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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 ...

Visitors to Corfe Castle can now see the view from 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 ...

You are in: Dorset > History > Local History > Maiden Castle in pictures The 'War' Cemetery - bodies of 38 Iron Age warriors were uncovered during an excavation in the 20th century. This is evidence ...

16:26, Sun, Mar 30, 2025 Updated: 16:27, Sun, Mar 30, 2025 A village that looks like its been pulled from the pages of a fairytale is frequently named among the best in the UK. Corfe Castle is a ...

WHEN Corfe Castle was besieged during the English Civil War, little else surrounded it bar rolling countryside and a narrow river below. Today the rocky ruins of the 11th century fortress, perched ...

ONE of the nation’s major music festivals is set to relocate to Dorset. Organisers of Bestival have announced that after 13 years they plan to move the popular event from the Isle of Wight to Purbeck.

IF you need somewhere cheap to stay with all of your mates, it might be more affordable to stay in your own castle. Wyatt Castle in Dorset dates back to 1797, and is now open to the public to stay the ...

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 ...