Warwick Castle

August 26, 2013 - Our adventures continued with the Chadwicks and the Glotts to Warwick Castle in Warwickshire, England.  It is quite a touristy place and run by an entertainment company rather than a group that would just let you tour it.  So there was much more to do!  However, it was a Bank Holiday so it was packed!  Here's the background of the castle from their website:

"Attacked in 1264, besieged in 1642 and damage by fire in 1871, the Castle has nevertheless survived the ever-changing fortunes of history. Warwick Castle remained under the stewardship of the Earls of Warwick and later the Greville Family as a private home until 1978. The property was then taken over by The Tussauds Group, which later became Merlin Entertainments Group in 2007 and remains under their guardianship today.

The records of a walled-building in Warwick can be traced back to the Saxon fortification which Ethelfleda, daughter of Alfred the Great, used to defend against the invading Danes. The first castle to appear on the site was a wooden motte and bailey constructed in 1068 at the command of William the Conqueror. Throughout the middle ages, under successive Earls of Warwick, the Castle was gradually rebuilt in stone."

They really play up the Medieval theme...

They had an area to throw plague rats through a hoop.  Charlie had a blast doing this!

Philip just had fun collecting them!  He did take a few shots with the help of Daddy.

We got to watch a Medieval fight by men in armor...

and two brothers...

Daniel took the journey up the tower.  I didn't want to fight two boys on the climb so we decided just Daniel should go.  Here are a few pictures from the top:

And, the finale to the day was seeing the flaming trebuchet!

Here are a few more pictures from the day: