Shortly after invading England in 1066, William the Conqueror began consolidating power. Building castles was a primary means of asserting dominance and over the proceeding 150 years William and his ...

A luxurious tower built for Henry I—William the Conqueror’s son—is opening to the public for the first time in nearly four centuries. Constructed around 1107, the royal residence is located within the ...

Corfe Castle will be free to visit this September. The National Trust is offering free entry to Corfe Castle on the weekend of Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, as part of Heritage Open ...

Visitors have until February 28 to visit the Kings’ View platform, high within the Keep at Corfe Castle before it closes.

Visitors to Corfe Castle can now view a tower built for King Henry I for the first time since it was destroyed in the English Civil War. The Dorset castle was originally built for William the ...

On 3rd and 4th January, the Swanage Railway is holding a ‘Winter Warm Up’ steam and diesel weekend as the first event of its 50th anniversary.

A "picture-book perfect" Dorset spot has been named as one of the UK's best inland small towns and villages. Corfe Castle was ranked as the third best in the UK, as part of an article from the ...

Corfe Castle has been named one of the UK's most picturesque proposal spots. Research by OBJKTS Jewelry placed it eighth in a list of the ten most popular castles for a fairy-tale proposal. The study ...

Find out why I always return to this neck of the woods every autumn WHEN Corfe Castle was besieged during the English Civil War, little else surrounded it bar rolling countryside and a narrow river ...