We arrived here expecting to see a castle, however, having not done our research we were stunned to find a massive iron age hill fort in front of us. Unfortunately there is no tourist office (not sure how many visitors would come per year to warrant one) so there was no literature on the area except for the few panels... More

Not on the regular tourist trail - but one of my all time favourite places. The vast scale and drama of the remaining earthworks ( definitely NOT a 'Castle') are truly awe-inspiring and give the lie to the idea that the ancient Brits were hovel-dwelling savages hundreds of years before the Romans arrived to 'civilise' our island. When distantly viewed... More

Made the walk up from the small car park to the entrance of the hill fort in windy but sunny weather during a short holiday near Dorchester. Extremely impressed with the size of the site, billed as being as big as 50 football pitches and I could believe it. The banks and ditches are very well defined, and the interpretation... More

I used to live not many minutes away from Maiden and always visit when I go back to Dorset. I've been here hundreds of times over the years and regard it as one of the great sights in England. It is a massive Iron Age hill fort built on an earlier neolithic site and including a later Romano-British temple site.... More

Don't go expecting a medieval castle, Maiden castle is so much more than this and so much older. I was blown away by the sheer size of this Iron age fort, the ditches are incredible, no wonder it took the Romans a while to capture it! If you are interested in this time period, don't miss it, as back in... More