Civil War Re-enactment weekend at Corfe Castle

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Category: Family Fun History & Talks

Event Tags: National Trust

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Date: Sat 6th September 2025 - Sun 7th September 2025

Time: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

Location: National Trust Corfe Castle, Corfe Castle

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Join us in the grounds of Corfe Castle for a dramatic re-enactment, portraying the events of 1646 when Corfe Castle was taken.

Step back in time with The English Civil War Society as they garrison the Castle and go about their daily life.

Watch Lady Bankes dine with her friends as her cooks busy themselves preparing the food. Witness Pike and Musket drills as the soldiers prepare for battle. Soak up the sounds and smells of living history displays from authentic cooking and leatherwork to herbalists and coinmakers.

Each day will culminate in a battle re-enactment. Saturday: Siege of Corfe Castle. Watch as an attacking force tries to take the castle but are repulsed by a stout defence of castle inhabitants. Sunday: ‘The Betrayal’. Watch in awe as the evil traitor Colonel Pitman betrays the castle before it is stormed by the Roundheads and the castle is taken for Parliament.

This event will involve firing of replica weaponry

Cannon fire – 12pm
Musket fire – 1pm
Musket fire – 2:30pm
Musket fire – 3:30pm

 




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National Trust Corfe Castle (View more Events at this Location)
The Square, Corfe Castle, Dorset, BH20 5ED United Kingdom
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