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  There's more to Corfe than just a Castle !
A VISITORS GUIDE FROM THE CORFE CASTLE CHAMBER OF TRADE  

Shopping in Corfe

"41" - 41 East Street

A small shop that houses a vast range of fairly priced products. Glassware, Pottery, Textiles, Toiletries, Candles, Lighting, Fashion items, Gift Cards and Gifts for all occasions.

Notable suppliers included within this range are Dartington Crystal, Portmeirion, Cath Kidston, Heathcote & Ivory, Walton & Co and Gisela Graham. Open 6 days a week. Browsers very welcome.

Tel: 01929 480 534


CHERRY HEAVEN, 14 West Street

Cherry Heaven sells a diverse selection of exclusive essentials and luxuries, for a happy life at home, at work, and on holiday.

Although products will change regularly, the current range includes Darcy Brown baby clothes, Robeez baby shoes, SKK saucepans, Richardson Sheffield knives, Luxury Candles, Chicita Jewellery, USB computer accessories, gadgets, pet care products, Titan travel accessories, Wet Pots, home and garden things, and Dorset Cereals.

We're often open late, or will open specially if you need a gift in a hurry.

Call 01929 477137, visit www.cherryheaven.co.uk, or mail mail@cherryheaven.co.uk.


BOX OF DELIGHTS. The Square.

Here you can find locally made ice-cream, fudge, soft-drinks, postcards and pretty little things to take home. Open daily March-October and on sunny weekends for the rest of the year. The award winning ice-cream is made in Swanage by a member of the famous Forte family, and amongst other delicacies you can find genuine Moores Dorset Knob Biscuits and naughty-but-nice clotted cream fudge.

Always a smile from Tina and Jan, and always lots of pretties to enjoy and take home as a memento of your visit.
Email them at box@corfe-castle.co.uk. Telephone 01929 481060


THE POST OFFICE. The Square.
** Cashpoint Now Available *
LINK Cashpoint available

Genial Postmaster Ian Tarbotton, seen here behind the counter, will greet you with a smile and is able to offer all the usual post office facilities as well as greetings cards, stationery and other gifts.

Telephone 01929 480200


The Sweet Shop, The Square.   Specialist in traditional weigh out sweets with over 100 different varieties in stock. We also sell drinks, ice creams, newspapers, magazines, maps, films, & souvenirs. 

Many of our customers are visiting our beautiful & enchanting castle and discover our shop (dated 1616), which had a secret passage from our cellar to the castle keep (now sealed up as folk would be able to visit the castle free). Tel. 01929 480462
website:  www.corfecastlesweetshop.co.uk   
email: info@corfecastlesweetshop.co.uk


ISLE OF PURBECK GEMCRAFT. The Square.

This is a fascinating shop which really does have something for everyone. You'll find a stunning collection of local fossils, crystals & minerals, together with an exciting range of gemstone jewellery in silver and gold, plus a treasure-trove of carvings and objets-d'art. History and beauty under one roof.

Telephone 01929 480290.


NATIONAL TRUST SHOP. The Square.

Gifts, clothing and books, a fine selection as you would expect to find in a National Trust Shop. this one is one of the best stocked and most successful in the country.

Check out the National Trust Web site

Telephone 01929 480921. Email: corfecastle@ntrust.org.uk


WHY JEWELLERS. 46-48 East Street.

Another amazing shop specialising in diamond and gem-set jewellery. Jewellery is designed and made for the individual in their own workshops. WHY Jewellery is a must for those with taste and real class. They were finalists in "UK Retail Jeweller of the year 1999" and are nationally and internationally acclaimed as leaders in their field.

Telephone 01929 480515. Website www.whyjewellers.co.uk or email contact@whyjewellers.co.uk


GINGER POP - The Square
Lashings of Ginger Beer at the unique "Ginger Pop Shop".  Over 150 Enid Blyton titles,,Greetings cards and gifts redolent of childhood in the 1940’s and 1950’s, Ingenious toys without batteries, Clockwork tin toys for adult collectors, Guided walks programme, Lashings of Ginger Beer and other traditional style soft drinks.

Walk around Corfe Castle village in the footsteps of Enid Blyton with Vivienne Endecott, author of ‘The Dorset Days of Enid Blyton’.

If you enjoyed a mid 20th Century childhood - then this is the shop for you!  Open Easter - October 2005. Tel: 01929 477214

For further information contact enquiries@gingerpop.co.uk, or visit our website at : www.gingerpop.co.uk 


THE BLACKSMITHS SHOP. East Street. A 15th-century building at 'the sign of the anvil' just a short walk out of the Square up East Street. An unusual collection of wrought iron and horseshoes, gifts of distinction ...... not just 'any old iron' ! Telephone 01929 480386.

CASTLE GARAGE. 9 East Street. Tel 01929.480225. General repairs and servicing but sorry, no petrol. Nearest petrol at Harmans Cross to the South or Stoborough to the North.


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