Sherborne Old Castle Tapestries

Description: Inside the walls of Sherborne Old Castle (Dorset, England), with the gatehouse pictured right of centre. 9th June 2026.

Description: The impressive gatehouse of Sherborne Old Castle (Dorset, England), former stronghold of the bishops of Salisbury. 9th June 2026.

Description: The town of Sherborne (Dorset, England) is blessed with not one but two splendid castles. The old castle, now a ruin (captured here on the 9th June 2026), dates from the 12th century and was built for Roger de Caen, Bishop of Salisbury and Chancellor of England. A few centuries later, the story goes that after passing through Sherborne on his way to Plymouth, Sir Walter Raleigh was much enamoured with the old castle, and Queen Elizabeth relinquished the estate, leasing it to Raleigh in 1592. Rather than refurbish the old castle, Raleigh decided to build a new mansion in the Tudor style (Sherborne New Castle) in the adjacent grounds.

Description: The ruins of Sherborne Old Castle (Dorset, England), former stronghold of the bishops of Salisbury. 9th June 2026.