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Corfe Castle Museum
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Corfe Castle Town Hall
West Street
Corfe Castle
BH20 5HA
Dorset
England
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Collection details
Archaeology, Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Land Transport, Music, Social History
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Facilities
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General access: Only Castle’s outer Bailey through main gatehouse accessible for wheelchair users, but bumpy; remainder of ruin presents a steep and uneven climb, with step.
Parking : Visitors with impaired mobility may be set down near Castle. Badge holders may find parking space close by, in village. West Street car park most suitable (pay and display, not NT). Ramped access to NT shop in village square. New interactive Visitor Centre at Castle View (NT car park with 3 designated places) is accessible to wheelchair users. Castle 500m (10-15 min. walk). Footpath suitable for wheelchair users, but steeply inclined at Castle end
Shop: Accessible shop and exhibition centre with interactive displays
Refreshments: Tea-rooms accessible
Lavatories: Adapted WC at Castle entrance and Castle View Visitor Centre (radar lock; keys at ticket office and visitor centre)
Large-print guide. Many items and surfaces can be enjoyed by touch.
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Contact details
General Enquiries (Tel)
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01929 481294
Learning (Tel)
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01929 480609
General information (Fax)
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01929 477067
E-mail
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corfecastle@nationaltrust.org.uk
Website
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www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandbook.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&PropertyId=295
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Open
See website
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Closed
Closed 25, 26 Dec. Tea-room closed two weeks in Jan 2005 for internal repair and decoration. Tel. for details. High winds may cause closure of parts of grounds
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Admission charges
£4.70, child £2.30, family £11.50 (2 adults & 3 children), family £6.90 (1 adult & 3 children). Groups £4.10, child £2. 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 (offer open until Dec 2004). Discounted Corfe Castle/Swanage Steam Railway joint tickets available from Swanage Steam Railway (tel. 01929 425800)
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Description
Thousand-year-old castle, rising above the Isle of Purbeck.
One of Britain’s most majestic ruins, the castle controlled the gateway through the Purbeck Hills and has been an important stronghold since the time of William the Conqueror. Defended during the Civil War by the ardent and virtuous Lady Bankes, the castle fell to treachery from within, and was substantially destroyed afterwards by the Parliamentarians. Many fine Norman and Early English features remain.
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Articles
National Trust Unveils Conservation Plans For Corfe Castle
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Trails
The National Trust Top Ten Picnic Spots For Summer
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Disability Access
Braille information and/or interpretation
Large print information and/or interpretation
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to some public areas
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Children and Families
Baby changing facilities
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Facilities
Meeting room available
Refreshments
Shop
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Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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