Sunday, August 2, 2015

Warwick Castle and the Dungeons

I stopped by Warwick Castle. It has a great reputation, especially for kids. King Henry owned it for awhile, he made everything gold in the castle. 

I find this castle quite different from others. There are four very thin outer walls. Basically just stairs up to the top and a few towers. The towers even seem to be in slightly random places.

There's one somewhat long corridor that connects the state rooms. I noticed a few sets of stairs that were blocked off, but other than that, there were a few nice rooms. The woodwork on the walls in one bedroom was exquisite. 

True to its reputation, there were many activities for kids. Shooting bows and arrows across the moat, sword fights, plays, etc. There's a fantastic open courtyard of just plain flat grass that connects the whole castle. 

Then I went down into the dungeons. It's like a haunted house. It's intended to be scary and entertaining. Even in the courtyard, you can hear the excitement about it.

I'd say the minimum age for this attraction is about 13 years old, give or take. There are a few relatively gory scenes and one of the actors had some relatively adult comments. 

There are 9 rooms. As a small group, you're directed by the actors how to get to each room. The actor then conducts a one-man show with many props. The final room is fantastic :) I enjoyed the entire show although I wasn't picked to be the "victim" in any room. 

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