not worth it (Corfe Castle)

Member Name: yorkshire-lass

Product:	Corfe Castle
Date:	07/01/09 (25 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: nice views

Disadvantages: not a lot there, expensive

We travelled to corfe castle via the steam train that runs from swanage. Now we wouldnt normally pay to go to somewhere like here however I had printed off three tickets I got from my brit points from walkers crisps.

So when we got there we walked to the pre entrance. Once inside cue argument that I couldnt use all three vouchers. I argued my point and told them well I'll not bother then when they decided to let me use them afterall.

We then walked up to the entrance and there was no problem with the old guy on the gate. He took my vouchers and laughed that I must have eaten a lot crisps.

Once in we set off up the hill to the ruins of the castle. Half of the castle had scaffolding up round it and they were working on restoring it. This restoration was running behind by six months at that point. It was now that I was glad I didnt pay the admisson money.

There isnt a lot to corfe castle its just basically a ruin of a castle. There ist a lot of information around the place so you have to use your imagination of where each room was.

On the plus side the views from the castle were brilliant. We could see for miles. There were good views of corfe the village an the swanage railway line.

After a wander round a couple of times and a few photos we left after 40 mins (and we weren't rushing) as there was nothing else to hold us there.

I glad we didnt have to pay £5 each as there was no way it was worth it. However corfe the village is really nice and well worth a look.

Summary: only go if its free or you love ruined castles