Sherborne Castle


Sherborne Castle is an historic country house, built by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594 and extended by the Digby family whose stately home it has been since 1617. The rooms are a variety of styles from Tudor, Jacobean, Georgian to Victorian. Prince William of Orange was entertained here and George III visited in 1789. On display are fine collections of art, pictures, furniture, Oriental and European ceramics representing four hundred years of collecting. Delightful setting with a 50 acre lake created by Capability Brown in 1753, and 30 acres of beautiful lakeside gardens and grounds, majestic trees and landscaped parkland.

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New Road,
Sherborne
DT9 5NR

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Information on Sherborne Castle, New Road, Sherborne

Organisation/s: Historic Houses Association
Opening Times: 22 Mar to 31 Oct Daily except Mon & Fri, 11:00-16:30. Also open BH Mons from 11:00. Guided tours by arrangement. (On Sat, Castle interior from 14:00).
Admission: Castle & Gardens: Adult £8.50, Child (0-15) Free, OAP £8.00. Gardens only: Adult & OAP £4.00, Child Free.
Location: Near town centre, five minute walk from London/Waterloo to Exeter mainline railway.
Facilities: Sales Point, Shop, Cafe, Refreshments, Parking, Disabled Limited
Events 2008: Please see website for full event listing