Warwick Castle

Neither Jane or I have visited Warwick Castle since we were children, further back than either of us care to remember, so when Lee and Judy asked if there were any castles nearby that we could visit, we immediatly thought of Warwick. Warwick Castle is the largest castle, still completly intact, in England, and no more than 20 miles from home. Perfect. We pre-booked the tickets the night before, on line, printed them out, and then 10.30am Thursday morning, tickets in hand, we went to the front of the que, and entered the grounds of the Castle. We were met by several squawking peacoks, their wonderful tails in full flow.

Jane and Judy in the Rose Garden.

They put on a "jousting" match for us, between the English King's men and the Barbarians, of course the English won, though it was a close thing........

Lee Judy and I went up the 583 steps to the tower, and walked all along the battlements. Jane said she didn't fancy all those steps, so she waited for us sitting on a hay bale.

The views from the top of the castle were tremendous, and worth the climb.

Judy with one of the housemaids doing laundry.

Henry the v111, with some of his 8 wives.

There is a water mill at the rear of the castle, used for grinding grain in the early 1300's, and latterly used to produce electricity, from about 1900 until 1954. Lee is seen here talking with one of the curators about how it all works.

This is a picture of an eagle in flight. I dont remember the exact name of it, but I do remember it weighs in at 17 pounds, and has a wing span of over 8 ft. It is the 3rd largest of the eagle family, and comes from Russia.

We had a great day out, the weather was perfect, and we were totaly whacked when we left for the 15 minute walk back to the car park. If anyone ever gets to visit this part of the world, and wishes to see a castle?....then this is the one to go and see.