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The fairytale village always named among the best in the UK
Corfe Castle is a village in Dorset on the site of a ruined castle of the same name. It stands over a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage. The village lies in the ...
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Visitors can explore King Henry I's royal chambers at Corfe Castle after nearly 400 years
Visitors can now explore the King's Tower at Corfe Castle in Dorset, England, for the first time in nearly 400 years. A new stairway installed inside the keep allows visitors to see up close the ...
Smithsonian Magazine5mon
Visitors Can See the View From Henry I’s Tower at Corfe Castle for the First Time in Nearly Four Centuries
Constructed around 1107, the royal residence is located within the walls of Corfe Castle in Dorset, England. The castle was destroyed in the 17th century, and the 75-foot-tall tower has been ...
The Mirror5mon
Famous UK landmark reopens to tourists after nearly 400 years
The ongoing restoration efforts at Corfe Castle, which kicked off in 2023, see skilled masons employing traditional methods akin to those used by their medieval counterparts nearly a millennium ...
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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 able to access a tower that was built for King Henry I. Originally built by William the ...
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RAW VIDEO: King Henry I's Corfe Castle Tower Opens To Visitors For First Time Since English Civil War 1/2
Credit: Richard Gregory/National Trust Images/Cover Images For the first time since 1646 when Corfe Castle was destroyed ... masons working from ropes and on scaffolding to conserve the stonework ...
The Independent5mon
Public to see king’s ‘penthouse view’ for first time in almost 400 years
Visitors to Corfe Castle can now ... The restoration work at the castle, which started in 2023, involves specialist masons working from ropes and scaffolding to conserve the stonework, using ...
London Evening Standard5mon
Public to see king’s ‘penthouse view’ for first time since 1646 destruction
Visitors to Corfe Castle can now ... The restoration work at the castle, which started in 2023, involves specialist masons working from ropes and scaffolding to conserve the stonework, using ...
Artnet6mon
King Henry I’s Luxury Tower at Historic Corfe Castle Opens for the First Time in 400 Years
Corfe Castle, which commands the Purbeck Hills in Dorset on the country’s south coast, was among the first. It’s mentioned in William’s encyclopedic survey of his new holdings, Domesday Book ...
BBC6mon
The castle view no one has seen since the civil war
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.
BBC6mon
The castle view no one has seen since the civil war
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 ...