Address: The Square, Corfe Castle, Wareham BH20 5EZ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441929481294
Rating: 4.7
based on 507 reviews.
Accessibility
Pros:
"Parking is available with toilets and cafe."
"Parking was easy to find, go early if you can as car park gets busy."
"Car park is just across the road and is free for NT members."
"If you are lucky to come really early, you can park just across the road from the castle and take a short walk to it."
"Free access for National Trust members and not too much of a walk from the car park."
"A nice path (pushchair friendly) will take you from the car park to the castle."
"The route from the car park to the site is relatively easy to walk."
Cons:
"Car parking is around 10 minutes walk and spaces are tight."
"Parking is a problem, when we went we couldn't get in the national trust car park so had to go to corfe car park and pay but is quite a walk back even if it is really nice."
"Only problem was paying. The machine does not take card, cash only. You can use a parking app but mobile signal is poor so we struggled to pay."
"Parking is limited and fills quickly."
"It was very crowded, it was also very difficult to find à space for parking, maybe because we went there on a sunday."
"Parking lot (pay and display) is approx 15 min walk from main entrance."
"Not wheelchair friendly nor pushchair friendly, so felt cheated for buying 2xtickets for £12 each particularly since it was also freezing."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Entry and car parking is free for National Trust members otherwise reasonable for paying visitors."
"Free entry with national trust members card."
"Entry is cheap and allows you to return throughout the day as you please."
"Like all NT properties, good value if you're a member, but expensive if you're not!"
"If you are a National trust member, it's free all day parking and entry."
"Used our free National Trust pass to enter into another world!"
"Lovely that members go for free but casual visitors and families do deserve maybe an off peak discount."
Cons:
"I always think that NT is expensive."
"11 pounds to check out some views it kind of ridiculous."
"A little steep on the price, but it's national trust so expected as much."
"We saw pretty much everything within an hour so I would say it’s slightly expensive."
"The tickets are very expensive as there is nothing there but ruins of an old castle."
"The fee for the entrance is 10 pounds (adult) The fee for parking is (for 4 hours) 5 pounds. It was a lot of money for the whole thing."
"The National Trust is expensive. £10 per head and yes we should join but we would not use it enough to justify the cost."
Facilities
Pros:
"Thank you to the staff for being so welcoming."
"There are toilets which can be found near the ticket office and the local tea garden offering refreshments, cakes and ice creams can be found just opposite."
"Friendly staff, cafes, and toilets are on site."
"The 'tea-room' cafe at the bottom of the ruins has a brilliant and clear view of the ruins so you can have a coffee or lunch over a beautiful view. Standard price for National Trust cafe so no surprises there."
"There are toilets on site and a National Trust cafe, which served the usual cafe style food and drinks."
"Toilets were in a good condition and there was a good selection of refreshments available at standard tourist attraction prices."
"There's also a cafe just outside the gatehouse which offers cream teas, ice cream and sandwiches, all of which have vegan options available."
Cons:
"Disabled people will find it really difficult to get around the castle as no paths are suitable for wheelchairs or mobility scooters."
"For elderly visitors this might be a problem."
"Not suitable for anyone with walking difficulties as the area is very steep and uneven."
"Site can be a bit steep for people with walking difficulties."
"Limited disabled access as expected from an unaltered ruins."
"Unfortunately the power was out today so the toilets etc weren't working properly and there was not hot food and drinks around."
"There are no toilet in the castle. Toilet is in front of the entrance."
Experience
Pros:
"Wonderful trip to this beautiful castle ruin, lots of areas to explore and hide in and walk around."
"This has been an incredible experience and such a detailed walk through the castle's history."
"Highly recommend the castle for amazing views and stunning architecture!"
"The views from the top are amazing and you might be lucky enough to see the steam train come along!"
"The views are absolutely spectacular from the top of the hill."
"A wonderful entertaining experience, highly recommended!!"
"The views when you get inside the castle are just spectacular!"
Cons:
"At the castle the puddles of water didn't make you feel invited or at least consider that with people's admission the castle was looked after."
"Lovely views from the castle. The tickets are very expensive as there is nothing there but ruins of an old castle."
"Corfe Castle is a ruin, albeit a beautiful one with an interesting history, so there is very little shelter from the weather."
"The tickets are very expensive as there is nothing there but ruins of an old castle."
"It’s a shame it was destroyed years ago after it fell."
"The only letdown for us was the National Trust itself - my parents visited last year and were told their ticket meant they could return for free within a year. Upon arriving, however, they were told that this was not true and they would have to pay full price again."
"This place is worth a visit but you don't have to pay the extortionate entry fee to enjoy it."