Experience medieval sword fighting at Corfe Castle’s family swordsmanship weekend, 5–6 July. Learn with the Ancient Technology Centre. National Trust event.

The Blood in Winter, Jonathan Healey’s brilliant narrative history, sees a spry cast of characters navigate the uncertain lead-up to war ...

The Bankes family bought Corfe Castle in 1635 but after it was destroyed in the English Civil War, ... a shop that sells souvenirs and homeware and a second-hand bookshop.

An outdoor waterpark near Corfe Castle has been named among the best to visit in the UK. Dorset Adventure Park, which has an inflatable outdoor waterpark, was named alongside spots like The Wave in ...

Corfe Castle Corfe Castle (Image: Ben Birchall/PA Wire) ... Now owned by the National Trust it was donated by Ralph Bankes in 1982 and is one of the Trust's most generous gifts. Sherborne Castle ...

Visitors look out from the Kings View Platform at Corfe Castle. National Trust / Richard Gregory Perched on a 180-foot-tall hill, Henry’s tower dominates the countryside’s skyline.

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 ...

King Henry I's Corfe Castle Tower Opens To Visitors For First Time Since English Civil War. For the first time since 1646 when Corfe Castle was destroyed in the English Civil War, the public will be ...

Archaeology & History King Henry I’s Luxury Tower at Historic Corfe Castle Opens for the First Time in 400 Years. A temporary viewing platform offers visitors royal views of surrounding countryside.

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 ...

Visitors at Corfe Castle, Dorset (John Millar/National Trust) But looking forward to this year, the National Trust said memberships rose to 2.63 million as of the end of June amid early signs that ...