Carisbrooke castle

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Explore the castle at the heart of the Isle of Wight, steeped in history from the Norman Conquest to Charles I and home to the famous Carisbrooke donkeys.

Explore the castle at the heart of the Isle of Wight, steeped in history from the Norman Conquest to Charles I and home to the famous Carisbrooke donkeys.

Carisbrooke Castle is a historic motte-and-bailey castle located in the village of Carisbrooke, near Newport, Isle of Wight, England. Charles I was imprisoned at the castle in the months prior to his trial. ----------------------- Find more information about the Isle of Wight on our official tourism website here Facebook Situated just off England’s South coast and less than 2 hours from London, the Isle of Wight is the perfect holiday destination at any time of year.

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Carisbrooke Castle, Isle Of Wight, 3 May 2009

One of the main tourist attractions on the Isle of Wight, Carisbrooke Castle is best known as the place where King Charles

Carisbrooke Castle is on a hill near Newport, in the middle of the Isle of Wight. Sometime around 1000 AD the Anglo Saxons built a wall around the hill to defend themselves against Viking raids. Soon after the Norman invasion of England in 1066, the new lord of Wight, William Fitz Osbern, chose to build a castle within the existing defences.