Sherborne Castle
House museum · Castleton, England
Politicians, royals & nobility
History
Sherborne Castle is a 16th-century Tudor mansion located southeast of Sherborne in Dorset, England, within the parish of Castleton. Originally built by Sir Walter Raleigh as Sherborne Lodge, and extended in the 1620s, it stands in a 1,200-acre (490 ha) park which formed a small part of the 15,000-acre (61 km2) Digby estate. Within the grounds lie the ruins of the 12th-century Sherborne Old Castle, now in the care of English Heritage.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Sherborne Castle”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
About Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset
Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, was a politician, and favourite of King James VI and I.
From the Wikipedia article “Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting
This is a house museum. Opening times, tickets and access change, so check the official website before you travel. Get directions.
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