Swanage Pier
Swanage Pier is a pier in Swanage, Dorset. It holds the status of a Grade II listed building. There are 43 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Corfe Castle (8.4 km).
Pier near Swanage
Just outside Swanage
Swanage Pier is 100 m east of Swanage. Towns near it ↓
Grade II listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Swanage has 146 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
Highs of 18–21°C mark June to September in Swanage.
Swanage Pier
Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.
- Type
- Pier
- Listed
- Grade II listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 100 m east of Swanage
Where it sits
Spot Swanage Pier in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Swanage is the biggest of the 4 bases nearby (9,115 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Swanage
Langton Matravers
Studland
Harman's Cross
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Swanage Pier is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swanage | 100 m west of it | 9,115 | 21 |
| Langton Matravers | 2.9 km west of it | 868 | 23 |
| Studland | 3.4 km north of it | 260 | 16 |
| Harman's Cross | 4.6 km west of it | 404 | 23 |
Also within reach
The 43 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 castles and a heritage railway.
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle8.4 km away · 190K visitors a year (2010)2
Heritage railwaySwanage Railway2.3 km away3
MuseumSwanage Museum & Heritage Centre400 m away4
CastleBrownsea Castle8.8 km away5
MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum13 km away6
FortFort Henry4 km away7
GardenCompton Acres11 km away8
MuseumPurbeck Mining Museum8.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Swanage Pier: the answers
Where is Swanage Pier?
Swanage Pier is 100 m east of Swanage, Dorset.
What is Swanage Pier?
Pier in Swanage, Dorset, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Swanage Pier?
June to September are the warmest months in Swanage, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Swanage Pier a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed building.
What else is there to see near Swanage Pier?
Within 15 km: Corfe Castle (8.4 km), Swanage Railway (2.3 km), Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre (400 m) and Brownsea Castle (8.8 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 (9)
- Swanage Pier: Daniel Schmidt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum: User:LordHarris, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Henry: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Acres: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Purbeck Mining Museum: John Rowley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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