Warwick Castle is Britain’s Greatest Mediaeval Experience with fantastic themed attractions and a year-round programme of interactive entertainment. Bursting to the towers with tales of treachery and torture, passion and power and above all fascinating people, times and events, Warwick Castle is  more than simply a castle and is a place where you can experience life as it really was from mediaeval times through to the Napoleonic period.

 

Set in 60 acres of grounds with State rooms, Armoury, Dungeon, Torture Chamber, Warwick Castle is owned by the same group as Madam Tussards.

 

From the moment you enter the portcullis of Warwick Castle, beneath the murder holes used to repel invaders in the past, you can sense that this is no ordinary day out. You can watch Thomas of Warwick, the castle Bowman, as he displays his skills with the mighty longbow and see the trebuchet which was the largest and most formidable of the siege machines and was, in essence, a huge catapult. The trebuchet was used to fire huge projectiles to breach the Castle walls. Large rocks and stones were the main ammunition

The town of Warwick was founded on the banks of the River Avon in 914 AD and is itself a charming and picturesque town to stroll around and take in Warwickshire tourist attractions. You can combine this with a tour of Stratford upon Avon, Shakespeare's birth place and the home of Stratford Theatre.