Discover more about Swanage's "Dick Whittington". - He made his fortune in Victorian London and helped to transform the town

Find out more about the man Thomas Hardy called the "King of Swanage".  This great benefactor left us Durston Castle and the Great Globe

Learn how to find the town's collection of Old London landmarks and how they came to be here.  Follow the walking trails to discover relics of long-lost buildings and London bridges.

What top secret research was carried out at nearby Worth Matravers?

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