Procol Harum in the UK

Lulworth Castle, 7 July 2006

BtP made a trip to the wilds of Dorset, deep in the West of England, to prospect the environs of Lulworth.
The following photographs may be helpful for orienting yourself as you approach the venue for Procol Harum's concert on 7 July.

It's signs like these that will lead you to the right place

The castle creeps up on you suddenly as you bowl along ... this sign is directly outside

You'll go in through this gateway. If you're on horseback, be wary of the cattle grid

The gig's on a Friday: notice that you can't explore the place, tourist-wise, on Saturdays.

Sweeping up the drive one gets a first glimpse of the castle itself.

Procol Harum, posterised as a Forthcoming Event

Looking back down the drive from the top of the castle

Looking down towards the audience arena

View across the roof ... all that central part was rebuilt very lately: the castle was gutted by fire in 1929

A webmaster gazes across the greensward towards where Procol will perform on 7 July

Looking down the field towards the performance area: this will all be crowd on the night in question

This is actually the back of the castle, finished in any-old stone. The other side is dressed in the fine local Portland stone,
so as to present a suitable aspect to the various visiting monarchs who have used it as a hunting lodge down the ages.

Tourists contemplate the castle and associated buildings

The stables, and the buttercup fields which will soon be car-parking

Pleasant enough environs for any who do not suffer from hay-fever. With luck the season will be over by the time Procol Harum play

The mausoleum or chapel associated with the castle; and a sample of the nearby coastline

Procol dates in 2006

Online booking for Procol Harum at Lulworth Castle