Lulworth Castle

Lulworth Castle
Lulworth Castle after restoration
TypeHouse/castle
LocationEast Lulworth, Dorset, England
Built1588–1609
Built forThomas Howard, 3rd Viscount Howard of Bindon
Architectattributed to Inigo Jones
Architectural style(s)Elizabethan-Jacobean, Adam style interior
Governing bodyFamily owned
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameLulworth Castle
Designated30 November 1959
Reference no.1323323
Location of Lulworth Castle in Dorset
Official nameLulworth Castle
Designated26 October 1954
Reference no.1016069

Lulworth Castle, in East Lulworth, Dorset, England, situated south of the village of Wool, is an early 17th-century hunting lodge erected in the style of a revival fortified castle, one of only five extant Elizabethan or Jacobean buildings of this type. It is listed with Historic England as a scheduled monument. It is also Grade I listed. The 18th-century Adam style interior of the stone building was devastated by fire in 1929, but has now been restored and serves as a museum. The castle stands in Lulworth Park on the Lulworth Estate. The park and gardens surrounding the castle are Grade II listed with Historic England.