Purbeck House Hotel & Louisa Lodge, Swanage

In extensive gardens overlooking Swanage Bay, this family-run hotel is a short walk to the city centre and to the beach. It has free parking, a bar and 2 restaurants.

At Purbeck House Hotel & Louisa Lodge, the bedrooms are divided between the main house and the newly-built Louisa Lodge. They all have a bathroom and tea/coffee, and some have sea or garden views.

Guests can eat at the Thomas Hardy, with its hand painted ceiling and marble fireplaces, and a full English breakfast is served every morning at the Garden Conservatory Room.

Once a convent, Purbeck House is full of History. The famous Monkey World is only 20 minutes’ drive from the hotel and Swanage Train station is a 5-minute walk away.