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Red Lion

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Comfort Triple Room | Free WiFi - Red Lion (Swanage)
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Family Room | Bathroom - Red Lion (Swanage)
Family Room | Lounge - Red Lion (Swanage)
Consider a stay at Red Lion and take advantage of a garden, a bar, and a restaurant. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar

Room options

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Classic Double Room, Non Smoking | Free WiFi

Classic Double Room, Non Smoking

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Comfort Triple Room, 1 Bedroom | Free WiFi

Comfort Triple Room, 1 Bedroom

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Basic Single Room | Free WiFi

Basic Single Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Family Room | Lounge

Family Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Comfort Triple Room | Free WiFi

Comfort Triple Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Swanage is home to Red Lion. Corfe Castle and Great Globe are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Swanage Railway and Sandbanks Beach. The Blue Pool and Tea House and Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts are also worth visiting. Visit our Swanage travel guide
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63 High Street, Swanage, England, BH19 2LY

What's nearby

  • View from the town
    Swanage Beach
    6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Tilly Whim Caves just further along the coast path from the Lighthouse. #LifeatExpedia #StunningStructure
    Durlston Country Park
    9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Jurassic Coast
    Dorset and East Devon Coast
    13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Pier Beach
    4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Swanage Pier
    9 min walk - 0.5 miles

Getting around

  • Swanage Station
    4 min walk
  • Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.)
    62 min drive

Restaurants

  • Ocean Bay Beach Bar & Restaurant
    13 min walk
  • The Cellar Bar
    4 min walk
  • The Cornish Bakery
    3 min walk
  • G Whites
    4 min walk
  • Burnt Toast
    1 min walk

About this property

Red Lion

Guesthouse near Corfe Castle
Take advantage of a garden, a bar, and a restaurant at Red Lion. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks include:
  • Free self parking
Room features
All guestrooms at Red Lion have amenities such as free WiFi.

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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

Frequently asked questions

Is Red Lion pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Red Lion?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM.

What time is check-out at Red Lion?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Red Lion located?

Situated in Swanage, this guesthouse is within a 5-minute walk of Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre, Swanage Railway, and Pier Beach. Swanage Beach and Swanage Pier are also within 10 minutes. Swanage Station is only a 4-minute walk and Swanage Herston Halt Station is 25 minutes.

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Reviews

Red Lion Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

10

Cleanliness

8.8

Amenities

9.0

Staff & service

9.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 13 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 13 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 13 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 13 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 13 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent

Good comfortable room. Helpful staff. Great ale and food. What more could you ask?
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Couple of nights for a couple.

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!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Colin

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
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rodney

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
ReALLY EXCELLENT
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Gregory

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

matthew

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025