The Swanage Railway offers a more intensive heritage steam and diesel timetable train service than virtually any other preserved railway. Steam and diesel galas, Family events plus regular Evening Dining and Sunday Lunch services complement themed events such as our highly popular Santa Special trains during the run up to Christmas.

Our award-winning standard gauge preserved steam railway is located in Dorset with easy access from neighbouring Hampshire and the South of England. Visitors can experience a unique journey through six miles of beautiful scenery passing the magnificent ruins of Corfe Castle.

Come and visit us and see what the Castle and village would have looked like before its destruction by Cromwell’s troops in 1646. Set in an acre of landscaped gardens, we are the ideal place for a lazy few hours for both young and old alike.

For more information please visit our website www.corfecastlemodelvillage.co.uk

Enid Blyton loved Dorset and spent many happy holidays here. She relaxed in the countryside, enjoyed swimming  around Swanage Pier, and adored playing golf! She included some local people and places in her books, notably The Famous Five series. Ginger Pop helps her myriads of fans to enjoy exploring the places that inspired her, and to learn more about the period in which she lived.

The Ginger Pop Shop at Corfe Castle is dedicated to the world of Enid Blyton.  Visit Corfe by steam train from Swanage, just like Enid did all those years ago! 

Special Event; Enid Blyton's Adventure Trail 2012

For more information please visit our website www.gingerpop.co.uk

Burngate Stone Carving Centre in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset provides facilities and expert tuition for traditional stone carving skills for people of all ages and abilities.

Our location is an inspiration in itself: look out east over Swanage Bay towards the Isle of Wight, look north over Nine Barrow and Ballard Downs. The surrounding landscape – fields, old quarry workings, and cliff tops above the English Channel – are designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The Area is part of the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World heritage Site, that reaches from Exmouth, Devon to nearby Swanage.

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