Corfe Castle Food and Drink Festival
A weekend food festival set in the shadow of Corfe Castle's ruined Norman keep, with local producers, street food, live music and a family atmosphere in one of Dorset's most dramatic village settings.
One of the most photogenic and richly provisioned villages in southern England, with a ruined royal castle, a heritage steam railway, four pubs, a bakery, a village shop, and a CAMRA award-winning club all packed into a compact settlement of Purbeck stone cottages.
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