Like the characters in the Famous Five tromp through the British Countryside, we tromped around Dorset’s Jurassic Coast.
Author Footsteps: Blyton and the Castles, Smugglers and Caves of the Dorset Coast
Enid Blyton spent a lot of time in Dorset. Elements of the Dorset coast can be recognized in her books, but Blyton’s imagination romanticized the landscape.
Follow Author Enid Blyton to Corfe Castle
My favorite childhood book series is Enid Blyton’s Famous Five mysteries. Ever since I learned that Enid Blyton’s inspiration for Kirrin Castle is actually Corfe Castle in Dorset, England, and in homage to the books, you can visit the real life Ginger Pop Shop in Corfe, I determined that one day I would go there.