Pub

The Square & Compass

Home-pressed cider and Live music, in Swanage, Dorset

Worth Matravers, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 3LF

The Square and Compass is a traditional pub in the heart of Dorset, extending a friendly family welcome from staff, locals and customers. It serves award-winning beers and ciders, including home-pressed traditional cider made by the owner, alongside homemade and locally sourced pasties and pies, with gluten-free pasties and cakes also available. Live music from bands and artists is staged regularly on evenings and Sunday afternoons through the year, there is a monthly open mic night, and the pub has its own fossil museum and sells merchandise.

5 out of 5

Very good

Rated 3 October 2025

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What they offer

  • Real ale and cider
  • Home-pressed cider
  • Pasties and pies
  • Live music
  • Open mic night
  • Fossil museum
  • Merchandise

Where to find them

Worth Matravers, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 3LF

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