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Festival of Archaeology: Time Team Weekend

Your chance to visit the famous Time Team Geodome and discover more about archaeology.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event (admission applies)

Corfe Castle welcome Time Team. This bumper weekend celebrating all things archaeology will include guided walks around the castle, talks and activities including: Environmental archaeology demonstrations; learn excavation skills on a mock excavation exercise; Medieval costumes to try on; and can you tell the difference between Roman and Anglo-Saxon poo? Plus blacksmithing, stonemasonry... and much, much more.

Saturday 19th July 11:15- 12:15 & 13:30 - 14:30 Join retired NT archaeologist Martin Papworth on a guided walk around the castle and discover more about the excavations that have taken place over the years.

Sunday 20th July 11:00 - 11:40: Join Pam White on a walk under the Outer Bridge. Built in the 1280s in the reign of Edward I, it's the oldest visible bridge in Dorset.

Sunday 20th July 13:00 - 13:30: Talk by Pam White: Pelicans to Peregrines. Archaeological excavations and conservation work have uncovered fascinating new information about the building of the castle.

Time Team and Corfe Castle look forward to welcoming you to the Geodome.

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Flight of the Castle family quest with Nosy Crow 

Can you take flight to discover the birds that call Corfe Castle home as you explore the ruins? Hunt for the quest boards around the castle each featuring illustrations from the book, A Story of the Seasons.

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16 Jun to 18 Jul 2025
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10:00 to 16:30
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Guided tour and Kings’ view experience 

Travel through time with a guided journey through Corfe Castle, ending with an exclusive ascent to the new Kings’ view platform. A breath taking view not experienced since the castle’s destruction in 1646.

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16 Jun to 18 Jul 2025
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10:30 to 12:00
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Guided Walk - West Hill and Corfe Common 

Join our friendly guide on a walk up West Hill with its stunning views of Corfe Castle and the Isle of Purbeck. The route then passes through The Rings and Corfe Common.

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17 Jun 2025
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13:00 to 15:30
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Visiting Artists at Corfe Castle 

In collaboration with Purbeck Arts Week come and see artists at work in the ruins of Corfe Castle.

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18 Jun to 16 Jul 2025
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10:00 to 16:30
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