Corfe Castle

Today George and I decided to take advantage of the sunny (yes! I said sunny!) weather and took a trip to Corfe Castle. Well, it would have been a fantastic idea had we remembered that it was the Bank Holiday, being the end of summer and school just about to start in England. There was a ton of traffic, but finally we made it and got to enjoy the sun up on the top of the castle's hill and had lunch in the grass. Corfe Castle is unbelievably old and it's history is full of interesting stories. They think that it may have existed before as a wooden castle and it was in personal possession of a family up until the 1980's when it was given to the national trust. There is a sweet little town below the castle, Corfe, that is a classic stone english village that even has a sweet shop. I loved that you could walk all over the castle, climb some of the stairs and go through little passages. Basically it felt like you could do whatever you wanted. It was also nice to see that families were allowed to bring their dogs. Here are some of the photos I took:

(walking up the path to the castle)

(walking up the path again)

(AND AGAIN)

(Entrance to the remaining castle)

(Inside the front entrance)

(The view from the top was amazing and yes it really was that green)

(a little taste of the english country side)

(One more)

(My Australian pal George, she is awesome!)

(Inside the castle walls, or at least what is left of them)

(Inside)

(Inside the castle)

(Inside the castle again)

(It was a bit windy, but we had a good time)