New status for Stanpit coast path

Fisherman’s Bank, part of the winter route for the Southbourne-Mudeford section of the coast path, has been designated as open access land under the new Countryside and Rights of Way Act. This means that walkers on Stanpit waterside are not restricted to the footpath but can stand anywhere on the Bank and even stop for [...]

Swanage Museum moves to seafront

Swanage Museum has moved into a seafront building after having to vacate the 17th-century Tithe Barn which was in a poor state of repair. The opening ceremony was performed by Dorset archaeologist Julian Richards who presents the BBC series Meet the Ancestors. “Swanage has a great richness, from the geology and fossils of the Jurassic [...]