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afj - 8/8/11 at 08:13 PM

So has anyone been to warwick castle for the day. Is it a good day out for two 30 somethings two 60 somethings and a 5 year old.?

irvined - 8/8/11 at 08:22 PM

Its a lovely castle, a few years ago they had all the staff dressed up in period costumes and had peasants fighting knights etc, five year old would love that. Not sure if they do it every day or only on special occasions though.

When I last lived there it was having a lot of construction work which spoiled the views, but the grounds are lovely.

Kenilworth castle is also worth a wander. Not for a five year old and two sixty year olds, but the walk from warwick castle out to kenilworth through the country is one of my favorite afternoon strolls.

ashg - 8/8/11 at 08:42 PM

its not a bad day out at all . we got some free tickets a few years ago/tesco i think. the grounds in the middle are nice and the tours were pretty good but the best part by far was going up to the top of the tower and looking out over the town the view is fantastic the engineering part with all the old machinery is very good also. get there early as the car park near the entrance isnt very big.

stevebubs - 8/8/11 at 08:42 PM

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Originally posted by afj
So has anyone been to warwick castle for the day. Is it a good day out for two 30 somethings two 60 somethings and a 5 year old.?


Yes....definitely....take a picnic and enjoy the grounds....last went about 4/5 years ago. Due to go again next week with 2 30 somethings, a (nearly) 60 something and a set of 12, 5 and 4 year olds...

[Edited on 8/8/11 by stevebubs]

stevebubs - 8/8/11 at 08:44 PM

PS If you're in the area this Sunday, I think it's the town centre classic car show...

stevebubs - 8/8/11 at 08:45 PM

Oooh..and Gaydon's only a 15-20 minute drive...

Dave Ashurst - 8/8/11 at 08:55 PM

Warwick Castle is excellent!

BTW the main car park isn't the little one by the entrance, it's the one off West Street/Stratford Road.

Benzine - 8/8/11 at 09:03 PM

It's decent. I met my girlfriend there ^__^

perksy - 8/8/11 at 09:05 PM

Had a great day there a couple of years ago and we're going back next month
The birds of prey demo and the medeival jousting were really good

eddie99 - 8/8/11 at 09:13 PM

I went there for a day a couple of months ago. Definitely worth going!

afj - 8/8/11 at 09:33 PM

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Originally posted by stevebubs
PS If you're in the area this Sunday, I think it's the town centre classic car show...


Its this sunday we are going whoop whoop

Dave Ashurst - 9/8/11 at 04:37 AM

Wish I could be there..


Retro Warwick car show

Last year's event was the first one

edsco - 9/8/11 at 09:35 AM

Fascinating place...lots to do. Plenty to see. £30 each now is it???!! Blimey. £25 when i went about 18 months ago. Defo worth a visit though. See if you can get a 2 for 1 offer in the paper or something as its (im sure) part of the madame tussauds get up and they are always doing offers.

Hope you have a fun day!

MikeR - 9/8/11 at 11:28 AM

As everyone else said - try to catch the firing on the trebuchet. It takes a while to load / set up but its pretty cool to watch.

Kenilworth is interesting but not as good as warwick - its more a ruin to walk around and try and take some arty photos (ok, perhaps the last bit is just me).

afj - 9/8/11 at 12:32 PM

ok looks like we are going to the castle thanks everyone

Simon - 9/8/11 at 04:34 PM

Good time, but (imho) very very expensive

ATB

Simon

stevebubs - 9/8/11 at 04:34 PM

Have a hunt around for buy one get one free vouchers...there's plenty out there if you know where to look and saves you a fortune...