Durlston Castle, Swanage

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Durlston Castle is a Victorian fantasy castle on a headland just to the west of Swanage. It was built by the Mowlem family in the 1880's as a restaurant at the heart of a development of holiday houses. The latter never happened, so the castle is at the centre of an important country park.

It is now at the eastern gateway to the World Heritage site known as the 'Jurassic Coast'. The plan is to restore and reopen the castle, to build a new exhibition area, and to extend the educational facilities and visitors' amenities.

The project was successful with a Stage 1 Heritage Lottery Fund application and the second stage and planning application was submitted in early in 2008.