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 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 ...

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 ...

A two-month conservation project to repair the ruins of a medieval castle in Dorset has started. Holes in the stonework of Corfe Castle will be filled by hand using a syringe containing lime mortar.

A tower perched precariously at Corfe Castle has been preserved. The guard tower, built under King John (1199-1216), was destroyed by parliamentarians in 1646 and has been embedded at a 35-degree ...

A quaint village that looks to have leapt straight out of a fairy tale has been praised by visitors, many of whom feel as though they've stepped back in time when arriving. And it's right here in the ...

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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 ...