In 1610 Lulworth Castle was built as a hunting lodge by Thomas Howard, 3rd Lord Bindon, who was the son of the 2nd Duke of Norfolk. In 1641, Humphrey Weld purchased it from Howard. A chapel was built in 1786. Following the French Revolution, the surviving members of the French Royal Family were allowed to use Lulworth as one of their residences-in-exile.
The castle was gutted by fire in 1929 and was left as a roofless ruin, the family building a new residence for themselves nearby. In the 1970s, restoration work begun with the help of the English Heritage.
If you are driving there then I would suggest using a sat nav. Then use co-ordinates 50.63613, -2.20402 rather than the post code otherwise you may possibly end up at the back of the estate.
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