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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Participants met at Corfe Castle in Dorset on Saturday to mark the Hindu festival of colour which falls on Monday 25 March. The Bournemouth, Poole, and Christchurch (BPC) Indian Community group worked ...

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 ...

An atmospheric image of Dorset's Corfe Castle has won first prize in a national landscape photography competition. The photograph showing the castle on a frosty morning won this year's Landscape ...

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 ...