YHA Swanage Welcomes You to a Unique Place of Work YHA Swanage is a large, sea-facing Victorian villa, situated five minutes' walk from the award-winning beach of Swanage - the only Blue Flag beach along the entire Dorset Jurassic Coast. The hostel has been recently refurbished and is now better than ever. Our hilltop location gives the front facing rooms spectacular panoramic views of Swanage t