School Trip Area Choices
/ Dorset Trip Activities / Historic Venues / Sherborne Old Castle
ELIZABETHANSENGLISH CIVIL WARGARDENSOriginally a bishop's palace built in the 12th century, Sherborne Old Castle became the country home of Queen Elizabeth I's favourite explorer, Sir Walter Raleigh. The castle saw fierce fighting during the English Civil War when Oliver Cromwell set out to capture it.
Today, mainly ruined, the castle and its grounds are a wildlife haven with lovely views over the surrounding countryside. There is a walk around the moat, various chapels and of course the impressive gatehouse to explore.
Sherborne Old Castle is great for all ages, but perhaps a little overwhelming for the very youngest visitors
Forget the coach and take a walk to:
We'd like to give credit to hugh llewelyn for the above picture that we have reused under CC BY-SA 2.0 . We have modified the original to suit our site layout and colour scheme requirements and therefore our variant may also be reused under the same licence terms. Click the image above in this pop-up window to view the original on Wikimedia Commons along with full copyright, licence and reuse details.
