The Grand Hotel

This luxurious hotel has a spectacular view across Swanage Bay and Peveril Point - from the gardens, many of the bedrooms and the public areas.

Less than a mile from the centre of Swanage, the hotel has extensive leisure facilities including heated indoor plunge pool, solarium, steam room, sauna and fully equipped, modern gymnasium.

The Grand Hotel's garden has direct access to its own private beach - with shop, cafeteria and beach huts for hire.

Swanage is an ideal choice for a traditional seaside holiday and the perfect base from which to explore the eastern half of Dorset's newly designated World Heritage Coastline.

A friendly holiday resort, Swanage has a picturesque setting in a broad, gently curving bay - the gem of the Purbeck coast!

The award-winning beach offers safe bathing and Swanage provides many leisure activities for visitors.

The Grand Hotel is about 2 miles north of Durlston Country Park - where there is a superb visitor centre and delightful countryside overlooking Purbeck's Marine Research Area.

Each of the Grand Hotel's bedrooms has:

• Private en-suite facilities
• Direct dial telephone
• Colour television with remote control
• Access to satellite television channels
• Hairdryer
• Tea and coffee making facilities

A passenger lift serves all floors of the hotel including the lower ground floor on which the leisure club is situated.

Breakfast is served each morning to guests - bed and breakfast or dinner, bed and breakfast rates are available.

The hotel restaurant's outstanding cuisine has been recognised with an AA Rosette Award.

As well as evening meals, extensive bar lunches are served. Guests can enjoy morning coffee with delicious home-made biscuits or afternoon tea with wonderful home-made cakes.

Children's high teas are also available and special package rates can include either high tea or dinner.

The Grand Hotel in Swanage has a licence for civil wedding ceremonies - the ideal venue is the conservatory.

The conservatory has magnificent views across Swanage Bay and up to 60 people can be accommodated for the wedding ceremony.

Wedding receptions for up to 100 guests can be seated in the restaurant. Catering arrangements could include a special wedding buffet either in the restaurant or in a marquee on the lawn.

If all 30 rooms are booked by a single wedding party special packages are available - please contact the hotel to discuss your individual requirements.

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The hotel is located above Swanage Bay at a mid-point of the main beach, less than 1 mile north of the town centre.

Bed and Breakfast from £68.00 per person per night double occupancy, single occupancy also available [rates on request].

Dinner, Bed and Breakfast from £81.00 per person per night double occupancy - please ask for details.

For bedrooms with Sea View or Balcony, please add £22.00 or £27.00 per room per night to the above rates.

Ample off street parking for vehicles.
Children welcome - please ask for details of rates, hotel has babies' cots available on request.