The above and lower photo show the inside court grounds. The view of the fields behind excite me. And spotting sheep in those fields top it off. :) I didn't get to walk to the top as Jon did because Hadley and I were in the Princess Tower to meet a "princess" and solve a special riddle. (It was a cute and fun meeting for young girls. Unfortunately, we couldn't take pictures during that part.) I will climb to the top of the high towers next time.
You can see a portion of Warwick village and more beautiful field in the above photo.
There's a pretty river on one side of the castle. We were able to eat lunch inside next to a window overlooking it.
I seriously want to go back with a dressed up girl (preferably my own but I know they would be too comfortable and ignore my instructions) and the time to create some whimsical or fairy tale like photos here. This covered archway IS awesome!
Naturally, you can't pass up these photo-ops. Crimes were based on height.
There was a children's hedge maze that was pretty neat and fun. This seemed to be a center point that had about four or five of these doors that you could choose to go through. The kids were to find different points within the maze that taught about some of the history of the area and stamp a passport they had.
This was a tight squeeze or a grown man with a stroller.
Large scales like these were once used to determine if an accused person was really a witch. The accused would stand on one side and the other would hold a metal covered bible. If the bible was heavier, than the accused was believed to be a witch and was killed. Unfortunately, the bible was rigged by having weights hidden inside, so many people were found to be witches.
We were able to watch a demonstration of this trebuchet launching a fire ball.
1 comment:
Looks like a fairy tale place. Makes me all the more anxious to visit you. I can see you will be able to give us a tour of some wonderful places. You are living in beautiful surroundings for sure.
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