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    Corfe Castle, Dorset
    © NTPL / Matthew Antrobus
    Corfe Castle
    The Square, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5EZ
    Telephone: 01929 481294 (Infoline)
    Castle  Shop  Refreshments  Tours  Picnics  Events  Walking  1982 
    Thousand-year-old castle, an iconic survivor of the English Civil War, rising above the Isle of Purbeck
    • One of the most evocative ruined castles in England
    • More than 1,000 years of turbulent history
    • Castle View visitor centre explores the lives (and deaths) of past residents
    • Extensive country estate to discover and explore
    • The Swanage Railway operates a steam train service to Corfe

    What's new this year
    After two years of an exciting programme of essential conservation work, full access is now available to all parts of the castle previously closed to visitors

    Opening arrangements
    Castle/shop
     1 Feb–28 Feb 09  10–4 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
     1 Mar–31 Mar 09  10–5 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
     1 Apr–30 Sep 09  10--6* Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
     1 Oct–31 Oct 09  10–5 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
     1 Nov–31 Jan 10  10–4 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
    Tea-room
     1 Feb–28 Feb 09  10–4 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
     1 Mar–31 Mar 09  10–5 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
     1 Apr–30 Sep 09  10–5:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
     1 Oct–31 Oct 09  10–5 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
     1 Nov--31 Jan 10*  10–4 Mo Tu Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Fr Sa Su
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    *Shop closes 5:30 April–September. The whole property is closed 25/26 December. High winds can cause closure of all or parts of the castle. Tea-room: open daily during winter local school holidays; *Closed for refurbishment 4 January–29 January 2010 (telephone 01929 481332). Last admission 30 minutes before closing

    Contact details

    01929 481294 (Infoline)
    01929 480921 (shop)
    01929 480609 (Learning)
    Fax: 01929 477067
    Emailcorfecastle@nationaltrust.org.uk


    Admission prices

    Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets): £5.90 (£5.36), child £2.95 (£2.68), family £14.75 (£13.40), family (1 adult) £8.85 (£8.04). Groups (£4.85). Paying visitors arriving by public transport offered a reduction on production of a valid bus or train ticket. NT members arriving by public transport offered a voucher redeemable at the NT shop or tea-room in Corfe Castle


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