With a stay at Red Lion in Swanage, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Corfe Castle and Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre. .This guesthouse is 12.1 mi (19.4 km) from Poole Harbour and 12.2 mi (19.7 km) from Bournemouth Beach.
Dorset and East Devon Coast - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
Getting around
Swanage Station - 4 min walk
Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.) - 62 min drive
Restaurants
Crows Nest Inn - 15 min walk
The Purbeck House Hotel and Louisa Lodge - 1 min walk
Ocean Bay Beach Bar & Restaurant - 13 min walk
The Ship Inn - 2 min walk
Smoke on the Water - 4 min walk
About this property
Red Lion
Red Lion offers 5 accommodations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on request.
Make yourself at home in one of the 5 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
At Red Lion, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
Red Lion has a restaurant on site.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Conveniences
Limited-hour front desk
Guest services
Housekeeping (on request)
Outdoors
Garden
Accessibility
No elevator
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts debit cards and cash
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Property is also known as
Red Lion Swanage
Red Lion Guesthouse
Red Lion Guesthouse Swanage
Red Lion Reviews
Reviews
9.2
Wonderful
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I was worried about noise levels - it being on the site of a pub during the World Cup but was pleasantly surprised at how quiet it was.
V convenient parking and location.
V clean and well appointed accommodation.
Our second stay here and we’ll come again.
Really lovely break away with my mum. Room really spacious, comfy beds & very clean. The pub offers free parking, very friendly, helpful bar staff and cannot fault at all. Thank you for a memorable stay 😊
Nice old pub in town, good sized room with fridge, in separate block at the rear. Landlord very helpful and pleasant, happy to let us leave the car in the car park for the morning whilst we explored after checking out. Would happily stay again.
We used the Red Lion as a base for a weekend break. The accommodation was very good and the staff was very friendly and helpful.
We could park right outside the room (so easy to carry our luggage to the room). Main meals were excellent but no Breakfast, but then again you are five minutes from many cafes.
Bar was good. We will go back there in the future.
The room we had was jus perfect for us ,clean,everything in the right place. The staff are so helpful Turk,Zoe and Cameron cant do enough for you.I stayed with my grandchildren and they love the place .welll done .Thank you for making our stay really special
Booked at the last minute and was unsure what to expect. Was pleasantly surprised, the room was clean, nice bed and huge bathroom (actually a wetroom). Pub was great too!
Parking at back behind pub. Easy check in. Lovely helpful staff. Clean room, comfy beds. Only recommendation is about the doors- our opposite neighbour went in and out a lot during the night and doors were very noisy as they stuck slightly so had to slam them. Otherwise lovely stay.
Received a friendly welcome. Staff were very helpful. Accommodation was small, but had everything I needed. It was clean and tidy. As I was staying for a week, a small fridge was installed, which was ideal. Free parking a bonus.
Only downside was because it is next to the pub garden, it can be a bit noisy in the evenings. After pub hours it is quiet.
The pub is an old traditional pub serving good range of beers and ciders at reasonable prices.
I would definitely stay here again.
Alison
Stayed 6 nights in May 2026
Verified review
8/10 Good
Colin
Jul 23, 2025
Liked: Amenities
We liked the easy way to get into town and all the amenities
We weren’t impressed with the garden cleanliness and all needed a bit of clean and TLC
Our room was in converted old brick outbuilding along side the pub car park. The room was large comfortable and very clean. Great location for town and sea front with benefit of on site parking. Very good value - no breakfast but many nearby options. The pub itself had a great range of beer and ciders.
The only slightly disappointing thing was the lack of a fan in the room as we stayed on one of hottest days in the year - but overall would be very happy to stay again when we are in the area.