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Are you heading to the coast and looking for something to do or a place to visit nearby? Coast Radar is not just a list of beaches, but we bring you the whole coast, including castles, lighthouses, piers, museums, beautiful gardens, seaside towns, National Trust and other heritage properties.

When on an information page, you can also use our tools to search for nearby seaside towns and the surrounding coast for the best beaches and places to stay and eat.

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Swanage-pier

Swanage pier

The original Swanage Pier was built between 1859 and 1860 for use primarily by the local stone quarrying industry, and Read more…
Place Tags: Piers
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Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle once controlled the Isle of Purbeck, a thousand-year-old castle, that was destroyed during the English Civil War when Read more…
Place Tags: Castles and Forts and History - Heritage
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Anvil Point Lighthouse

Built from local stone, Anvil Point Lighthouse was completed in 1881 and opened by Neville Chamberlain’s father, then Minister of Read more…
Place Tags: Lighthouses
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Studland Bay Beach

Studland Beach & Nature Reserve has three miles of beaches (Shell Bay, Knoll Beach, Middle Beach and South Beach) are owned Read more…
Place Tags: Castles and Forts and History - Heritage
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Swanage lifeboat station

Swanage lifeboat station was established in 1875 and operates inshore and all weather lifeboats. Station open Mon-Fri, April – September. Read more…
Place Tags: Lifeboats
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Durlstone Head Globe

The Durlstone Head Globe is on the cliffs of Durlston Head and is often refered to as the “Large Globe” Read more…
Place Tags: History - Heritage and Outdoors - Nature