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Portland Castle

Photo of Portland Castle, a ruined castle near Osmington, Dorset, south west England.

Portland Castle

© Richard Croft / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Richard Croft / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Portland Castle

Open to visitorsan English Heritage site — check opening times and admission before you go

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Portland Castle is a castle in Dorset. The Albion Guide charts 16 castles in the county; this is one of them. Weymouth Station is 5.3 km away to the north. Sandsfoot Castle and Rufus Castle are among the castles within 3.4 km.

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More at the National Heritage List entry

More places to visit near Portland Castle

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

here · spans 24 counties

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

0.1 km SW · spans 4 counties

Photo of Crab House Cafe, a restaurant near Wyke Regis, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Crab House Cafe

Restaurant near Wyke Regis

Beach-shack seafood restaurant on Chesil Beach beside its own oyster beds.

2.7 km NW

Photo of Portland Bill Lighthouse, a lighthouse near Weymouth, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Portland Bill Lighthouse

Lighthouse near Weymouth

A red-and-white tower marks the tip of Portland's long limestone finger, warning ships off the fierce tidal race that boils around the Bill.

6 km S

Photo of the Dorset National Landscape, a National Landscape in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Dorset National Landscape

National Landscape near Dorchester

Chalk ridges, quiet combes and one of the finest coastlines in England, from Lyme Bay to Purbeck

6.4 km NW

Photo of the Purbeck Heritage Coast, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Purbeck

Heritage Coast near Wareham

Dorset's "Isle" of Purbeck, a peninsula of chalk and limestone on the Jurassic Coast, with sea stacks, quarried stone and a ruined castle

6.6 km N