Railway Cottage
Location: victoria avenue 26, Swanage, gb
Star Rating: 8.6 Stars
Property Type: Guest houses
About this Property
Railway Cottage is your perfect coastal getaway in Swanage, Dorset. Just a stone's throw away from the beach, the town center, and the iconic Swanage steam railway, our guest house offers ensuite rooms with convenient amenities like a fridge and tea & coffee facilities.
Convenient Key System
Enjoy the flexibility of checking in and out at your own convenience with our key system, allowing for a hassle-free stay.
Pet-Friendly and Self-Catering
We warmly welcome your furry friends and offer self-catering rooms where you can enjoy privacy without interruptions.
Experience a relaxing stay with us at Railway Cottage - book now for a memorable Dorset coast escape!
Important Information
Please note Railway Cottage offers room-only accommodations.
We operate a self check-in key system for anytime after 13:00.
Policies
Check-in: 01:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Check-out: 10:30 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Family rooms
- Pets allowed
- Non-smoking throughout
- Board games/puzzles
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Smoke alarms
- Free wired internet
- Scuba diving on site
- Snorkeling on site
- Internet access
Rooms Available
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Small Double Room
This double room has a electric kettle and seating area
Small Double Room
Double
Room 7
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Alarm clock
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Body soap
- Smoke alarm
- Key access
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Double Room
This double room has a electric kettle and seating area
Double Room
Double
Room 5
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Alarm clock
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Body soap
- Smoke alarm
- Key access
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Standard Twin Room
This twin room features a seating area, flat-screen TV and electric kettle.
Standard Twin Room
Twin
Room 8
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Alarm clock
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Body soap
- Smoke alarm
- Key access
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Family Room
This family room has a electric kettle and seating area
Family Room
Family
Room 6
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- DVD player
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Alarm clock
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Board games/puzzles
- Books, DVDs, or music for children
- Body soap
- Smoke alarm
- Key access
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Classic Double Room with Shower
This double room features a seating area and electric kettle
Classic Double Room with Shower
Double
Room 9
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Alarm clock
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Body soap
- Smoke alarm
- Key access
Guest Reviews
- Emma (10/5): A little gem , really lovely base for a visit to Swanage. - Lovely property, great location & the room has all you need. Pet friendly, easy self check in with good communication from hosts. Nothing, it’s such great value for money.
- Andrew (6/5): Passable - Was not there long enough, only 2 nights and was out of the room apart from sleep and shower Bathroom a bit too small, shower head sprayed water everywhere but straight
- malcolm (8/5): - Local, and ease of access Thought there might be a kitchen, grill or toaster.
But no worries
- Andrew (8/5): -
- Andrew (8/5): -
- Pauline (9/5): - Very clean,comfortable. Great location . Nothing
- Qing (8/5): - Amazing location! Very short walk to loads of restaurants and shops and the beach. Comfy beds and pretty rooms, enjoyed very much The WiFi was not very good during our stay
- Pamela (8/5): -
- Jane (10/5): Excellent we visit every year and always this cottage - Larger bed in Room 9 :-) Or two single - not great nights sleep, but only issue and we have stayed in room 9 before. Love the room with 2 Singles - just preference as bed is very small. But understand down to room/space Lovely clean and centrally based
- Jakub (10/5): -
- David (9/5): My second stay, I know there will be a third 🙏🌻 - Nice, bright room, near beach & my daughter’s house.Great heating & good shower. Loads of coffee , milk & sugar. Very private & nice Didn’t like lock on house door, should be changed
- Olga (9/5): Très bien situé, propre et accueillant - L’accueil La porte d’entrée difficile à ouvrir si on ne connaît pas le fonctionnement
- Rachael (8/5): -
- Sharman (8/5): - Great to take dog. Excellent position close to town
Good to have fridge in room. Room quite small. Noisy main road.
- Tom (9/5): Very pleasant stay. - Good location and great value. Exactly what we needed for our short family break.
- David (9/5): Really good - would definitely return - A lot of thought had gone in to how the rooms (we stayed in 2) were set up and equipped. Very good provision was made.
- Sarah (10/5): - Great location to a running event and local park run. Cheap car park opposite. Spacious room and bathroom.
Easy check in and along distance to local restaurants , shore.
- Miriam (8/5): Perfect location - Lovely and clean - great location Bed was quite small but still comfortable
- Richard (10/5): -
- Louise (8/5): - Convenient for town centre. Comfortable room. Good clear communication from owner.
- Claire (7/5): - Location Key access do didnt meet hosts
- Mare (10/5): -
- Susan (9/5): -
- Lesley (10/5): Very nice - Everything about it Nothing
- Ian (10/5): Little gem - Great location and value for money.
Friendly happy hosts
Clean ideal for single or couples.
- Sandra (9/5): -
- Michael (7/5): Large car park across the road, £2 per day in Feb when we were there, 5 minute walk to beach and town centre, also park - Great location Clean, basic but fine for a short stay
- Michelle (9/5): mini break - comfortable,good communication,clean No shampoo
- Emma (8/5): Great stay in a lovely cottage only a stones throw from the beach & town. - The overriding fact that it is pet friendly & in a great location was fantastic, we could come & go as we pleased without being bothered. Maybe keys could be colour coded for outside & room door so no confusion when coming in wet with shopping & dog.
- Lorett (10/5): We had a lovely stay, would recommend. Would stay here again - Everything was great
- stephen (10/5): A nice clean property that is in close proximity of the beach. - A nice clean property with lovely hosts. We’ll definitely be back !
- Anthony (8/5): -
- Sian (10/5): Perfect stay - Fantastic location. Room very clean and spacious
- Sharon (10/5): Good - N/A
- yukta (7/5): -
- Michael (9/5): -
- Robin (8/5): No parking and the car park was expensive , could of done with breakfast but otherwise very pleasant - Clean and great location
- john (10/5): - Great room...very clean. Comfortable bed. in a great location for beach and town with a large car park accross the road Nothing
- Charlie (10/5): Great new year stay - Lovely stay in the centre of Swanage easy check in and great communication
- Mark (8/5): Stay again - Clean and tidy Nothing
- Kristy (8/5): - Great location for us, car park right across the road. The room was clean and comfortable. Nice amenities in the room and per friendly too!
- Vanda (10/5): It was a comfortable night spent there - The location was good and the property was clean and was excellent value for money The only thing that was minor was the water pressure was a bit low but in no way distracted from all the other features
- David (10/5): -
- Britt (10/5): - Location, it was quiet and very comfortable Having to pay for parking, but hey, it is England.
- Johana (9/5): -
- Deborah (10/5): Lovely place to stay in Swanage, will definitely be back! - Great room and location. The instructions for the check in were clear and we really enjoyed our stay there! The bulk bed was making lots of noise but it wasn’t a major problem for us.
- Jayne (10/5): Fabulous - Railway cottage is in a prime location very near to the beach and centre of town .
Parking was easy
The bedroom was immaculate beds comfy and there was plenty of tea coffee and milk
We shall definately be returning Such good value for money
- Nola (9/5): Relaxing, perfect base. - Great location, short walk from sea and cafes where you can get a good breakfast.
Nice sense of privacy.
- Barrett (10/5): - Ease of access by key safe
Good location Nothing
- Kevin (10/5): -
- Paul (10/5): Great place to stop. - Room was clean and cosy, facilities were good, was warm ( it was November too), very quiet , got parking no problem , it’s in a great location too. Nothing, would definitely stop there again.
- Karen (8/5): Very pleasant stay, would definitely return if in that area. Great value for money. Perfect for our needs - Very lovely room, clean and comfortable, perfect location to explore Shower head could do with a descaling.
- Jason (10/5): - Good size family room. Location It's a shame you can no longer park at the Cottage. Parking is available on street or in car park opposite.
- Hannah (8/5): -
- Jane (10/5): -
- Sheila (10/5): -
- Caroline (10/5): A really good stay. - Very clean and comfortable.
- LINDA (8/5): - Nice size room. Light and airy. The table and chairs were a nice touch . Well chilled fridge. Tea and coffee.
- Jason (8/5): We had a very nice stay and we’ll come back again in the future. - Good location, very clean and tidy.
- Raymond (8/5): satisfied - We had been twice before so knew what to expect A grab bar to help in the bathroom
- Sharp (9/5): - Location comfort & cleanliness Well I had trouble once to open the front door & rang the bell but no one came to help...so lack of contact not meeting with anyone running the place.
- Helen (8/5): Great place to stay. - The location was great. It was all good.
- Peter (7/5): Good but should have been better - Location and cleanliness Shower drained very Very very very slowly
- Margaret Vera (9/5): -
- Richard (5/5): - Location Very small bathroom
- peter (10/5): - Great position to local shops pubs beach, very quiet in room and comfortable bed shower was good, the room was very clean throughout
- Linda (8/5): -
- Canham (10/5): Old memories - Next to a car park with the train and boat trips available,also Durlston castle not far away. I went to a wedding so all in all a lovely weekend. Cheers Although no breakfast it has a fridge i managed to get Smooth radio on the TV.
- barbara (10/5): - The staff were very helpful and very friendly,it felt like we were very well accommodated for absolutely love the stay There wasn't anything that was not nice
- Marian (9/5): Great stay at the Railway Cottage, run by lovely hosts. Nice bonus to have fridge and microwave - Comfortable beds, good layout and nice to have a fridge and decaf tea
- Matthew (8/5): -
- Linda (8/5): We had a great few days seeing beautiful Swanage. Thank you. - Lovely and quiet. Great location. Room was very clean and tidy. A little basic than what we are used to but can’t complain as it was reasonably priced so ticked all our boxes.
- George (9/5): -
- Sarah (8/5): Comfortable well thought out property - Good location, easy access and all basic requirements met Nothing, expectations met
- Stella (5/5): Convenient for location - Location Dated, tired. Dusty. Small telly outdated. Not nice curtains. Damp smell from en suite.
- DEBRA (8/5): - Nice and clean. Good location. Lovely cottage.
- Andrew (9/5): -
- Mark (10/5): Exceptional -
- Karen (8/5): Very good -
- Keith (7/5): Good -
- Jo (8/5): Comfortable and convenient - The fridge was so useful! Lovely big tea cups. Slight smell of cleaner. Window latches a bit stuck. No breakfast a disadvantage.
- Sue (8/5): Very good -
- Frederick (9/5): Lovely stay in Swanage at the Railway Cottage, great location, nice room and good price. - Lovely room, good price and great location.
- Steve (9/5): Superb -
- Coral (9/5): Superb -
- John (8/5): Just what we wanted for a short break - Location is excellent, good value, very.clean, comfortable bed. Free on street parking nearby.
- Lucy (10/5): Exceptional -
- Barbara (10/5): As usual, great place to stay - We’ve been here twice before. Will stay here again
Good mattresses! Close to beach and town centre
- Maurice (8/5): Very good -
- Lorna (10/5): Peaceful clean and very comfortable. - The room was a good size with a double bed and a set of bunks each were very comfortable. There was a fridge microwave and kettle with ample tea coffee and milk. The en suite was clean and a nice size. Overall the room was perfect and very clean. It was also ideal as we were able to take our dog with us. The location was very good and central. Even though there was no parking on site the is a big car park across the road which we used. Would recommend this property and would stay here again. Nothing
- Julian (9/5): Relaxing enjoyable stay - Perfect location Squeaky bunk bed
- Ian (10/5): Railway Cottage was the perfect place for a short break, just a five minute walk from the seafront. - Self contained, comfortable and clean.
- Andrew (10/5): Exceptional -
- Frederic (8/5): Very good -
- Jason (8/5): Very good - Loved that there was a fridge in the room nice size room
and was clean
- Mark (8/5): Very good -
- Katie (10/5): Exceptional - It was all just SPOT ON!
- Tracey (8/5): Great location near a lovely beach and pub and good to go and explore Dorset - Great location, nice size room ,
Very comfortable and dog friendly 🙂 Nothing
- Andrew (8/5): Acceptable - Very nice and convenient for The Swanage Railway. All in good condition. Stairs a little difficult for me on walking stick but doable. Need an outside light for garden path area. Other than that very acceptable.
- Hazel (9/5): Comfy, clean, good location, would recommend. - Comfortable and clean
We particularly liked the night light in the shower room. Nothing really
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