Swanage Information Centre — Attraction in Swanage

Very helpful indeed. I visited with the question. 'How deep is the sea at the big orange buoy which is almost directly opposite the Ocean Bay'? They referred me to the lifeguards who have expert knowledge of the beach. The depth is variable in that area and has a tidal difference of about a meter. The depth at the buoy is between 3,metres and 4, metres high at low tide and between 4, metres and 5 metres at high tide. This may vary throughout the seasons however the information desk and lifeguards will be able to provide the latest information. They also sell fruit jams and...

Went in on Wednesday morning this week to ask for information about a group visit. Immaculately clean, well laid out with wide supply of informative material, and a member of staff who was a perfect example of who should be employed in the role ! Still getting over the shock of such an unaccustomed high standard. The icing on the cake was the practice of a line up of buckets, spades and plastic sand pie making shapes which were not hired out but LOANED 😱 purely on the basis of trusting people to bring them back !! There’s hope for the country yet 😎😎😎😎....

Walked into the visitor centre to have a look with my wife, toddler and dog. We'd already borrowed a bucket and spade from their free rental service outside (fantastic). Lou from the visitor centre was super helpful and recommended a park near the castle that had a dog friendly cafe (also brilliant) and she gave the dog a treat. The recommendation was great and was a really great bit of advice and we enjoyed ourselves. Worth popping in just to see what they've...