View from the summit of Swyre Head – Swanage Beach loop from Swanage
View from the summit of Swyre Head – Swanage Beach loop from Swanage
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View from the summit of Swyre Head – Swanage Beach loop from Swanage
02:22
32.4km
460m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 19, 2026
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Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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1.90 km
Priest's Way
Highlight • Trail
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2.89 km
Priest's Way
Highlight • Trail
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11.0 km
The Scott Arms Pub & Beer Garden
Highlight • Viewpoint
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11.2 km
St James' Church
Highlight • Religious Site
1880 | Victorian Gothic Revival | Architect : George Street | Grade I
The tiny hilltop village of Kingston is remarkable for having two churches. The later of the two with it's dominating position overlooking Corfe Castle is the more famous, having acquired the nickname of the 'Cathedral of the Purbecks’ because of its enormous proportions and lavish decorations
The 3rd Earl of Eldon decided it was his Christian duty to provide the village with another church (the 1st Earl who became the Lord Chancellor had provided the village with a new church in the 1830's )
It took six years to build and cost £70,000 – the equivalent of at least £8 million today and became a private chapel for the Eldon estate until 1921
The Earl went to George Street, who had become one of the supreme proponents of what is now known as the 'High Victorian' movement who had designed the Royal Courts of Justice. This commission gave him the opportunity for the 'grandest church in the country'.
Street's designs seem to have been influenced by 13th century French models, in particular a church in Norrey-en-Bassin, just outside Caen (Normandy).
The stair turret on the north transept is a replica of that at Christchurch priory.
The exterior of the church is from broken shell limestone - from the Earls own estate at Blashenwell Farm - hich has now got a pink hue caused by algae.
The inteior is from two type of stone, both from Purbeck quarries: The columns and pillars are from polished Purbeck marble and the greater part of the interior from Portland stone. The chancel steps are from crinoidial Limestone from the the Peak District and the altar stands on Carrara marble from Tuscany
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14.4 km
View from the summit of Swyre Head
Highlight • Natural Monument
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14.5 km
Stone Bench With View of Kimmeridge Bay and Isle of Portland
Highlight • Viewpoint
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15.2 km
Polar Wood
Forest
20.8 km
Corfe Castle Ruins
Highlight • Castle
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24.3 km
Higher Grove
Forest
30.8 km
Swanage Beach
Highlight • Beach
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32.4 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
15.7 km
6.06 km
4.39 km
2.98 km
2.79 km
477 m
Surfaces
23.5 km
7.11 km
1.07 km
532 m
132 m
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Highest point (190 m)
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