SY8582 : Lulworth Castle

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Lulworth Castle & Park

📍 Wareham

Lulworth Castle is a spectacular Jacobean hunting lodge built in 1608-1609, designed in the fashionably retro castle style possibly by Inigo Jones. Built for Thomas Howard, 3rd Viscount Bindon, to entertain King James I, the castle has been home to the Weld family since 1641. The building survived the Civil War but was devastated by fire in 1929, remaining a dramatic roofless ruin until restoration in the 1990s. Today visitors can climb the tower for panoramic coastal views, explore the shell-like interior with its modern steel beams, and discover 400 years of history. The estate includes beautiful parkland, the unique circular St. Mary’s Chapel (disguised as a Classical temple as the first post-Reformation Catholic chapel), and woodland walks. A fascinating blend of architectural splendour and historical resilience.

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