One more castle

Today was our last day of driving around the UK sightseeing. We had just a single sight on our list, Warwick Castle. The castle was quite large and there were many different exhibits to visit within its buildings. The most interesting part of the castle was the many shows that run at different times outside the castle itself.

We were quite lucky to catch the first show that started just inside the gate as we entered. It was called Warwick Bowman and talked about the history of the English Longbow with a short demonstration where they shot at a shield, then at a “wand” (a one inch stick that stuck out from the target). Then they shot at a rubber duck that they hung down from the “wand”. The show was interesting, and very entertaining.

Following the archery demonstration we walked along around the castle and through the old mill and engine room. The next event of the day was the firing of the Trebuchet, so we wandered around the castle’s gardens, and looked at the birds of prey on their perches. The firing of the Trebuchet was great, though they couldn’t use the man powered winch due to the weather (in case you are wondering, yes it was raining).

After this we watched the start of the Winged Warriors show on falconry before heading into the castles buildings. There was quite a crowd in the castle, mostly school tours I think. The rooms were set out with mannequins dressed in period costume. This created a different atmosphere from the other castles we visited.

After Warwick Castle we had a quick lunch in Warwick itself before heading back and calling it a day. We finished off the day packing and weighing our bags, before we had a lovely dinner with Margaret and Ted.