Garden · Corfe Castle · Dorset

Corfe Castle Model Village

This is Corfe Castle Model Village, a garden in Corfe Castle. The surrounding 5 km hold 11 more places to visit. Corfe Castle comes next on our list, 200 m away.

Where

In Corfe Castle

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Garden in Corfe Castle

Inside Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle Model Village is inside Corfe Castle’s built-up area, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather through the year

In Corfe Castle the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–21°C.

Jan8° / 3°109 mm

Feb9° / 3°73 mm

Mar10° / 4°63 mm

Apr13° / 6°57 mm

May16° / 9°51 mm

Jun19° / 11°59 mm

Jul21° / 13°53 mm

Aug21° / 14°62 mm

Sep19° / 12°69 mm

Oct15° / 9°107 mm

Nov12° / 6°113 mm

Dec9° / 4°112 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Corfe Castle, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Corfe Castle. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Corfe Castle’s full climate →

About

Corfe Castle Model Village

Garden.

In Corfe Castle, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Garden
Town: in Corfe Castle
Official site: corfecastlemodelvillage.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where to find Corfe Castle Model Village

Numbered points are the places near Corfe Castle Model Village, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Home to 890 people, Corfe Castle is the largest of these 6. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Corfe Castle

890 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km southeast of it

Harman's Cross

404 people · 23 places to visit

3 · 4.5 km south of it

Worth Matravers

260 people · 14 places to visit

4 · 4.5 km northwest of it

Stoborough

868 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Corfe Castle Model Village is	People	Places to visit
Corfe Castle	It’s in town	890	17
Harman's Cross	2.3 km southeast of it	404	23
Worth Matravers	4.5 km south of it	260	14
Stoborough	4.5 km northwest of it	868	9
Langton Matravers	4.6 km southeast of it	868	23
Ridge	4.7 km northwest of it	305	9

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Corfe Castle Model Village

3 castles, 3 museums and a heritage railway are among the 48 within 15 km.

Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle200 m away · 190K visitors a year (2010)2

MuseumThe Tank Museum14 km away 3

MuseumPurbeck Mining Museum900 m away 4

Castle · English HeritageLulworth Castle11 km away 5

CastleBrownsea Castle9 km away 6

Heritage railwaySwanage Railway6 km away 7

MuseumMuseum of Jurassic Marine Life4.8 km away 8

ZooMonkey World13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting Corfe Castle Model Village

Where is Corfe Castle Model Village?

Corfe Castle Model Village is in Corfe Castle, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Corfe Castle Model Village?

Garden.

When is the best time to visit Corfe Castle Model Village?

June to September are the warmest months in Corfe Castle, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Corfe Castle Model Village?

Within 15 km: Corfe Castle (200 m), The Tank Museum (14 km), Purbeck Mining Museum (900 m) and Lulworth Castle (11 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Purbeck Mining Museum: John Rowley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lulworth Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Swanage Railway: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Jurassic Marine Life: Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monkey World: John Lamper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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