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Days Out in Dorset With Children, Checked October 2026
Dorset days out with children that stay open this winter: Tank Museum, Monkey World, Corfe Castle and 10 more, with prices, under-5s rules and closed dates.
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Playgrounds
Dorset Playgrounds and Parks for Children
14 Dorset playgrounds are listed with ages, fencing, toilets, parking charges and dog rules, from Moors Valley to Lyme Regis. Checked October 2026.
Food & Drink
Brunch in Dorset: 9 Places Worth Getting Up For, From Lyme to Wimborne
Nine Dorset brunch spots with prices, hours and hygiene ratings, from Turkish eggs in Lyme Regis to £35 bottomless brunch in Weymouth. Checked October 2026.
Swanage
Swanage Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Swanage
Swanage roadworks: no temporary traffic orders in force within 3 km of Swanage right now. Checked every morning from the council's notices.
Swanage
Swanage Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Swanage weather today: light rain, 10°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 78% chance of rain and winds up to 11 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Christmas
Dorset Christmas swims 2026: Swanage Boxing Day dip at 11am
Swanage's free Boxing Day swim is Saturday 26 December at 11am, the Ice Water Swim Festival is 29 December, and Weymouth's harbour swim is still to confirm.
Swanage Railway
Flying Scotsman at Swanage: 5 Running Days and Road Closures
Flying Scotsman hauls Swanage Railway trains on 24, 25, 28 and 29 October and 1 November. Fares from £59.95, display days £29.95, and two road changes planned.
Christmas
Santa in Dorset 2026: Swanage trains 28 Nov to Christmas Eve
Swanage Railway's Yuletide Express runs on 12 dates from 28 November to Christmas Eve, £29.95 a seat; Kingston Lacy Santa £15.50; Abbotsbury grotto from 5 Dec.