A civic society for the traditional Isle of Purbeck, first founded in 1852
The Purbeck Society invites you to participate in another fascinating talk. The talks are held in the Mowlem Community Room, located in Swanage.
Creech Barrow is a conspicuous feature of the Purbeck landscape south of Wareham. Earthworks on the hilltop have, until now, defied explanation.
The Snakes in the Heather project; helping to conserve the UK’s rarest reptile.
Our 2024 AGM will take place on the 8th March at the Mowlem Community Room. We will also have talk by Karen Delahay about REV A N Malan's sketch book which documents his travels around the Isle of Purbeck. The Purbeck Society invites you to participate in the AGM and another another fascinating talk. The ... Read more
Derek Pitman will give a report on the Time Team dig at Corfe Castle from September 2023.
Join us for a guided walk around Swanage's surviving D-Day sites, including those under threat - the Pillbox, Search Light Building, Dragons Teeth...
Purbeck Society members and guests have been invited, along with other local organisations to visit the excavations.
Jessica has been researching the history of Cliff Cottage which probably began life as fishermen shed, stores and rough homes. It began to be gentrified in 1844 when the Phippard family from Wareham bought a 90 year lease on “the house by the beach” from John Mowlem. Judge John Edwin Hewick resided there from 1897 ... Read more
Join us in July where Peter Seals will give a tour around the Purbeck Mining Museum.
Following his talk in 2023, John Lejeune will give the Purbeck Society a guided tour around Poole Pottery Studio.
