Newport
Isle of Wight
England
Circa Date: 11th-12th century foundations w/14th, 15th & 16th century alterations and additions
Status: Fully Extant
House Open to Public: Yes
Country House: Yes
The Gateway from a 1907 postcard
House & Family History: Carisbrooke was the royal fortress on the Isle of Wight. In November 1647 (during the Civil War) King Charles I escaped from Parliamentary imprisonment and made his way to Carisbrooke, where he was ultimately imprisoned, 1647-48, before being executed in London on January 30, 1649. The king's daughter, Princess Elizabeth, died at Carisbrooke and is buried in St. Thomas's Church. Carisbrooke is home to the famous Carisbrooke donkeys.
Garden & Outbuildings: The grounds of Carisbrooke contain the remains of a late Roman masonry wall.
Title: Penguin Dictionary of English and European History, 1485-1789, The
Author: Williams, E.N.
Year Published: 1980
Reference: pg. 68
Publisher: London: Allen Lane
ISBN: 0713912391
Book Type: Hardback
Title: English Heritage Visitors' Handbook, 1998-99, The
Author: NA
Year Published: 1998
Publisher: London: English Heritage
ISBN: 1850746907
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Grade I
Park Listed: Not Listed
Current Seat / Home of: Official residence of the Governor of the Isle of Wight
Past Seat / Home of: Redvers family, until 1293.
Current Ownership Type: English Heritage
Primary Current Ownership Use: Visitor Attraction
Ownership Details: Owned by English Heritage, who operate the Castle. The Museum is operated by the Carisbrooke Castle Museum Trust as a museum for 27,000 items connected with the Isle of Wight.
House Open to Public: Yes
Phone: 01983-522-107
Fax: 01983-528-632
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://carisbrookecastlemuseum.org.uk
Historic Houses Member: No