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a Castle in the town of Portland, in the county of Dorset

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About Portland Castle

This is one of the best preserved of all King Henry VIII's mighty fortresses, built by the monarch to guard the south coast against invasion from the French and the Spanish.

The castle was built around 1540, of white Portland stone, it stands in a superb position overlooking Portland and Weymouth Harbour. It was further extended in the 17th-century, and again in the 18th-century when it was the home of Captain Charles Manning, builder of the Portland breakwater.

Portland castle has had a somewhat strange history, it was never used as intended and only saw action during the English Civil War when it frequently changed hands between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians.

In the year 1870 the Government of the day took over the castle, and it was later used during World War I as a Seaplane base, and again in World War II, when it was used for part of the D Day Operations.

Visitors to Portland will find the castle sitting serenely within the Royal Naval Dockyard.
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Recommended attractions near Portland Castle

Portland Museum	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)	Pictures
Nothe Fort	(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction N)	Pictures
Portland Bill Lighthouse	(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction S)	Pictures
Sea Life Park, Weymouth	(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction N)	Pictures
The Fleet Nature Reserve	(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Chesil Beach	(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Durdle Door	(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Maiden Castle	(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction N)	Pictures
Abbotsbury Abbey	(9.2 miles, 14.7 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Lulworth Cove	(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction E)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Portland Castle

Fortuneswell, in the county of Dorset (0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
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Portland, in the county of Dorset (1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction NW)
As it juts into the sea Portland is bounded by some of the finest coastal scenery in the land.
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Weymouth, in the county of Dorset (3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction N)
Weymouth is one of the most finest and famous of all England's seaside resorts, having first been used by King George III to try and help cure his nervous disorder by bathing in the sea.
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Osmington, in the county of Dorset (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction N)
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Langton Herring, in the county of Dorset (6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction NW)
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West Lulworth, in the county of Dorset (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NE)
One of the most visited geological areas of Britain, Lulworth Cove has recently been placed into the World Heritage Jurassic Coastline.
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Abbotsbury, a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction NW)
Abbotsbury is a small picturesque and historic village in the county of Dorset.
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Dorchester, a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction N)
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Higher Bockhampton, in the county of Dorset (11.5 miles, 18.6 km, direction N)
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Athelhampton, in the county of Dorset (13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction NE)
Athelhampton lies close to the little River Piddle which almost entirely encircles Athelhampton House which was built in the 15th-century by Sir William Martyn who was granted the lands and a license to build upon them by King Henry VII in the year 1483.
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Nearby travel help

Weymouth Station	(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction N)
Upwey Station	(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction N)
Bournemouth Airport	(30.7 miles, 49.4 km, direction NE)
M5 Junction 25	(41.3 miles, 66.5 km, direction NW)
M5 Junction 26	(42.9 miles, 69.1 km, direction NW)
Exeter Airport	(44.6 miles, 71.7 km, direction W)
Portland Castle to London	(120.1 miles, 193.2 km, direction NE)

Accommodation & Hotels near Portland Castle

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Heights Hotel & Leisure Centre	(0.9 miles, 1.5 km)
Portland Lodge	(1.1 miles, 1.8 km)
Russell Hotel	(3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction N)
Best Western Hotel Prince Regent	(3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction N)
The Sun Inn	(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction N)
Letchworth Guest House	(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction N)
Award Guest House	(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction N)
Hotel Rembrandt	(3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction N)
The Wessex Royale Hotel	(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction N)
Kings Arms Hotel	(10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction N)
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