Credit: Richard Gregory/National Trust Images/Cover Images For the first time since 1646 when Corfe Castle was destroyed in the English Civil War, the public will be able to access a tower that ...

An impressive gatehouse built in the 1450s leads in to the grounds, with the Carriage Lawn and the tallest part of the castle - The Old Tower, dating from 1555 , with huge stone buttresses.

The Keep, known as the King's Tower at Corfe Castle in Dorset, was built in the 11th Century for King Henry I. Five hundred years later, it was nearly destroyed in the English Civil War.

This medieval English castle tower is opening to the public for the first time in 500 years. The tower built for King Henry I hasn’t been open to the public since the English Civil War in 1646.

A medieval castle tower built for a king has been opened to the public for the first time since 1646. The Keep, known as the King's Tower at Corfe Castle in Dorset, was built in the 11th Century ...