Virtual Swanage

Had an interesting afternoon at The Etches Collection in Kimmeridge today with lots of fossils and displays about the finds in the area.

Heathland Fire in Dorset

Thick smoke coming from a heathland fire in Rempstone forest this afternoon from a fire which started in the early hours of this morning #heathlandfire #wildfire #purbeck #dorset

Waiting for the Punch and Judy show on Swanage beach today in Swanage Carnival week

Swanage Carnival fireworks display on Saturday 27th July 2025 over Swanage Bay #fireworks #carnival #swanage Swanage Carnival 2025 Fireworks

Swanage Carnival fireworks display on Saturday 27th July 2025 over Swanage Bay #fireworks #carnival #swanage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=629z-vnZSJA

Red arrows display over Swanage today at the start of the 2025 Swanage Carnival week

View from Durlston Country Park cliff path

Hazy view across Swanage bay from the cliff path to Durlston from Swanage today at 8am.

Swyre Head

The view from Swyre Head this morning before the sun apppeared from behind the clouds

Repairs on Corfe Castle

Repairs on Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle is presently undergoing an extensive three-year conservation project, costing around £2 million. This significant restoration effort involves specialist teams working meticulously to preserve the historic structure.

Very foggy at St Aldhelm’s Head today, near Worth Matravers. 25 degrees C in Swanage and 18C at the coastguard lookout on the cliffs

Swanage from the Townsend Nature Reserve

Swanage from the Townsend Nature Reserve

Early morning in the Townsend Nature Reserve and the temperature was 23 degrees C at 8am #swanage #heatwave #jurassiccoast

Nice evening walk around the west side of Corfe Castle yesterday #corfecastle #purbeck #dorset

Cloudy and windy day for boat racing in Swanage baty

If you want an enjoyable day out with plenty of shade from the sun, we recommend Monkey World near Wool and Bovington https://monkeyworld.org/

Heath Spotted-orchid - Dactylorhiza maculata

Heath Spotted-orchid - Dactylorhiza maculata on Corfe Common today on a hot summer morning. #flowers #corfecastle #purbeck #orchid

Over the past few months, we’ve been working diligently behind the scenes to implement a series of improvements to the Virtual Swanage website, see our blog post at https://www.apexweb.co.uk/blog/2025-06-27-virtual-swanage for more info.

We have been busy working on upgrades to the Virtual Swanage website and the events section now includes images for each listing which are shown on the listing pages
https://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/whats-on
Event organisers can submit their events for free at Virtual Swanage

Swanage Bay

Stone Quay

We have 2 new historic photos of Swanage from 1930 in the Photo Gallery at Virtual Swanage https://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/gallery/ Thank you to Anne for allowing us to use her photos.

8am in Swanage

8am today in the Townsend Nature Reserve in Swanage with Swanage bay and the Purbeck Hills in the distance

Sign at Swanage Lighthouse

Tilly Whim Caves

Lighthouse

Dark clouds of Durlston Country Park and the lighthouse and Tilly Whim Caves, yesterday evening #swanage #durlston #lighthouse

Pano of Rempstone Forest

Rempstone Forest

The view across Rempstone Forest, 30 years agto this was covered in pine trees which have since been cut down and now its just ferns and tree stumps across the heathland

Swanage Green Seafront and Shore Road Survey 2025

Your feedback is important in guiding the Town Council’s decisions for the future of the Green Seafront and Shore Road area.

https://www.dorsetcoasthaveyoursay.co.uk/swanage-green-seafront-stabilisation/surveys/swanage-green-seafront-survey-2025

Cloudy start to the day at Swanage from the Townsend Nature Reserve

Corfe Castle's little gardeners: plant a sunflower from 10:00 to 16:00 today, https://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/whats-on/44160/corfe-castle-s-little-gardeners--plant-a-sunflower

Corporal of the Castle - Storytelling Tours from 10:00 to 17:30 today, https://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/whats-on/44158/corporal-of-the-castle---storytelling-tours

Andrew Thomas S.W.A.C - Sculptor - Art Exhibition from 10:00 to 17:00 today, https://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/whats-on/44142/andrew-thomas-s-w-a-c---sculptor---art-exhibition

May Half Term from 10:00 to 17:30 today, https://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/whats-on/44156/may-half-term

Become a Nature Detective - (Feb and May Half Term) from 10:00 to 15:00 today, https://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/whats-on/44150/become-a-nature-detective----feb-and-may-half-term-

May Half Term: VE Day Stories from 09:30 to 17:00 today, https://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/whats-on/44031/may-half-term--ve-day-stories

A Visual History of Swanage Pier from 09:00 to 17:00 today, https://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/whats-on/44145/a-visual-history-of-swanage-pier