Tuesday, 28 April 2009

Warwick Castle

It was Easter weekend and we were meant to be going mountain climbing. However due to the incompetence of the car hire company the car we ordered was not going to be available when wanted it. After some thought we decided head off to Warwick Castle for the day. We chose here because we could get in for free using a supermarket points system they have over here. So we headed off early in the morning and arrived at the park. We were quite surprised that we were not the only ones to think of this and the place was packed!! It was helped along by a buy one get one free voucher that had been in the newspaper the 2 days before.

Warwick castle use to be a real castle and has been turned into a theme park. It based on medieval times and you are able to watch knights joust, people run around beating each other with swords and the coolest thing was watching the trebuchet fire. They did it so that the shot was on fire as well which was fun to watch. They also had large 'Birds of Prey' show which was good and because it was Easter weekend medieval fanatics were camping all over the grounds which created a tent city full of people dressed up in medieval clothing which created a fun atmosphere.