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The past twelve months have seen a steady increase to visitors and traffic to our Virtual Swanage website and our Facebook page has seen huge growth with both views and followers with the past month getting over 1 million views on our social media posts. The Virtual Swanage website has received over 1.3 million visitors in the past year and this is up from 880,000 for 2024-2025. As the website rea
26 July 2026

Celebrating 30 Years of Virtual Swanage

A Look Back at the Early Internet and our history In July 2026, Virtual Swanage turns 30 years old, which feels somewhat unbelievable when you consider how different the internet looked back in 1996,

Whats on section updates

We are pleased to announce that the events diary at Virtual Swanage has been updated with new listing styles and new filters to make it easier to find the information you need when in the area. The m

May 2026 Website update and News

As part of our 30th year anniversary of promoting Swanage and the Isle of Purbeck online we are updating sections of the website with new and updated information and expanding existing pages. We have

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

February Stats and News

Thank you to everyone who visited the Virtual Swanage website in February, we had 108,817 visitors to https://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/ We would also like to welcome the 17 new accommodation busines

Welcome to new accommodation businesses

We would like to thank the following local accommodaiton businesses who have started to advertise with us on Virtual Swanage in February 2026. Heathlands Valley View Seaspray Piona Purbeck Escape

A Fresh Look for Our Home Page

We’re pleased to announce the launch of a newly redesigned home page, created to make the website clearer, faster, and easier to use. The updated layout places key information front and centre, helpin

2025 December Update for Virtual Swanage

This has been another busy year for us at Virtual Swanage, which is our 29th year of promoting Swanage and Purbeck online. We have spent time working on optimising the website navigation and other pa

New Weekly Social Media Features

Celebrating 30 Years of Virtual Swanage with New Weekly Social Media Features As we celebrate 30 years of Virtual Swanage, we’re excited to launch a fresh series of weekly social media posts designed

Updates to the website menus and navigation

We have seen a steady increase in mobile users visiting the Virtual Swanage website and decline in desktop users over the past few years. In the past we designed the website for a desktop first layou

Upgrades to our Walking and Cycling Route Pages

Since the earliest days of the Virtual Swanage website back in 1996 we have shared our favourite cycling and walking routes online. We are pleased to announce some exciting updates to the cycling and

Adding Google Analytics and Cookie Consent

Google Analytics - Understanding Our Visitors Google Analytics allows us to see how people use the site. It gives us insight into which pages are most popular, how visitors find us, and what devices