Why a Booktrail?
The first book and first adventure of the Famous Five!
Five On A Treasure Island (Book 1)
What you need to know before your trail
Julia, Dick, Anne and George plus Timmy the dog, love to explore Kirrin Island and the castle. Just by the castle in the waters, a shipwreck is thrown up by the storm. Legend has it that gold ingots were onboard
The Famous Five want to find out if this is true but someone else seems to have had the same idea…
Travel Guide
Kirrin Castle
Corfe Castle was the inspiration for Kirrin Castle (fictional). The author is known to have visited the ruin in 1941,and if you want to arrive and see the town just like she would have done, then your best bet is to get the train (hers would have been a steam train from Swanage) and pretend you’re either the author herself or one of the Famous Five disembarking at Corfe Station.
Inside the station, there is a painting of the Five, with the castle in the background. Good for selfies.
If you’re thirsty by this point – try some ginger beer – available from The Ginger Pop shop as well as period toys and books of course.
Streetview Maps
A) "Kirrin Castle"
B) "Kirrin Castle" and village shop
Where Next?
