The Swanage Pier Trust in Purbeck

You have to pay to visit the pier which has nothing on it...a ridiculous ...

What a lovely pier with plagues for loved ones.

£2 entrance goes towards maintaining this fabulous piece of history. Hard to believe people try to dodge paying; small cost to us, massive help for the pier.

Swanage is a lovely town. Visited many times over many years. Got a plaque on the rustic and beautiful pier.

Friendly volunteers and nice cafe. Air and nitrox fills at Divers Down. Swanage boat charters for local dive trips.

The Pier is in excellent condition, unlike my memory of brine rusted hulks visited on family holidays. The Trust volunteers I spoke to were informative and friendly. Note the numerous brass plaques! The charge is moderate.

First visit was really interesting and bonus for us was spotting two dolphins 🐬

Beautiful pier, run by a team of caring, hardworking staff. I was allowed on the pier to do the 'breakfast run' for my fisherman friend!! I loved the pier, there is a plaque dedicated to my friend's parents. Everybody needs to visit here, the views are amazing too. 👌

Amazing place, lovely views, good place to go with family and friends.

Excellent experience, run by a charity.

Bit crowded as the “Waverley” was due in so left and took photos from an area in town instead.

Worth a visit if in the area. Good views and a nice walk

It's a beautiful place to come and see this. I've been here 7 times now. I love it The spoil s of the town are all these food places popping up everywhere. This place was traditional now. Modern life is poking it's face in for me. We go to see good old fashioned Blighty. Keep these places traditional.

Great pier. Café/restaurant also excellent.

Not a lot on there, But what was there was OK.

Great views of Swanage, the surrounding UNESCO world heritage site and various landmarks originally from London but transported back to Swanage as ballast! Thousands of Brass plaques on the pier, too. Amazing cafe and museum, Diving schools and fishing.

Lovely pier with extremely knowledgeable and friendly volunteers

A lovely well maintained Victorian pier, that just out into Swanage Bay. Good view, some seating on the pier, and fishing spots from a lower boat deck. Nice cafe, with good coffee and cake. Toilets available, and limited parking on site. There is a small charge to go onto the pier, but this was waived if using the cafe when we visited. The pier is accessible for the first half, but steps lead up to the last portion.

Loved the pier, loved looking at all the plaques. Great cafe on pier

Swanage is still absolutely beautiful & thriving with lots of holiday makers & locals+ visiting people from all around Dorset, the Pier is lovely well maintained & thankfully still as a Pier should be for strolling taking in the most wonderful scenery with lots of fresh air fabulous clear water watching the seagulls flying high on the wind.Also to support the Pier Trust brass plates can be layed into the wooden floor for donations in memory of loved ones or good deeds.The Pier has a lovey coffee shop & an excellent diving club which runs all year round well worth a visit highly recommendable only £2.00 children go free+ friendly Pier attendant @ the entrance, go visit you won't be disappointed.

It was a spur of the moment visit. On entry, we were given a leaflet that explains a bit about the history of the pier and certain land marks to look out for. There's plenty of seating, so you can stop & soak up the views. There's also a cafe there with both indoor/outdoor seating.

Omg this place is so quaint and beautiful

Had great fun searching for husbands plaque

Love walking along the pier and I the cafe on there is lovely Views are stunning

Lovely boat cruise back to Poole in the late afternoon, beautiful beaches and cliffs

Very helpful staff could not find my friend parque

Absolutely love swanage. People are so kind, it's a small town but love it. The beach is sandy not stoney. The cliffs are a 5 minute drive from the beach or a 20 minute walk. Such a lovely walk up on the cliffs with beautiful views, a lighthouse & a few other bits to see. There's public toilets by the car park a little up the hill, a little hidden but they are there. There's also a pub. Also by the beach there are places you can walk just above the beach, that's a lovely walk too & a pier. Also, 3 more public toilet by the beach and smaller arcade. Plenty of people fishing by the pier, key & even the beach front. There's 2 arcades, a small amusement area & a large park. Plenty of public toilets around. We go every year & love it. Cruise ships rides, bus tours and steam train rides too.

A good place to sit and relaxed and do a bit of fishing.

Very friendly staff explained what it is all about and recommended other places to visit within Swanage.

Lovely afternoon in swanage and always the best homemade fish cake and chips , sat on the green looking over the beach and pier . great shops .

3 Wishes boat crew skipper Jeff is an old see wolf who knows every single rock on the see bed. As he has been grown by this see he will be able to take you to the best places possible for fishing. Today, I have experience fishing with him a first-time, cough a lot of fishing as he knows where to go. Jeff will see you in the Atumn. Mr Evalds Plotins.

A charming little pier. Generally not windy since the prevailing wind is from the South West thus this is sheltered. It would be completely different in a Nor Easter. There's a bar on the pier with seats outside and inside and the fee to go on the pier is modest. There's always some sort of activity to watch, boats docking, divers handling their gear and there are surf canoes for hire. If you are inexperienced in boats be careful, since it's sheltered in a SW wind it looks calm but if you go out a bit you may not be able to get back. It looks like there are plenty of locals who sail or paddle their surf canoes judging by the number in the local sailing club boat park. Another safety note Peveril Point just a kilometer along the shore is the site of a tidal race. Not a place to sail or canoe but a great scene to walk to from the town.

Lovely staff always enjoy our visit to see our plaque too!

Lovely unspoilt town went there as a child for holidays in the 50s hasn't changed

Great location, Swanage, that is. And a pier by the sea is even better. Local fish and chips is always welcome as are ice cream vendors and the like are close by. Dont miss the small museaum on the keyside, alfhough small you can learn a great deal about the area historically. Allow 20 to 40 min. Not much you can say about a pier but bring your crabbing nets! Enjoy summer.

Love this pier. Restored beautifully.

Visited this splendid city with wonderful weather, without even a cloud, which made everything even more beautiful. The whole style is perfect with this landscape. On the pier, the commemorative plaques stand out (for every type of event) which is very nice, especially going towards the sea. I had only seen such beautiful places in films, I will return, but I will definitely return!

Beautiful views. Love all the plaques along the floor.

Great views of the bay and all the cruise ships moored off Bournemouth

Swanage Pier is a Victorian pier which extends into the southern end of Swanage Bay near the town of Swanage, in the south-east of Dorset. It was built in 1895 for passenger ship services.

Great place to park and take a stroll

Beautiful pier, lovingly restored.

Excellent Weekend diving the Pier , volunteers who look after the access are very helpful and give you the rundown of entry/exit , safe area and even when major boat traffic is expected. Ideal for a relaxed bimble or if you have inexperienced divers , lots of wildlife and an interesting setting . TOP TIP ......try the Pier Carparking first , it can look full from approach road but you may be lucky , unload gear adjacent to entrance , wheeled baskets are readily available if you have to park up the hill , saves a lot of pushing and stops the baskets going walkabout. Cheap , fun , interesting diving and options for boat charter to some excellent sites , check out the Swanage Pier Website , loads of info for diving . Thanks to all the volunteers for your help

Great fishing trip out with Tom on San Gina 2

It was ok, think I'm a bit too young to enjoy it fully

Great meal at the Restaurant on the Pier. Lots of fish dishes.

Swanage is a really lovely old fashioned seaside town with a beautiful beach and many features that attract holiday makers and day trippers alike. The wooden landing stage laughingly called "Swanage Pier" has no attractions and access is limited mainly to passengers of the little red ferry boat that picks up and sets down on the landing stage "pier". Quaint and picturesque but not really what most folk think of as a seaside pier.

Lovely pier for a slow walk along,lovely idea for name placks of loved ones to be layed.

I really like this pier, it is well kept and clean

Swanage has a lovely feel about the resort. This attractive pier is the original Victorian one constructed in 1859. Built for shipping stone, horses were used to pull carts along the narrow gauge tramway. A new pier extension was begun in 1895. In 1940 part of the pier was blown up as an anti invasion precaution. This was reconstructed but in the 1960s the pier deteriorated for almost thirty years. Grade 2 listed structure. Damaged by a storm in 1982. After renovations the pier reopened in 1998. The pier's wooden deck is covered with engraved brass memorial plaques, not seen that before on a pier. You can tell which are the local ones, due to their shinyness from regular polishing. Lots of information boards about. Good views back to the town and out to sea. Sheltered seating. There is an entrance fee for this pier: Adult - £2 Residents- £1.60 Child (under 14) free (accompanied)

Small costal town. Sandy beach perfect for small children. Good restaurants and shops.

Lovely restored old pier.... great views back at Swanage

Lovely walk, quite breeze, great views

Swanage is an absolutely awesome coastal town. Beautiful beaches. Friendly people. Fab fish and chips and bubble waffle.

Really nice place for a walk, relax and have a fresh air. Pier is not too busy even though it’s Sunny day (Maybe people don’t want to pay the entrance fee 😜).

Crucial part of Swanage heritage. Small fee to visit the pier all proceeds go towards upkeep of the attraction which is run by volunteers.

Lots of history buy not much to see

We sat in the cafe and enjoyed a beer with amazing views watching the goings on in the harbour

Nice cafe by pier. Fabulous views nice place to be. Ticket charge to go onto the pier beyond the cafe. Charges are not expensive and help the upkeep of the pier. People go diving and fishing from the pier. The dives are organised by the club and check the fishing rules. Great place to relax. Toilets near start of pier.

Pretty little place, with small shops and a pretty pier

Went to Swanage with wifey while staying near Weymouth, Swanage pier trust look after the pier there, the pier is long and on most of the planks are brass remembrance plates, It's £2 per adult at the time of our visit to go on the pier, worth it, And because I was on my mobility scooter they gave us a discount which was really nice, We also went on a boat cruise from the pier to Poole Harbour and back, also worth it, Would and have visited before and will again, Staff /volunteers are helpful and friendly, Definitely go

Beautiful visit as always, can't wait for our wedding on the pier next year 😍

It's quite a long pier. Very popular with divers and people fishing.

Lovely place to visit and to have a walk along the pier watch you have to pay for but it was worth it

Steam Railway line, cafes and shops. Lovely sea views.

Lovely old fashion pier but the place to go if you want to scuba dive or take a boat trip 2 pounds to enter

Thank you for your friendly attendance to all our inquiries. A very good community service by the community.

Diving with Swanage boat charters. Dive facilities good with Divers Down also. Brilliant day. Sea lovely, great Viz pier was tidy with great cafe serving super food and coffee.

First ye at this place, we found a cafe that baked it owmbread cake & pastries. We g had a coffee there and an Eccles cake, which was delicious, coffee was good too. Lots of little shops which we tried and found a Marks & Spencer which seem to he in short supply in this part of the country. All in all, it was a very pleasant place to visit, and it helped with the sunshine and the warmth...

Lovely place to visit. Lovely staff, and we loved the tea rooms.

Very historic but you have to pay to go on pier.

Very nice reading the brass tags on the pier deck, loved looking back at Swanage town then followed by a near perfect pot of tea at the 1859 cafe and bistro.

Swanage is beautiful and very interesting

My dad has a plaque on the new pier. Lovely place to sit in the sun and contemplate life...

Lovely historic pier, well maintained. Unfortunately for me one of my dogs won't walk along the wooden slats so I couldn't read all the plaques people have made a donation in memory of loved ones. Cafe and small gift shop

Old but still nice to walk and sea the view

Lovely afternoon family outing! Friendly staff at the pier parking and the pier is lovely

The pier is nice to visit its got name planks of the people gone love swanage lovely place very 😍

Lovely place Swanage, pound winter parking. Sun came out so bought some ice cream. Not too busy in March. Great surroundings and walks. Beach huts here too rent, loved our stay.

Great pier with a nice cafe on.

Expensive for what it is inbetweeners made it famous and there was no lady selling ice cream

The restoration is ongoing, but the history of Swanage and the Pier makes it a must visit. Look out for the plaques.

Very reasonably priced parking. Volunteers super friendly and knowledgeable.

Recently became a Swanage resident so, a week in, thought it time to check out the pier. Enthusiastic, friendly volunteers welcome visitors and are on hand to answer questions on the pier's history. The views back to Swanage and the Jurassic Coast are superb. Thoroughly recommended

Great to walk along an look at the sea

It was a wonderful atmosphere over the Christmas period. The staff in the cafe was helpful. We enter the pier free if you use the cafe.

Great for a walk above the waves

Cleaning our plaque lovely views

Nice old pier with great views of Swanage. Cafe is good.

Unfortunately, the nd of the Pier was closed due to the weather. However, it is well preserved and has a lovely cafe at the entrance, which was open.

A interesting spot near the start of the costal walk from Swanage. Stopped here for a quick refreshment break as there are benches and places to rest. There are a few information boards and also a little museum/exhibit. Unfortunately I did not have time to check these out on this occasion. You can walk around the base of the lookout station and get close to the cliff edges. There is also a toilet close to here.

Swanage had just been battered by a huge storm. Waves where still crashing against the walls. Exciting

Lovely place shops interesting good place to walk

Can't get into it, although there is a bench there. Have to go through a development which says it's private! How did the planners allow that?!

Nice place to sit and all the more reason to build or replace some more period covered seating.

Lovely views on a sunny day. There are toilets at the beginning of pier. Bear in mind entrance cost £2 per adult

Great place for fishing with kids

Beautiful view to Old Harry Rocks

Always wanted to do this when I visit my late husband's brother and his wife. Looking forward to the renovations in the near future to preserve the victoriana pier.

Love visiting Swanage. The pier has special memories for my parents and myself. The town and surrounding areas are beautiful and there are lovely shops and amenities.