Walk - Corfe Castle to Swanage
12.5 miles (20.1 km)
Corfe Castle Square BH20 5EZ Swanage Station
Challenging - The footpaths are across fields and along ancient rutted tracks as well as around the coast, and they may be muddy, so wear good shoes. There is also a lot of steep ascent and descent, including steps.
Walk to Swanage and take a train back to Corfe Castle. A challenging hike through a dramatic landscape rich in history, on paths and tracks that have been used by feet and wheels for many thousands of years. From the earliest days of life on earth, dinosaur footprints have been found here; while evidence of human habitation dates back to almost as far as the end of the last Ice Age. Travelling around the edges of a white landscape scarred from extensive quarrying, the route passes many fascinating features before it arrives in Swanage. Look out for dolphins and porpoises!

Parkdean Resorts Sandford Holiday Park
A lively park in a leafy countryside setting with a range of charming caravans and lodges.

Alford House B&B
Very friendly B&B situated in a beautiful village. We can pick up/drop off to the path.

Kingston Country Courtyard

Weston Farm Campsite (The National Trust)
Our wildlife-rich campsite, just one mile from the South West Coast Path offers a tranquil overnight setting. Please check opening dates on website .

Chiltern Lodge

Tom's Field Campsite & Shop
Traditional. rural camping in beautiful Isle of Purbeck. Just 20 mins walk from South West Coast Path and Dancing Ledge.

The Etches Collection
A unique, modern museum of amazing fossils - the marine life of Jurassic Dorset. Learn about Life & Death in the Kimmeridgian Seas 157 million years ago during the age of the Dinosaurs

Swanage Information Centre
Delivering a wealth of ideas, enthusiasm & information to visitors & residents of Swanage & Purbeck areas including heritage, coastal & countryside walks. We’re accessible & dog friendly & offer our ‘miles of smiles’ welcome to our enchanting seaside town