Saturday 3 January 2015

#CountryKids at Warwick Castle

Country Kids from Coombe Mill Family Farm Holidays Cornwall

As part of our single parent break we had a day at Warwick castle with three other families. We were lucky to get special £5 a head tickets to make it an affordable trip. First photo opportunity was the stocks:

Warwick Castle

It is an amazing sight with its medieval walls:

Warwick Castle

We decided to brave the rampart walk with its 530 steps. A bit of exercise and fresh air:

Warwick Castle

Worth it for the views:

Warwick Castle

The children even sometimes paused long enough to appreciate the River Avon (you can just see the trebuchet over his head):

Warwick Castle

There were also gaps only the children could squeeze through:

Warwick Castle

Back down in the castle buildings we visited the Kingmaker exhibition which has plenty of waxworks demonstrating the Earl and his people preparing for the Battle of Barnet in 1471. Typically my son found the Earl's garderobe one of the best bits:

Warwick Castle

Back outside the walls we found the ballista:

Warwick Castle

At lunch time there was supposed to be a falconry show but Bruce the eagle went on strike so it was cancelled:

Warwick Castle

Instead we went in to the Great Hall for the special kids history tour. They stuck to facts that kids would find interesting such as ammonites in the tiles, the story of Guy of Warwick and the history of armour and weapons. Just a shame some kids decided to keep doing their own history talks over the poor guide.. The opening of the secret passage to the privy stairs was one of the highlights:

Warwick Castle

My son had fun posing with this waxwork of Oliver Cromwell rather than choosing Henry VIII or Richard III:


In the rest of this part of the castle there were more waxworks depicting a Royal Weekend party from 1890 when the Earl and Countess of Warwick had the Prince of Wales to stay. They were very realistic and we all found it fascinating:


My daughter did not approve of the fashion for low cut evening dresses:


All in all a great family day out and we hope to go back when there are events on in the summer such as Horrible Histories or jousting.

10 comments:

  1. Great photos, we are massive fans of Warwick Castle too. x

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  2. I say its really worth taking those steps. That view is really stunning! #countrykids

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  3. We love Warwick Castle, amazing place and I'm looking forward to going again this year. Love those views.

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  4. Coombe Mill (Fiona)3 January 2015 at 21:37

    What a stunning castle, I feel for you with the kids talking over the guides, mine would have done just the same. Those walkie talkie guides are the best then they can listen at their own pace. Sounds like great value on your special ticket and a great day out. Thank you for sharing with me on Country Kids.

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  5. I knew I loved it but hadn't been for years so glad to be back!

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  6. my daughter was getting quite cross with the annoying kids! It is an incredible place to go to though. Thanks for hosting

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  7. Hodge Podge Blog4 January 2015 at 12:06

    What a great day out, your pictures are great, I really want to go and explore now. What a bargain too. Great views.

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