“We love because he first loved us”
1 John 4:19
Let’s travel today, what do you say?! Butch and I took a trip to the British Isles, and you may remember going with us to the well known Liverpool, England, (even checking out the music scene here), Edinburgh, Scotland and Dublin, Ireland. But we visited a few lesser known cities such as Newcastle and Portland! And boy, were we in for a beautiful surprise as our ship docked in Portland Harbour, England! We had booked a tour to a castle that we knew nothing about…we just decided to take our chances. I have often heard people say, “if you have seen one castle or church, you have seen them all.” I couldn’t disagree more! They are all unique with their own history and beauty! I had read that all that remained of Corfe Castle were ruins…and that just made me want to go even more….I don’t know why, but I love a ‘good ruin”! It turned out to be one of our favorite stops among the four countries that we visited and oh-so-intriguing! Come along as we take you to medieval hilltop ruins, a quaint English village, and a lovely man-made harbour. Why not enjoy a “spot of tea” as we travel!
The dramatic ruins of Corfe Castle stand on a natural steep hill.
The first castle building was probably built of wood. In the latter half of the 11th century, William the Conqueror rebuilt the Castle in stone. The chalk of the hill Corfe Castle was built on was an unsuitable building material, so Purbeck limestone quarried a few miles away was used.READ MORE