Focus Centre

The Focus Centre (at 107 High Street, Swanage) is a friendly place for people in Swanage and the surrounding area to find wellbeing services and is the Family Hub for Swanage, spread across 3 buildings on the corner of Chapel Lane and the High Street.

Owned and managed by Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust on behalf of the local community, the Centre offers a wide range of services, from wrap-around childcare, to day services for adults, drug and alcohol support, speech and language therapy and more.

The ‘Welcome Lounge‘ at the Focus Centre offers a friendly welcome, a listening ear and our trained staff and volunteers can help you find the services which are right for you.

As the Focus Centre develops, we plan to create a community cafe, creating a welcoming space where people can meet, signposting to services and opportunities for local community groups to spread the word about their services.

The Centre has a range of different rooms available for booking by community and wellbeing services – please contact us for details.

Explorers Wraparound Childcare is based at the Focus Centre and offers services for children from 0-11 years old including nursery care, preschool places, breakfast and after school clubs and holiday clubs.

Care Dorset offer adult day care from the Focus Centre, 5 days a week.

Find out more about our plans: The Focus Centre Introduction (PDF file) & view our timetable of what’s on.

Contact Us

Address: The Centre, 7 Chapel Lane, Swanage, BH19 2PW

Location: Find us on a map

Phone: 01929 208376 (weekdays 9:00am to 5:00pm)