Higher Grove

Higher Grove is a forest in Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, England. Higher Grove is situated nearby to the locality Ailwood Down, as well as near the hamlet Woolgarston.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Corfe Castle and Harman’s Cross railway station.

Corfe Castle

Castle

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Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same name on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula in the English county of Dorset. Built by William the Conqueror, the castle dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage.

Harman’s Cross railway station

Railway station

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Harman's Cross railway station is a railway station located in the village of Harman's Cross, on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset. It is an intermediate station on the Swanage Railway, a heritage railway that currently operates from Swanage to Norden.

Rempstone Stone Circle

Archaeological site

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Rempstone Stone Circle is a stone circle near to Corfe Castle on the Isle of Purbeck in the south-western English county of Dorset. Archaeologists believe that it was likely erected during the Bronze Age.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swanage and Worth Matravers.

Swanage

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Swanage is a coastal town of 9,600 people in Dorset. It is at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck and one of its two towns. Town is a popular tourist resort, with many thousands of visitors coming to the town during the peak summer season, drawn by the bay's sandy beaches and other attractions.

Worth Matravers

Village

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Worth Matravers is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is situated on the cliffs west of Swanage. It comprises limestone cottages and farm houses and is built around a pond, which is a regular feature on postcards of the Isle of Purbeck.