Glamping in Swanage

My partner and I spent a recent weekend in Swanage on the Isle of Purbeck along the Jurassic Coast, and it was just as wonderful as always. We stayed at this beautiful wooden glamping pod, which was so cosy and had a great view over the bay. I think that I have become a new fan of glamping (glamorous camping) through this experience and could have easily spent the whole weekend at the pod. But of course we had many things to see and places to visit, so the pod only had to give us shelter for the night.

I have written about Swanage and the surroundings many times before, but it just is my favourite corner of England. There are so many beautiful landscapes, heritage, castles, seaside, everything! The weather was fairly cloudy first, but then we also got some hot sunshine and a proper beergarden weather. It was pretty perfect for an outdoorsy weekend.

There was an annual diesel gala held by the Swanage Railway presenting all these cool old diesel trains, so we just rode them back and forth between the stations, occasionally taking breaks at the Dorset Beer and Cider Festival.

We enjoyed the traditional chips with salt and vinegar by the seaside and had some ice-creams. They taste so much better when had in the fresh sea air. If only the cunning seagulls don’t manage to steal anything.

On Sunday we hiked for quite a bit on the hills of Isle of Purbeck, got a tiny sunburn (first one of the year!) and really slept well after all that fresh air.

Here are some photos of our weekend. I hope you enjoy the views.

Jurassic Coast Walk – from Swanage to Studland

I went on a lovely walk last Saturday (sorry about the late posting, but I didn't have time to sort out my photos during the week). I did one of my favourite walks that I try to do a few times a year. It's a walk on the Jurassic Coast on the Isle of Purbeck from Swanage to Studland. The Jurassic Coast covers 95 miles of southern English coastline from county Devon to Dorset. It gets its name as there is a rich geological history of 185 million years there, with fossils and rock formations. It's a World Heritage Site recognised by UNESCO. 

The scenery and countryside there is just amazing and last Saturday the weather was just perfect for a little walk, not too hot. This walk takes a couple of hours at moderate pace with stops admiring the wild flowers, the grazing livestock and the beautiful views. There is a good path throughout and even if you are a bit terrified of heights, you don't ever have to go too close to a cliff edge. It's advisable to stay away from them anyway, as there regularly are landslips.

One of the main attractions along this route are the Old Harry Rocks, amazing chalk cliffs.  

We ended our walk as usual at the Bankes Arms pub in Studland. They have some excellent beers there from their own brewery and an amazing beer garden with a sea view. 

Here are some of my photos from that walk. I hope that you'll like them. And have a great weekend!