Activities at Corfe Castle

One of the Wolfshead Bowmen takes aim
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Archery

Longbow in the Middle Ages

Corfe Castle, Dorset

The Wolfshead Bowmen are coming to Corfe Castle from Thursday 22 to Monday 26 August to teach the art of medieval archery. Watch as master bowmen show their skills and have a go yourself.

North Gallery at Petworth House
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Walking

Walks near Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle, Dorset

Corfe Castle dominates a natural gap in the Purbeck Hills and provides an ideal base camp for exploring the chalk uplands.

A view of Hartland Moor, near Corfe Castle
Walking trail

The Hartland Way

Corfe Castle, Dorset

Enjoy views of Corfe Castle on this short walk from the National Trust following part of the historic Middlebere Tramway in Purbeck, Dorset

  • Easy
  • 2 hours
  • 3.5 miles (5.6km)
Walkers in the Purbeck Hills near Corfe Castle
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Walking

The Purbeck Hills

Corfe Castle, Dorset

The views from the Purbeck Hills in Dorset represented the best of the English countryside for novelist E. M. Forster.

A view towards Corfe Castle from the Purbeck Ridgeway
Walking trail

The Purbeck Ridgeway - Corfe Castle to the coast

Corfe Castle, Dorset

A walk along the roof of Purbeck taking in Corfe Castle and Old Harry with the option to return by steam train on the Swanage Railway

  • Moderate
  • 5 hours 30 mins
  • 8.7 miles (14.0km)
A family walking on Corfe Common with the castle in the background
Walking trail

Corfe Common History Walk

Corfe Castle, Dorset

A gentle circular walk exploring the historic landscape around Corfe Castle.

  • Easy
  • 30 mins
  • 1.5 miles (2.4km)