Our day at Warwick Castle on Tuesday was excellent all around. The castle is over 1,000 years old, and the current operators do a great job of telling its fascinating history through a number of interactive exhibits.
And, when you're not busy inside learning, you can battle other children on the castle grounds with the wooden swords you purchased.
We met up with this family earlier in the morning while packing up our belongings in the tent. They are from Texas.
Here's one of the interactive, informative tours, taking you through the preparations going on in the castle before a big battle.
When the men had downtime, they might have filled it with arm wrestling.
This area at the entrance was fascinating - it looks like a recreation, but it's real!
Cora guards the town idiots... photo by Violet.
Just outside the walls, the people behind Horrible Histories created a history maze, with various areas teaching "horrible" facts about different eras. Here, Violet stamps her passport book to show we found this part of the maze.
After the maze, Sue and Gord took Cora and Violet on toward home, while Stace and I stayed longer. We were now hungry, and what more authentic (and protein-packed) snack to have than a turkey leg?
We did the last few exhibits on our own - this one involved walking up and then down hundreds of short, winding stairs.
But the view was so worth it! We were so blessed to have warm, sunny weather.
What a great day out! Educational and fun, for all of us.
And speaking of fun, here is a comparison shot, our first trip in 2001, and this time around:
And, when you're not busy inside learning, you can battle other children on the castle grounds with the wooden swords you purchased.
And speaking of fun, here is a comparison shot, our first trip in 2001, and this time around:
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