Swanage Lockup
Set in Swanage, Swanage Lockup is a historic site. Around it, within 5 km, are 18 more places on our list. The first name on our list around it is Corfe Castle, 7.9 km away.
Historic site in Swanage
Inside Swanage
Swanage Lockup is inside Swanage’s built-up area, with 18 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
Expect highs of 18–21°C in Swanage from June to September.
Swanage Lockup
Historic site.
In Swanage, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- in Swanage
Where it sits
Orange shows Swanage Lockup; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Swanage’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near Swanage Lockup
Home to 9,115 people, Swanage is the largest of these 4. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Swanage
Langton Matravers
Studland
Harman's Cross
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Swanage Lockup is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swanage | It’s in town | 9,115 | 21 |
| Langton Matravers | 2.2 km west of it | 868 | 23 |
| Studland | 3.4 km north of it | 260 | 16 |
| Harman's Cross | 4 km west of it | 404 | 23 |
Also within reach
Choose from 45 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 castles and a heritage railway.
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle7.9 km away · 190K visitors a year (2010)2
Heritage railwaySwanage Railway1.7 km away3
MuseumSwanage Museum & Heritage Centre200 m away4
CastleBrownsea Castle8.9 km away5
PierSwanage Pier600 m away6
MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum14 km away7
FortFort Henry4.2 km away8
MuseumPurbeck Mining Museum8.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Swanage Lockup
Where is Swanage Lockup?
Swanage Lockup is in Swanage, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Swanage Lockup?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit Swanage Lockup?
June to September are the warmest months in Swanage, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Swanage Lockup?
Within 15 km: Corfe Castle (7.9 km), Swanage Railway (1.7 km), Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre (200 m) and Brownsea Castle (8.9 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Railway: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Pier: Daniel Schmidt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum: User:LordHarris, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Henry: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Purbeck Mining Museum: John Rowley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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