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 ...

Visitors can now explore the King's Tower at Corfe Castle in Dorset, England, for the first time in nearly 400 years. A new stairway installed inside the keep allows visitors to see up close the ...

Soar over Corfe Castle, United Kingdom, where the jagged, thousand-year-old ruins of the Bankes family's fortress stand as a dramatic silhouette atop a steep hill in the Purbeck landscape.

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 village in Dorset on the site of a ruined castle of the same ...

A medieval castle tower built for a king has been opened to the public for the first time since 1646. The Keep, known as the King's Tower at Corfe Castle in Dorset, was built in the 11th Century for ...

A three-year project is under way to reverse damage at one of Britain's most iconic castle ruins. Specialist rope access teams are removing vegetation from Corfe Castle in Dorset ahead of repairs. The ...

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 ...

For Brits fond of staycations, particularly around this time of year, a 'magical' village in the English county of Dorset is just may be the perfect destination. UK travel influencer Hannah, known as ...

Soar over Corfe Castle, United Kingdom, where the jagged, thousand-year-old ruins of the Bankes family's fortress stand as a dramatic silhouette atop a steep hill in the Purbeck landscape. The girl ...

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 ...