April 2026 update at Virtual Swanage
The first three months of our 30th year have been very busy with new content being added to the website and our social media pages growing in subscribers and views.
Visitor numbers to the website are up each month compared to the previous year.
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71,670 | 125,442 | +54.5% |
| February | 47,097 | 107,672 | +78.2% |
| March | 63,632 | 98,212 | +42.7% |
Our photo gallery has new additions with photos taken this year and also additions to the historic galleries with new photos from the 1800s and 1900s.
Accommodation
The following new places to stay have been added to the accommodation section:
Local Directory
The following business have been added to the local directory section:
Blue Town Planning Ltd in Swanage
Eaton Stonemasons Ltd in Wareham
Dorset Cider Farm in Corfe Castle
Events
The events section has 160 events currently listed.
Other Updates
The home page on the website has been redesigned to include new information and flow better on smaller screens with links to the most popular sections higher in the page.
We have also updated the layout and information on the submission forms for events, directory and accommodation listings with a cleaner design and clearer descriptions for the information required.
Add your free directory listing.
Add your accommodation listing.
To combat the ever-increasing spam problems from automated bots, we have added several new features to help counter the problems.