Corfe Castle

 On a very warm August day, we travelled to one of our favourite corners of England, Dorset. We wanted to visit Corfe Castle and its town for the day.

Why Corfe Castle you ask? You probably think there's only the castle to visit and nothing else! Wrong! There's an adventure park right around the castle called Dorset Adventure Park. The Park has a water park and a mud trail! Therefore that's where we headed. We picked to do the mud trail. We initially thought it will be quite dry as it was quite warm and just some mud puddles. Oh boy, were we wrong! It is literally one of the greatest fun we had and such a unique experience. There's about 50 obstacles across a large area. Some areas were actually swamp where you are covered upto your shoulders. There's also slides where you will literally dunk your whole body into the mud so don't take your phones or take anything with you that could be lost. If you don't want to do any of the obstacles, you can skip them. You have 2 hours to complete the trail and can go as often as you like within the 2 hours. You can do the trail at your own speed. You ill need to wear trainers and old clothes that you don't mind to get extremely dirty. We wore our swim suit underneath as the showers are open and we are not allowed to use any soap or shampoo as these are eco-showers. There are lockers and changing rooms too. There's a seperate company that will be taking photos at a cost but if you have someone who doesn't want to do the trail, hey can follow your progress through a dry route and take photos. The prices were quite cheap for the awesome experience we had! We will definetely return for more fun. The park also has a cafe, picnic table and a little farm where Mahi spotted a white peacock too!

After cleaning ourselves, we headed to Corfe Castle which was located on a hill and provided beautiful views of the Dorset countryside. There is an admission cost but free for National Trust members. The castle is located in the middle of the very picturesque village with its many shops and cafes. If you visit during school holidays, the kids will be entertained with extra activities. 

Close to the castle, there's also the steam railway which will take you to Swanage if you want to spend some time by the beach. The beach is sandy and not too big but we enjoyed the views. There's also a small activity park with crazy golf and other entertainments.

Between the Corfe and Wareham, there is the Blue Pool Nauture Pool. You can't swim in the pool but a nice place to relax and enjoy the views with its beautiful water colour. There is an entrance fee as well.

Altogether we had a great time and definetely will recommend visiting the Dorset Adventure Park if you are in the area!