29 May 2025 Swanage Pier Big Summer Raffle 2025 Support Swanage Pier & Win Fantastic Prizes! The Swanage Pier Summer Raffle is back, offering you the chance to win fantastic prizes while supporting this beloved local landmark. This year,... Read more
18 March 2025 Craig's Fundraiser for Swanage Pier Trust Congratulations to Craig Pavel for completing the Weymouth half marathon on Sunday 16th March and raising an incredible £620 for Swanage Pier Trust. Thank you also to everyone who sponsored ... Read more
11 February 2025 Craig's Fundraiser for Swanage Pier Trust We are thrilled to announce that on Sunday 16th March, Craig Pavel will be running the Weymouth Half Marathon to raise funds for the Swanage Pier Trust. This event marks the 10th edition of the Weym... Read more
09 December 2024 Barnet Christmas Tree 2024 My mum, Jean, passed away suddenly at Christmas, a time of year she cherished deeply. She was an incredible mum and Nan and her absence made it difficult for us to enjoy the holiday season. Known ... Read more
26 September 2024 Christmas on Swanage Pier 2024 This year we are in full festive swing. Get ready for the return of the incredible ‘Lighting up Lives’. Come and meet Father Christmas and his reindeer. The ever-popular donkeys will b... Read more
05 July 2024 Swanage Pier Big Summer Raffle Our Big Summer Raffle 2024 is back, offering a chance to win fabulous prizes, including an original painting by the acclaimed local artist Ben Spurling. We are delighted that Ben has agreed to und... Read more
18 January 2024 Swanage Radio Station Closure Following the report in October last year, Purbeck Coast FM has been struggling due to a lack of funding and practical pressures. Despite everyone’s best efforts it has not been possible to re... Read more
13 November 2023 Christmas on Swanage Pier 2023 Lighting up Lives Our Christmas ‘Lighting Up Lives’ is back, over the last two years this magical event, lighting up the iconic Swanage Pier, has made it possible for hundreds of people ... Read more
13 June 2023 Piers on Posters Exhibition As part of its celebrations for ‘Year of the Pier 2023’ the National Piers Society has curated a travelling exhibition of Golden Era railway posters featuring piers. These nostalgic imag... Read more
04 May 2023 Swanage Pier Big Summer Raffle 2023 It's that time of year again... the Swanage Pier Summer Raffle! As part of our Summer Raffle this year, we have some fabulous prizes including an original painting by the local artist ‘L... Read more
21 March 2023 BBC Antiques Roadshow is coming to Swanage Pier Fiona Bruce and the Antiques Roadshow team will be back on the road this summer filming the 46th series of one of the BBC's most loved programmes. Open to the public as usual with ticketed eve... Read more
07 December 2022 Barnet Christmas Tree 2022 For the third year Julie, Natalie Terry and Joanne Avery have donated a Christmas tree to The Pier in memory of Julie’s mum and Natalie and Joanna's grandmother, Jean Holman’s. Jea... Read more
11 November 2022 Christmas on Swanage Pier Christmas on Swanage Pier This year we are in full festive swing. We have live music, Christmas donkeys, be entertained by Christmas characters and a chance to visit the big man himself, there is ... Read more
28 October 2022 Poppy on the Pier 2022 In support of remembrance, the Poppy on the Pier is back for its 5th year. So far over £1,500 has been raised for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. Come and show your support by visitin... Read more
04 October 2022 Pier Closure The Pier will close for the month of November 2022 to enable Swanage Pier Trust to complete the schedule of works which were started earlier in the year. This project is currently supported by the N... Read more
30 June 2022 Wellbeing Weekend on Swanage Pier Come along for the weekend of Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th July and try a range of activities or simply wind down and relax on the Pier, with the beautiful views of Swanage Bay as your backdrop. ... Read more
29 March 2022 Swanage Pier 125th Anniversary Raffle Did you know...? The new Pier was officially opened 125 years ago today. When George Burt started a steamer service between Swanage, Poole and Bournemouth in 1874, the ‘old’ Pier was... Read more
07 February 2022 Swanage Pier Regeneration Project At the top of our agenda this year is further main repair works to the wooden Pier structure. We plan to start in mid-February with the renewal of a number of wooden piles near to the landward end o... Read more
21 December 2021 Barnets Memory Tree My mum Jean sadly passed away suddenly at Christmas time, a time of year she loved so much. She was an amazing mum and Nan and we all found it so hard without her and unable to enjoy Christmas. He... Read more
15 November 2021 Lighting Up Lives on Swanage Pier Shine a light on someone special or a group of People this Christmas. This December on Swanage Pier you are invited to dedicate a light to someone special or a group of people you want to show yo... Read more
02 November 2021 2021 The Poppy on the Pier Since 2018 the Poppy installation has been erected for the 11th November then stored away, sadly over this time the chicken wire has perished and has had to be replaced this year. We have removed mo... Read more
25 October 2021 New Art Exhibition on Swanage Pier Working with local artist Heidi Steller, we ran two mosaic workshops over the summer, which involved visitors to the Pier creating mosaics depicting scenes of creatures you would find above and bel... Read more
15 October 2021 Half Term Activities on Swanage Pier This half term on the Pier is set to be fun packed with some exciting activities, from finding spooky creatures on the Pier as part of our Halloween Trail to making your very own fancy dress mask fo... Read more
03 June 2021 Upcoming Pier Events We are delighted to say after a period of closure between January and April, due to Covid-19, the Pier is now fully open, along with Marine Villas shop, and the 1859 Café. As part of our pr... Read more
12 March 2021 Swanage Pier Trust Reopening Following the Government's announcement, a couple of weeks ago regarding the roadmap out of lockdown, I am delighted to announce that the Pier and shop will be reopening from Monday 12th April 2... Read more
23 February 2021 Swanage Pier awarded nearly half a million pounds The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced that Swanage Pier Trust is to receive a substantial grant to get its restoration project back on track, despite the setbacks created by the coronavir... Read more
22 December 2020 A Glimpse into a Hidden World Exhibition - BBC Radio Solent Interview Find out more about the forthcoming online exhibition a glimpse into a hidden world by listening below to Lucy Ambache from BBC Radio Solent interview with photographer Alison Pettit & volunteer... Read more
16 December 2020 A Glimpse into a Hidden World Swanage Pier Trust is to host an online exhibition of underwater photographs, taken under Swanage Pier by award winning photographers Paul and Alison Pettit. The exhibition will be in two parts with... Read more
15 December 2020 Swanage Pier Presents a Christmas Story Swanage Pier Trust proudly presents their first Christmas Story as part of the Pier’s Christmas Experience written and told by one of our wonderful volunteers Sue Banner. Oh NO! - Will Chris... Read more
10 December 2020 Christmas Opening Hours 2020 Why not enjoy a winter walk along the Pier, come and see our Christmas trees, pop into The 1859 Pier Cafe & Bistro for something hot or finish off your Christmas shopping in the Pier Shop. Chri... Read more
19 November 2020 Swanage Pier Big Winter Raffle 2020 ❄️ It is that time of year again... for the Swanage Pier Winter Raffle! To enter answer one simple Pier question and purchase your raffle tickets online for a chance to win. ENTER HERE Ticke... Read more
30 October 2020 Halloween Fun with Swanage Pier Halloween is a celebration on the night of October 31st. It's often referred to as the scariest time of the year! To celebrate this year's Halloween Swanage Pier Trust are delighted to share... Read more
29 October 2020 The Poppy on the Pier is back for 2020 In support of remembrance, Swanage Pier Trust is bring back the Poppy on the Pier. "It is an honour to have the Poppy back on the Pier again this year, to pay tribute and remember the men and... Read more
28 September 2020 Friends of Swanage Pier The Friends of Swanage Pier was formed in 1995 to support and promote the pier and to help raise vital funds. We have recently reviewed the entire membership program taking into consideration the ... Read more
30 June 2020 Swanage Pier Reopening Update UPDATED - TUESDAY 30TH JUNE 2020 We plan to reopen the Pier by Saturday 4th July once we have all the necessary measures in place to ensure the safety of our volunteers, staff and visitors. ... Read more
29 June 2020 Pier into the Past Swanage Pier presents a series of talks about the maritime and coastal history around the Purbeck Coast. Pier Volunteer, diver and amateur maritime archaeologist Nick Reed will explore different asp... Read more
27 March 2020 Swanage Pier is closed due to Coronavirus. We miss you! As a charity we rely on visitor income to maintain Swanage Pier and keep it open for the public to enjoy. If you love Swanage Pier, please support us by donating online. Swanage Pie... Read more
13 December 2019 Name the Christmas Bear Competition *** We did the draw on Monday 23rd December and the Christmas Bear was names Jingle. The Swanage Pier Trust Christmas Bear needs a new name and a lovely new home for Christmas. Visit the shop ... Read more
03 December 2019 Barnets Memory Tree at the End of the Pier Julie, Natalie Terry and Joanne Avery have donated a Christmas tree to the Pier in memory of Julie’s mum and Natalie and Joanna's grandmother, Jean Holman’s. Jean’s nickname ... Read more
05 November 2019 Big Winter Raffle UPDATE: *Raffle now closed - thank you to everyone who supported the Swanage Pier Trust. You raised £1200!* It's that time of year again... no, not Christmas - the Swanage Pier Winter R... Read more
31 October 2019 Poppy on the Pier is back for 2019 In support of remembrance, Swanage Pier Trust is bring back the Poppy on the Pier. Which last year raised over £750 for the Royal British Legion. "It is an honour to have the Poppy back ... Read more
27 September 2019 Trip the Light Fantastic on Swanage Pier Swanage Pier will be lit up with a spectacular display of colourful lights on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th October 2019. The immersive lighting display will cover the whole Pier. Lamp posts will... Read more
20 September 2019 Walking Together for the Anthony Nolan Trust While on the pier yesterday (19th September) one of our volunteers Rena Lang bumped into mother and daughter, Jane and Stephanie Wilson and dog Barney who are “walking together” to raise... Read more
14 August 2019 Music on Swanage Pier On Saturday 24th August Swanage Pier welcomes local bands and choirs on to the Pier for a full day of music, with the perfect setting of the Pier and Swanage in the background, it is set to be a gre... Read more
06 August 2019 Big Summer Raffle It's that time of year again... the Swanage Pier Summer Raffle! Tickets are just £1 each, on sale at the Pier gate. All proceeds raised go towards the ongoing maintenance of Swanage Pier, ... Read more
05 July 2019 New Season, New Things to Explore at Swanage Pier Further to the major Pier refurbishment work carried out last year as part of the Heritage Lottery funding, we have a whole host of different activities to do on the Pier. With our new free to enter... Read more
18 June 2019 Bournemouth & Poole College students sponsored walk in aid of Swanage Pier Students from Poole and Bournemouth Landsdowns College took part in a sponsored walk in aid of Swanage Pier on Friday 14th June, as part of their level 3 tourism course event assignment. The stude... Read more
12 June 2019 Swanage Pier Writers The new creative writing and walking season has started this June on Swanage Pier, with the first session during Purbeck Arts Week finding inspiration from the pier history and perspective as a plac... Read more
21 May 2019 The Reopening of Swanage Pier On Wednesday 3rd April, National Piers Society Patron, Timothy West, reopened Swanage Pier after 18 months of significant repairs and refurbishment work, creating a new visitor centre and replacing ... Read more
19 March 2019 Shop at Co-op? Support our Community Radio Station Here at Swanage Pier we are setting up a media centre and community radio station serving the Purbeck area. Shop at Co-op? We want your support! How the fund works Every time Co-op members shop ... Read more
05 February 2019 Foundations for the Future nominated for prestigious planning industry award Swanage Pier restoration project, Foundations for the Future, has been named as a finalist in the category for Excellence in Planning for Heritage and Culture at the Royal Town Planning Institute (R... Read more
13 December 2018 Welcome to the New Marine Villas Cafe The 1859 Pier Café & Bistro (named after the construction date of the original Swanage Pier) opened in mid July and is now well established and very popular. Why not visit for breakf... Read more
06 December 2018 Big Winter Raffle 2018 UPDATE: *Raffle now closed - thank you to everyone who supported the Swanage Pier Trust. You raised £1000!* It's that time of year again... no, not Christmas - the Swanage Pier Winter Ra... Read more
03 December 2018 Have you seen our Marine Aquarium? As part of the regeneration of Marine Villas, the new exhibition space houses a marine aquarium. Stocked with marine life taken directly from under the Pier, this is a great way to see into the live... Read more
01 December 2018 Christmas Opening Hours 2018 Why not enjoy a winter walk along the Pier, come and see our Christmas trees, or pop into The 1859 Pier Cafe & Bistro for something boozy and hot?! Christmas Opening Hours Swanage Pier normal ... Read more
19 October 2018 Poppy on the Pier In support of remembrance, Swanage Pier Trust is installing a large Poppy on the Pier, which will be lit up at night. "It is important to take part in this event and pay tribute to the men a... Read more
04 September 2018 Waverley Returns to Swanage Pier The majestic Waverley is returning to Swanage Pier this September for a series of South Coast Sailings. These will take place between 7th and 20th September, taking in The Isle of Wight, Portsmouth ... Read more
24 April 2018 Foundations for the future Thank you to everyone who helped us raise the funds we needed to begin the restoration project. The work is now getting underway and exciting things are happening, as we begin a major project to r... Read more