Other than Warwick Castle, there wasn't much to do at Warwick. So we planned for Warwick to be a day trip which would involve mainly Warwick Castle, and to depart after that.
Attractions
Warwick Castle
We bought our tickets online around three weeks beforehand, so instead of £62.40 (S$131.04) for two pax, we only paid £43.68 (S$91.73). The prices included entrance to Merlin: Dragon Tower and The Castle Dungeon. My advice - skip the Dragon Tower and just get the Castle Dungeon. The Dragon Tower was basically a waste of time for us, as it was too tailored for kids. But the Castle Dungeon was certainly much more entertaining - I think most people would certainly get a bit spooked inside.
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| Map of Warwick Castle |
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| A ballista outside of the castle |
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| Full battle armour for both the rider and the horse |
The Armoury has a variety of weapons and armours. We learnt that armour is as inflexible as it looks - and isn't as sturdy as it looks. It's probably better at deflecting attacks, but a direct blow would definitely injure the wearer seriously.
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| One of the castle bedrooms |
The person there is fake, by the way.
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| It sucks being a servant. Especially rule 8. |
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| Along the river |
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| The Trebuchet demonstration |
Their trebuchet is supposedly the largest working siege machine in the world now. It's huge and requires several people to run it together in order for it to work. The speaker explained that in the past, they used the trebuchet to hurl huge projectiles to breach the castle walls. Although rocks were the main ammunition, they also flung corpses and carcasses in to spread diseases. This was particularly effective if they happen to land in their wells and contaminate their water supply. The corpses (of the castle's dead soldiers) could further serve as a morale dampener.
So they did a demonstration on how it worked, and we saw how they flung a fireball some distance away.
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| View from one of the castle towers |
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| View from another tower |
Address: Warwick CV34 4QU, United Kingdom
Website: www.warwick-castle.com
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