Surviving range of a 14th century fortified manor house, considerably altered subsequently. Built of roughly coursed ashlar with thatched roofs. ...
Dorset
Wareham Castle
The earthwork remains of a 12th century motte and bailey with a stone keep, last documented in 1216. The motte is 250 feet in diameter and 120 feet ...
Sherborne Old Castle
Coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike it has had a long and chequered history. After two sieges during the Civil War, visitors to the castle today ...
Sandsfoot Castle
The remains of a Henrician artillery castle, built around 1541, by Henry VIII as part of his network of coastal defences to protect against French and ...
Lulworth Castle
Surrounded by beautiful parkland with views of the Jurassic Coast, this 17th-century hunting lodge has remained in the same family since 1641. Since a ...
Chideock Castle
The earthwork remains of a moated site of manorial status and associated enclosures, fishponds, building platforms and terraces within the field known ...
Rufus Castle
The site of a castle, also known as Bow and Arrow Castle, captured in 1142 by Robert, Earl of Gloucester and rebuilt in the late 15th century. The ...
Christchurch Castle
The remains of Christchurch Castle include parts of the mound-top keep, and more unusually the 12th-century riverside chamber block or 'Constable's ...
The Tank Museum
The tank was a British invention that changed warfare for ever when it was introduced in World War One – and Bovington has been the home of the tank ...
The Priest's House Museum
The Priest's House Museum is set in an historic town house where a series of period rooms takes the visitor back through the centuries. From the 17th ...
Portland Castle
Overlooking Portland Harbour in Dorset stands one of Henry VIII’s finest coastal forts, built in the early 1540s to protect against French and Spanish ...
Kingston Lacy House
Home of the Bankes family for more than 300 years, this striking 17th-century house was radically altered in the 19th century by Sir Charles Barry. ...
