Castles by County

Warwickshire

Warwick Castle

Visited June 2024

Location	Warwick, Warwickshire
Entrance Fee	Yes
Railway Station Nearby	Yes
Parking	Yes
Facilities	Cafe, Gift Shop, Toilets
Map

A superb castle to visit, with loads of things to see and do which will appeal to all members of the family, no matter what their age!

Zog the Dragon in front of the castle
The Mound, site of the original castle from 1068

Category: Warwickshire

Kenilworth Castle

Visited May 2017

Location	Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Entrance Fee	Yes
Railway Station Nearby	No
Parking	Yes
Facilities	Cafe, Gift Shop, Toilets
Map

One of the country's finest ruined castles, Kenilworth has been associated with king John, John of Gaunt, Henry V and probably most famously Elizabeth I, who was courted by one of her favourites Robert Dudley at the castle. He hoped to impress her enough to win her hand in marriage, but the Virgin Queen accepted his hospitality but not his proposal!

The entrance to the castle
The first view once through the gate
John of Gaunt's great hall

Category: Warwickshire

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Jolly japes at Warwick Castle
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Model of Newport Castle
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Door to St Catherine's Fort
A weather vane at Dunster Castle
A resident of Tamworth Castle
A Sphinx at Lacock Abbey
Decorative plinth at Castle Rising
Chirk Castle gates
Through the arched window at Lamphey Palace
Interesting flora at Kidwelly Castle
Powderham Belvedere window
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Harlech Castle
Taunton Castle through the round window
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Stokesay Castle Gatehouse
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Build A Castle

You need 2 bowls and some newspaper. Grease the bowls with olive oil.
One bowl should be deep, this is the motte. Glue the scraps of newspaper onto the bowls.
You need a thick covering of newspaper- the final layer should be white paper.
Once the bowls have dried, paint them in green, with a blue 'moat' around the bailey.Then remove the bowls.
Use strips of corrugated paper to make the pallisade.
Create some buildings out of cardboard- we used lentils to make a roof.
Use corrugated card to make the keep, and use moss to make some bushes in the bailey.
A couple of cardboard drawbridges, and you're done! History homework sorted!

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