesn’t appear so.
Well-liked by families who fill its many guest-houses and who frequent the Punch and Judy shows on the promenade, tan themselves on the warm sand and float without a care in the turquoise-emerald water. Superb for children, the beach is extraordinarily clean (it has won Blue Flag and Clean Britain awards recently), wide and there are no risks from currents or unpredictable waves. Continue reading

