You cannot miss Corfe Castle. It towers over the A351 from Wareham to Swanage and commands your attention. Personally it is one of my favourite National Trust properties and a day off work yesterday saw us enjoying an easy walk around one of the most evocative castles of England.
It was late in the afternoon and the sun was low in the sky. The light conditions somehow seemed to make the place very atmospheric from moment we entered the outer bailey and stared up at the imposing remains of the keep.
Passing through the south-west gateway, we turned to climb up to the towering keep itself and then passed a series of openings in the walls which framed the views over the hills beyond.
Out into the tower area of the ruins and the views open up some more again.
As the sun dipped lower in the sky, we turned away from the keep and started the short descent back through the baileys and out into the attractive village of Corfe itself. We did not have time to stop for longer that day but there is a good choice of pubs to try in the village and I'll shortly be adding details of these to myfavouritepubwalks.com.
I have been a member of the National Trust for over 20 years now and never tire of exploring places like this. If you are interested in joining too, take a look at the National Trust Special Offer which gives new members three months free plus a free pair of National Trust binoculars - perfect for the views from Corfe Castle!
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