Charborough (in Latin, Cereberie) was recorded in the Doomsday Book in 1087. Charborough House is located between Sturminster Marshall and Bere Regis in Dorset, England. The Deer Park and estate adjoins the villages of Winterborne Zelston, Newton Peveril and Lytchett Matravers. Charborough Park is surrounded by one of the longest brick walls ( 3miles) in England built between 1841 and 1842 by the then owner of the park John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge-Erle-Drax.

The wall runs alongside the A31 and is punctuated by 'The Stag Gate' with its five legs at the northern extremity and the 'Lion Lodge' at the eastern most entrance. The current house is in the centre of the park and incorporates parts of the house built by Sir Walter Erle (1586–1665), the Governor of Dorchester and commander of the Parliamentary forces which besieged Corfe Castle in 1646.

The Charborough Folly Tower can be seen from many miles away and on a clear day the Isle of Wight is visible. On the 29th November in 1838 it was struck by lightning and rebult by JSWS Drax who extended the height of it be 40 foot which is now in excess of 100 feet.  There are 161 steps to the top of the tower and is 420ft above sea level.

The novel Two on a Tower by Thomas Hardy is based Charborough House and its folly tower a place that Hardy often visited.

Sunseeker Rally 2009
Ended.....27th & 28th February 2009

Ended ....Sunday 10th May 2.30pm - 6pm