Swanage Pier Exhibition Centre Dorset.
Swanage Pier is a pier in the coastal town of Swanage, built in 1895 for passenger services. The pier extends into the southern end of Swanage Bay near Swanage, a small town in the south east of Dorset, England. It is situated on the eastern coast of the Isle of Purbeck, approximately 10km south of Poole and 40km east of Dorchester in the United Kingdom.
An older pier in the town was used by stone quarries, and fell into decline. All that remains of it are its timber piles.
The original Swanage Pier was built between 1859 and 1861 for use primarily by the local stone quarrying industry, and included a tramway which ran the length of the pier and some way along the seafront. The old tracks can be seen to this day, inset into the seafront walkways.
When local businessman George Burt introduced regular steamer services between Swanage and nearby towns Poole and Bournemouth in 1874, a need became apparent for a second pier to be built primarily for use by passenger steamers. Construction on the new pier began in 1895, and by 1896 was first used by a steamer. The pier was officially opened for traffic in 1897. While regular steamer services ran on the new pier, up until 1966, the older original pier declined along with the stone industry it served some years earlier. Today all that remains of the old pier are some of the timber piles.
After steamer services discontinued in 1966 the remaining pleasure pier also began to fall into disrepair. After a failed attempt to restore the pier by a development firm in 1986, Swanage Pier Trust took over ownership of the pier in 1993.
The Trust took on the task of raising over £1,000,000 needed to carry out major restoration work on the piers piles and timbers and ironwork fittings.
Today the pier is open to the public once again. Small scale ferry services run, mainly to Poole Quay. The pier also hosts a successful diving school, the oldest in the UK, and is visited annually by historic steamers including the Waverley paddle steamer.
The pier is a popular training site for new and qualified divers because it is one of the few sheltered sea diving sites on the south coast. It has easy access from adjacent car parks, it has depths of only 4 metres and it has a nearby dive shop. The Marine Conservation Society South East group use the pier as a location for its training dives during their Marine identification and underwater photography courses due to the wide range of marine life found under the pier.
The Trust maintain a small museum and gift shop at the shore end of the pier providing information and refreshments for visitors. An underwater camera in the museum has been set up to allow visitors to see the vast array of life that is present under the pier. The pier receives over 100,000 visitors a year.
The restored pier was awarded the Pier of The Year award in the spring of 2012 by the National Piers Society. It is a Grade II listed building.
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Swanage, Dorset
Swanage is a coastal town and civil parish in the south east of Dorset, England. It is situated at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck, approximately 6 miles south of Poole and 25 miles east of Dorchester.
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Places to see in ( Swanage - UK )
Places to see in ( Swanage - UK )
Swanage is a coastal town and civil parish in the south east of Dorset, England. Swanage is situated at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck, approximately 6 ¹⁄₄ miles south of Poole and 25 miles east of Dorchester. Nearby are Ballard Down and Old Harry Rocks, with Studland Bay and Poole Harbour to the north. Within the parish are Durlston Bay and Durlston Country Park to the south of the town. The parish also includes the areas of Herston, just to the west of the town, and Durlston, just to the south.
Swanage , originally a small port and fishing village, flourished in the Victorian era, when it first became a significant quarrying port and later a seaside resort for the rich of the day. Today the town of Swanage remains a popular tourist resort, this being the town's primary industry, with many thousands of visitors coming to the town during the peak summer season, drawn by the bay's sandy beaches and other attractions.
During its history the bay was listed variously as Swanawic, Swanwich and Sandwich, and only in more recent history as Swanage. The town is located at the eastern end of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site. The town contains many listed buildings and two conservation areas – Swanage Conservation Area and Herston Conservation Area.
Swanage has a gently sloping white sand beach which is sheltered and generally calm. The beach is well served by local businesses providing refreshments and services. For hire are deck chairs, boats, pedalos and general watersports equipment. There are amusement arcades and parks. Besides the beach, there are other local attractions including the restored Swanage steam railway and the Victorian pier. The town may also be used a base from which to visit other nearby areas of interest, such as Corfe Castle.
Swanage is accessible by main road either through Wareham and its bypass or via the Sandbanks Ferry which provides a shorter route to Bournemouth. There is a minor road connecting Swanage to East Lulworth via Corfe Castle but this passes through a military firing range and is closed during firing exercises. The main bus services are provided by Wilts & Dorset. Number 40 runs between Swanage and Poole, number 44 between Swanage and the nearby village of Worth Matravers (via Harmans Cross), and the number 50 runs between Swanage and Bournemouth via the Sandbanks Ferry.
Swanage has a King George's Field near the centre of town in memorial to King George V, which includes large playing fields, as well as skate park facilities and a hi-tech play area, both funded by community groups. Swanage bay provides a well sheltered environment for a range of watersports, including swimming, kayaking, canoeing, sailing, windsurfing and jetskiing.
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Swanage, Dorset, England
Photos taken in 2008.
Swanage Pier Dorset taking in views of from the pier and The Town
The last time saw this Pier was in the early 90s and had seen better days, it was heart warming to see that the the pier was now open and I understand this is due to the hard work carried by Swanage Pier Trust who took over ownership of the pier in 1994.
I have already made plans to return next year and spend more time in Swanage.
Swanage pier fishing, October 2017.
I got invited to do a spot of sea fishing with Darren AKA the master barbel angler and Tom, who was incredibly keen to catch his first ever fish. We chose swanage pier as our destination, with the usual target of wrasse and pollock. I managed to go one better with my first ever bass, Darrens 'nemisis' of fish! Despite the wind and rain at the start of the trip, we all had a fab time.
Catch and cook Black Bream, Kayak fishing at Swanage, Dorset, UK.
Kayak fishing for the first Black Bream of the season at Swanage Dorset UK.
Swanage and Corf Castle in Dorset UK.
Swanage and Corf Castle trip yesterday - 08/08/2015, lovely day out which was enjoyed by all.
Swanage Pier Easter Sunday 2017
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Second of two dives at Swanage on Easter Sunday 2017 - my first Scorpion Fish - a pipe fish making its home in Iysa's hair and loads of shrimp - again!
Many thanks as always go to : TAL Scuba. (shootingandscuba.co.uk) Iysa. Maz. Spencer and Friends of Swanage Pier.
Swanage Pier, Swanage Bay and Ballard Down, Dorset. Saturday 13 July 2019.
It was a lovely summer evening. So I took this 360 degree shot to capture the moment.
Swanage Dorset United Kingdom in 4 k drone footage
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Swanage Pier
Swanage, Dorset, UK
Swanage Dorset ,Monkey Beach June 2012
Late June and its blowing a south Westerly Gale Force 8 in the English Channel but Swanage Bay provides a safe haven for boats to shelter in. Filmed from Monkey Beach near Swanage Pier to the south of the bay .
Celebration at Swanage (United Kingdom)
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a fun 2 days with our family
Swanage pier 01/09/2017
Awesome night dive at swanage.... 18°C 6 mtrs viz and a very friendly squid!
Thanks to my buddy Alan for another great one :)
Swanage Pier The Reopening, 2019 1
Swanage pier, 10 July 2019
Swanage Pier looks as glorious today as it would have done over 100 years ago and is an essential part of our town’s unique Victorian heritage.
Situated at the beginning of Dorset’s World Heritage Jurassic Coast, it has given pleasure to generations of holidaymakers and locals and continues to provide moorings for some of the world’s historic sailing ships and other vessels. Swanage Pier is also a valuable marine habitat and an important center for sub-aqua diving, angling and water sports and provides a regular summer boat service to Poole. The Pier attracts over 105,000 visitors each year.
Swanage Pier 2nd Dive 24/07/2016
2nd dive of the day under Swanage Pier in Dorset UK.
Lovely Moon Jelly, Baby Pipe Fish and Eel
65 mins at 17C with viz between 4 and 7 mtrs ....
Many thanks to TAL Scuba, Friends of Swanage Pier and by dive buddies - James, Craig and Alan