The day after I got back from Tunisia I went on another trip – this time to the more nearby Warwick Castle. As the name suggests Warrick Castle is located in Warwick, a 2 hour and 15 min train ride out of Marylebone and therefore a fairly easy day trip out of London. The four of us, Rache, Rita, Phelon and I, set off at a fairly reasonable hour and arrived in Warwick just a bit early for a Sunday roast. We wandered the high street for a bit before settling down at a cute little pub. We got a nice hunky army guy to take a photo of us.

A history lesson on Warrick Castle can easily be obtained from the internet so I’m not going to bore you with any of the details. Hints on visiting the castle are to look out for deals on websites such as lastminute or days out because tickets cost over £15 at the door (with a 20% saving if booked online.)

Attractions at Warwick Castle include the trebuchet, the largest catapult in the world. You don’t quite grasp how gigantic this 22 ton baby is until you see the little men running around operating it during the demonstration. For non-static attractions there are also live shows on during the including a live falconer exhibition.

Otherwise we entertained ourselves but climbing towers (one tower being 530 steps high), visiting the garden, exploring the interior of the castle, climbing into dungeons, donning costumes, playing with exhibitions and trying, but not succeeding, in entering the Princess Tower. Apparently, all adults must enter with at least one child! Hilariously one of the other billboards read: “All Boys, Dads, Grandpas, Uncles, Nephews and Brothers. You may find the content of the Princess Tower offensive. You have been warned.”

And because we worked so hard and burned so much energy making our way around the castle we stopped at the Thomas Oken Tea Room for an afternoon cream tea. Mmmm ….