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SHERBORNE CASTLE stars in ITV’s new TV series “A TALE OF TWO CASTLES” Sunday evenings on ITV West & Westcountryat 6.00pm for 6 weeks starting on Sunday 13th April. New ITV series “A TALE OF TWO CASTLES” looks at two families and their day-to-day life as the keepers, for nearly 400 years, of two castles – Sherborne Castle in Dorset and St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall. Filmed over ten months, this lively observation documentary series is a colourful behind the scenes portrait of 21st Century life at the two castles, following the present day activities of two very traditional homes. Although wildly different in appearance, the two castles have much common ground. There is some rare footage of events and happenings not often seen by the general public, and film of Sherborne itself with many local characters appearing in the film. Amidst the upheaval and violent change in 17th Century England, two families in favour with the then rulers of the land each became owners of a castle. The Digby family took on Sherborne from the out of favour Sir Walter Raleigh and the St. Aubyns moved into the castle atop St. Michael’s Mount. Today, almost 400 years later, the same families are still in charge, with a team of dedicated staff to run their respective castles and surrounding estates. Alongside some special events, the series skips between the lives of the two families and their castle and estate staff as they go about their work, and at times become part of the spectacle themselves! In the heart of rural Dorset John Wingfield Digby currently owns the 12,000 acre Sherborne Castle Estate. A “Tale of Two Castles” shows how Sherborne Castle and its grounds are kept in immaculate condition as a renowned historic property, for both the seasonal visitors who come simply to enjoy the castle and lakeside gardens, and for the many spectacular events which use its glorious landscaped setting; from dragon boat races and the country fair to the ‘Ironman’ and wine tasting. Having inherited the family seat relatively late in life Mr John, as he’s referred to by his staff, prefers to live in his home elsewhere on the estate, rather than in the castle. The traditional farming, gardening and maintenance departments are busy all year round looking after the land and the hundreds of properties that comprise the Estate, and in more recent times, Mr Digby has created a vineyard and local stone quarries have been re-opened for commercial use. The six part ITV1 series commences on Sunday 13th April at 6.00pm and will run for six weeks. “Tale of Two Castles” is a Footloose production for ITV West, filmed and directed by Bristol based producer Jill Randford. Viewers of the series can visit Sherborne Castle on its public open days until the end of October, daily except for Mondays and Fridays (open Bank Holiday Mondays from 11.00am to 4.30pm). Please phone or visit the castle website for further details of all castle, event, wedding and estate activity. .

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SHERBORNE CASTLE In the early twelfth century, Roger of Caen, Bishop of Salisbury built a castle at Sherborne with a deer park and hunting lodge. When Dorset came under the diocese of Bristol in 1592, Sherborne was leased to Queen Elizabeth who then gave the estate to Sir Walter Raleigh. Unsuccessful in modernising the old castle, Raleigh built a new house across the river in 1594 and laid out a garden between the two buildings. In 1603, Raleigh was arrested on charges of treason and the estate reverted to the Crown. In 1617, Sherborne was sold to Sir John Digby, Ambassador to Spain who enlarged the house; he was created Baron Digby of Sherborne in 1618 and Earl of Bristol in 1622. During the Civil War, the Norman castle was slighted and left in ruins. In 1698, the barony and earldom of Bristol became extinct and Sherborne was inherited by the 1st Earl’s nephew, Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby of Geashill. It wasn’t until the eighteenth century that 5th Lord Digby’s third son Robert remodelled the garden to the Tudor house. The beginning of the eighteenth century was a time of change. There was a movement away from the formal gardens of William and Mary with their straight canals and topiary towards the appreciation of irregularity within Nature. The 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury wrote in 1699: ‘I shall no longer resist the Passion growing in me for things of a natural kind…Even the rude Rocks, the mossy Caverns, the irregular unwrought Grottos, and broken Falls of Waters, with all the horrid Graces of the Wilderness it-self, as representing Nature more, will be the more engaging, and appear with a Magnificence beyond the formal Mockery of princely Gardens.’ By 1724, George I was on the throne, Alexander Pope had translated the Iliad and Robert Walpole was Prime Minister.
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