Corfe Castle

On our one full day in Dorset we decided to visit the choccy-box castle and see what was what. Whilst eating breakfast, we saw a steam train chugging along the bottom of the valley, which as it turned out would take us from the castle to Swanage, a little seaside town where Nicole spent time when a sproglet.

So we drove up to Corfe Castle and walked around its skirt before mounting a frontal assault on its gatehouse armed with nothing but a National Trust ticket.

This seemed to be enough to breach its defences and we wandered amongst its craggy remains under a clearing overcast. There was plenty to see and lots of climbing to be done.

After tea and cakes we went to catch the train.