Swanage & District is proud to become a Heroes Welcome Town with a warm welcome assured and 100 free holidays donated by the Swanage & Purbeck Hospitality Association for Forces Personnel.

Swanage and the surrounding area, nestling at the eastern gateway to Dorset’s stunning and spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Jurassic Coast is proud to proclaim itself a Heroes Welcome region.  As a small measure of support and appreciation for our brave Armed Forces, members of the Swanage & Purbeck Hospitality Association in conjunction with the licensed Victuallers Association has donated 100 free room nights in local accommodation exclusively for the benefit of our Armed Forces. For full details of the scheme and how to book please see below.
The local Chamber of Commerce is also supporting the scheme and all participating businesses will be displaying the Heroes Welcome sticker in their premises.

On offer is a short break in Swanage, a traditional Victorian seaside resort, with an interesting and enticing collection of independent Hotels, Guest Houses, B&B’s, shops, a host of delightful restaurants, pubs and bars and an award-winning sandy beach.  For those who want to explore further, there are spectacular coastal and countryside walks and picture postcard villages, together with the ever popular Bovington Tank Museum.  This is the perfect area for our brave fighting men and women to enjoy some well earned R&R with the family.

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Are you a Hero? If so you could get 2 nights free accommodation for you and your family in one of the these great places. Book early as there are limited places!

All the above Swanage & Purbeck Hospitality Association businesses have donated 2 free nights for heroes!

How to book a Heroes Welcome break:-

1. Call the Tourist Information Office (TIC) on 01929 422885 with preferred date(s)
2. The TIC will inform you of those establishments with availability on your preferred date(s) – see the accommodation tab for participating establishments.
3. Once you have selected your preferred accommodation the TIC will make the booking for you and confirm, verbally and take a credit card number from you to secure the booking; no charge will be made to the card at this stage.
4. The accommodation provider will confirm your booking, in writing or by email.
5. Cancellations should be made through the TIC.
6. A service charge of £25 will be made for any failure to take up a booking without cancelling.

Blackout Periods

• Half Term: 24 October - 28 October 2011

2011 Swanage Events Listing (Guide Only)

• 7 - 9 October 2011:  Swanage Blues & Roots Festival

Heroes Welcome T&C's

Terms & Conditions and Booking Procedures.

The Holidays for Heroes initiative is offered by members of the Swanage & Purbeck Hospitality Association as part of the Swanage & District Heroes Welcome programme. 

• The programme will be offered during 2010/11 following which a review will take place.
• The offer is open to all serving members of HM Armed Forces, veterans and the Territorial Army personnel and their immediate family, i.e. spouse/partner and children were applicable (some accommodation providers are not able to accommodate children)
• The offer is for two night’s bed and breakfast or two nights in a self-catering establishment, free of charge (i.e. no charge for the room or breakfast, other charges may be levied if other services are provided); the two nights must be consecutive and taken between Sunday and Thursday nights, i.e. the offer is not open for Friday and Saturday nights.
• The offer is not available during school holiday periods, and at Bank Holiday weekends or during local Festivals (see the Booking Procedure).
• Only one offer per family per year may be taken up.

Heroes Offers T&C's

All of the offers are subject to the terms and conditions of the vendor!

These offers can not be used in conjucntion with any other offer from the same vendor.

Please check with the vendor for full terms and conditions.