Name: CORFE CASTLE MODEL VILLAGE
Price range: $$

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Be a giant! This is a delightful walk around model of Corfe Castle village as it was in 1946 at 1/20th scale. It opened in 1966 and is not only charming, but impressive. It appeals to children as well as adults.

Region/Nation

South West

Location/Address

The Square
Corfe

County

Dorset

Post Code

BH20 5EZ

Main Historic Period

Modern

Useful Website Address

Corfe Castle Model Village website

Tip/Nearby

The real village...

Primary Management

Other

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What do people say

thehungrytravellers.blog on Coventry’s Blitz and CathedralYep. There was a bomb crater opposite my Nan’s house!
Fiona Glass on Britain’s most haunted placesFascinating and great fun too - thanks! Muncaster Castle is a good one for future lists although the bedroom that's supposed to be haunted is rather "staged" (kept cold, painted a darkish blue etc)!
Lisa G. on Coventry’s Blitz and CathedralWow.
Jennie on Coventry’s Blitz and Cathedral
NatG on Britain’s most haunted placesInteresting. My parents have often told us about an encounter some 50 plus years ago at Markenfield Hall when the hall was uninhabited and a key could be borrowed to look around it. My dad wanted to look at it as part of a project he was doing for a
grandmisadventures on Coventry’s Blitz and CathedralI love places like this that still show the remains of such a beautiful building.
marmeladegypsy on Coventry’s Blitz and CathedralThis is magnificent, Mike. I think most of us who have read about WWII know the basics of what happened to Coventry, but not with the detail and visuals you shared here. And like you, I'm not a fan of modern churches, but from the first photos you shared, I
edgrant22 on Coventry’s Blitz and CathedralA powerful and moving piece about Coventry. I am now inspired to visit the city which will be a first for me. Thank you Edward
Lisa G. on Coventry’s Blitz and CathedralWhat a tragic tale, Mike. So much destruction, not to mention the terror! I tried imagining being at home, or even not at home, but enduring the fear, the noise, the uncertainty. Hour after hour.
notesoflifeuk on Coventry’s Blitz and CathedralI went to an event there some years ago. I really must visit again one day.

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