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Festive flurry

December 4, 2021

The sun shone today for Swanage and Purbeck Rotary‘s Christmas Market, back after last year’s Covid-enforced absence. A chilly breeze didn’t deter visitors and locals from checking out the stalls filling Station Road and Commercial Road, which were closed to traffic. Along the seafront, Artisans On The Beach was in full swing, with hand-crafted items…

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Punch and Judy on Swanage beach

That’s the way to do it!

August 26, 2021

Are you sitting comfortably, children? Then Mr Punch will begin. And so the show starts, another of the thrice daily performances on Swanage beach this summer that have been keeping youngsters entertained, parents bemused and passers-by recalling the days when nearly all British seaside holiday spots boasted a Punch and Judy booth. The warm-up music’s…

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Room 8 en suite

April 21, 2021

The en suite in Glenlee’s Room 8 on the ground floor has been revamped with a walk-in shower rather than a bath. While we accept not everyone will be pleased, we felt it makes sense for guests who ask for a ground floor room and have difficulty stepping into a bath. Meanwhile, we’ve replaced the…

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It’s tulip time

April 17, 2021

It’s the time of year when Glenlee’s garden simply bursts with colour – hot on the foot of the dazzling daffs come the sizzling shades of tulips with a multitude of varieties. Here are some snaps of our front garden this weekend. Enjoy!

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Swanage in 1925

October 27, 2020

Blast from the past: Swanage from the air in 1925, with the bandstand clearly visible, and fields where Glenlee was build about a decade later.

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Pier Head progress

June 16, 2020

It’s taken a long time to get to this stage but at last construction of the new Pier Head development in Swanage is well under way. For years the site was a blot on the landscape, though latterly it had sported an interesting mural by Nina Camplin, who specialises in trompe l’oeil. The new development, with a…

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Bursting into bloom

April 8, 2020

It’s that fabulous time of year when the front garden at Glenlee starts to spring into life. Yes, the daffodils looked great a few weeks ago. But once the tulips and other bulbs burst forth you can really see the season’s about to take off. Except it’s all a bit different this year, with no…

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Looking to 2021

April 7, 2020

We’re starting to fill up next year’s diary (up to a rolling 12 months in advance). During the coronavirus shutdown, this year’s rates are being held for new bookings in 2021 or any deferred from this year. Book direct via our website or call us on 01929 425794. Stay safe!

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Flying Scotsman (photo: Liam Barnes)

Flying Scotsman to visit Swanage Railway

January 23, 2019

Claim a FREE bottle of prosecco when you stay at Glenlee – see below Great excitement for steam train enthusiasts as news broke that the Flying Scotsman will run on the Swanage Railway. It will operate five services a day each way non-stop between Swanage and Norden from 22 to 26 March, 2019. So to…

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Walkies!

October 24, 2018

A walk up to Durlston Castle from Swanage is always a delightful experience, but none more so than when you can borrow a fun companion such as Howie from friends to enhance the experience. This little chap made our day recently, especially when we noticed a few idiosyncrasies in his behaviour. Ninety per cent of the…

Read More

Festive flurry

December 4, 2021

The sun shone today for Swanage and Purbeck Rotary‘s Christmas Market, back after last year’s Covid-enforced absence. A chilly breeze didn’t deter visitors and locals from checking out the stalls filling Station Road and Commercial Road, which were closed to traffic. Along the seafront, Artisans On The Beach was in full swing, with hand-crafted items…

Read More
Punch and Judy on Swanage beach

That’s the way to do it!

August 26, 2021

Are you sitting comfortably, children? Then Mr Punch will begin. And so the show starts, another of the thrice daily performances on Swanage beach this summer that have been keeping youngsters entertained, parents bemused and passers-by recalling the days when nearly all British seaside holiday spots boasted a Punch and Judy booth. The warm-up music’s…

Read More

Room 8 en suite

April 21, 2021

The en suite in Glenlee’s Room 8 on the ground floor has been revamped with a walk-in shower rather than a bath. While we accept not everyone will be pleased, we felt it makes sense for guests who ask for a ground floor room and have difficulty stepping into a bath. Meanwhile, we’ve replaced the…

Read More

It’s tulip time

April 17, 2021

It’s the time of year when Glenlee’s garden simply bursts with colour – hot on the foot of the dazzling daffs come the sizzling shades of tulips with a multitude of varieties. Here are some snaps of our front garden this weekend. Enjoy!

Read More

Swanage in 1925

October 27, 2020

Blast from the past: Swanage from the air in 1925, with the bandstand clearly visible, and fields where Glenlee was build about a decade later.

Read More

Pier Head progress

June 16, 2020

It’s taken a long time to get to this stage but at last construction of the new Pier Head development in Swanage is well under way. For years the site was a blot on the landscape, though latterly it had sported an interesting mural by Nina Camplin, who specialises in trompe l’oeil. The new development, with a…

Read More

Bursting into bloom

April 8, 2020

It’s that fabulous time of year when the front garden at Glenlee starts to spring into life. Yes, the daffodils looked great a few weeks ago. But once the tulips and other bulbs burst forth you can really see the season’s about to take off. Except it’s all a bit different this year, with no…

Read More

Looking to 2021

April 7, 2020

We’re starting to fill up next year’s diary (up to a rolling 12 months in advance). During the coronavirus shutdown, this year’s rates are being held for new bookings in 2021 or any deferred from this year. Book direct via our website or call us on 01929 425794. Stay safe!

Read More
Flying Scotsman (photo: Liam Barnes)

Flying Scotsman to visit Swanage Railway

January 23, 2019

Claim a FREE bottle of prosecco when you stay at Glenlee – see below Great excitement for steam train enthusiasts as news broke that the Flying Scotsman will run on the Swanage Railway. It will operate five services a day each way non-stop between Swanage and Norden from 22 to 26 March, 2019. So to…

Read More

Walkies!

October 24, 2018

A walk up to Durlston Castle from Swanage is always a delightful experience, but none more so than when you can borrow a fun companion such as Howie from friends to enhance the experience. This little chap made our day recently, especially when we noticed a few idiosyncrasies in his behaviour. Ninety per cent of the…

Read More