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for Warwick Castle, Warwick

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  • 45 of 45 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 MelissaRuth

    Member since 21/02/2011

    Reviews written: 67

    5 Stars Halloween Hauntings at Warwick Castle Review with images 26/10/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A full family day out with lots to do. Educational. Historical interest. Scenic.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Parking fees. Not all areas are suitable for people with disabilities.

    **Just for Halloween** If you go down to the castle this week beware; pumpkins, skeletons and a few witches have taken over Warwick Castle. The castle has been well and truly Halloweenised from 22nd – 31st October 2011. The first glimpse of the decorations is in the courtyard where you pay to enter the castle, where an old fashioned cart is piled high with pumpkins and staff dressed in medieval costumes dish out bowls of warming vegetable broth to the waiting crowds. Walking through the turnstiles I gasped as I saw what had been done to the perimeter area of the castle outside of the moat. It ... more
  • 45 of 45 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    paulwilsontastic

    5 Stars Warwick Castle - its 2 for 1 tastic! 18/01/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Plenty of great features to explore, real variety

    Disadvantages Disadvantages A bit pricey - take advantage of discount vouchers if you can

    For one Knight only Proudly announcing the ever so slightly much anticipated tale of our long planned, mini-weekend quest for the family in Warwick, brought to you in association with a freebie points overnighter at the nearby Holiday Inn Express. Our recent visit in July, coincided with some kind of music festival weekend of events going on at the castle An eclectic mix indeed with Friday night starring JLS, Saturday night a Queen tribute and a Sunday night the British Proms. We came down on the Saturday night - and all the omens were good. Flicking onto John Barrowman's light entertainment ... more
  • 79 of 79 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    CezaWeza

    3 Stars Commercial Castle Review with images 13/10/2010
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Well preserved castle, good to see history come alive

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The cost of just about everything

    Warwick Castle is a medieval themed castle located in the town of Warwick, Warwickshire. The castle is said to have been built by William the Conqueror in 1068 and was used as fortification until the early 17th century when it was then converted into a country house. It was then inhabited by the subsequent Earls of Warwick from 1759 until 1978 when it was purchased by the Tussuads Group and opened as a tourist attraction. In recent years, I have been to Warwick Castle twice. The first time was a weekend in the summer season, the weather was really warm and sunny and all of the outdoor shows ... more
  • 67 of 67 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    The-Operator

    4 Stars Power and Glory Review with images 07/05/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages So much to see

    Disadvantages Disadvantages So much to pay

    Ever since she was little, the teenage element of this household has wanted to see a real castle. With dungeons. We have plenty of castles in this neck of the woods (Cheshire/Welsh Marches) but they tend to be ruins or not remotely castle-y enough for the romantic historical notions of a 15 year old to be fulfilled i.e just a big house without dungeons. Sorry, that should have read "brutal" not "romantic". Warwick Castle fits the bill though. Very nicely, too. From its earliest earthwork birth in 914 as a hilltop fort defending the small Anglo-Saxon settlement of Warwick from Danish invaders ... more
  • 84 of 84 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    krazykat2005

    4 Stars Wonderful Warwick Castle Review with images 19/05/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Wonderful day out

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Steep prices, some accessibility issues

    ** A QUICK HISTORY LESSON ** The origins of Warwick Castle date as far back as the year 914, when the daughter of Alexander the Great ordered the building of an earthen rampart to protect the hilltop town of Warwick from the invading Danish. It has been visited by the like of Queen Elizabeth I, King William III and Queen Victoria to name but a few. ** WHERE ** Warwick Castle is located in (funnily enough) Warwickshire, in the picturesque town of Warwick. My other half did actually check that this was so as he said he knew that sometimes places (like Leeds Castle) are not where you might assume ... more
  • 82 of 82 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    gemax2

    2 Stars A RIGHT ROYAL RIP OFF 16/06/2009
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Nice scenery on a sunny day, plenty of picnic areas & easy to get to

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Too expensive, you have to pay cash for everything & the entertainment is poor

    We live quite near to Warwick Castle and for years have been picking up these 2 for 1 voucher but have never put them to good use. This year my boyfriend and me have been venturing out on a few day trips and decided last Saturday, as the weather was to be good we would go to Warwick Castle. HOW TO GET THERE We live in Leicestershire so we used the M1 and M69 I think the most direct route is if you use the M40 and depart at junction 15 which brings you around 2 miles away. Warwick Castle is quite well sign posted. You will know when your getting near as there is quite a lot of traffic. You ... more
  • 39 of 39 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 lj1989

    Member since 01/03/2010

    Reviews written: 461

    5 Stars For your little knights and princesses 16/02/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Lots to do for everyone, educational

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Full priced tickets are quite expensive, dungeons are an additional charge

    *What is it and where is it?* Warwick Castle describes itself as 'Britain's Ultimate Castle'. It is a large castle with many attractions including a Princess Tower, the Central Courtyard and a Gaol (jail). You also get the opportunity to see the interior of the castle and there are many things going on outside including jousting and catapult firing. There is also now 'The Castle Dungeon' which involves a tour around the castles dungeons with live actors (there is an additional charge for this). Warwick Castle is located in Warwick. It is easily accessible from road and rail. The castle is easy ... more
  • 49 of 49 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 Tempus_Fugit

    Member since 16/09/2006

    Reviews written: 121

    4 Stars A Steep Step For Man A Giant Leap For History Review with images 25/03/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages history, voted most popular castle in the UK

    Disadvantages Disadvantages cold in the winter, steep steps, expensive

    "The origins of Warwick Castle can be traced back to the Saxon fortification which Ethelfleda, daughter of Alfred the Great, used to defend against the invading Danes. … a wooden motte and bailey constructed in 1068 at the command of William the Conqueror. Throughout the Middle Ages, under successive Earls of Warwick, the castle was gradually rebuilt in stone. By the 14th century, it was a towering mediaeval fortress and the stronghold of the mighty Beauchamp Family. … Attacked in 1264, besieged in 1642 and damaged by fire in 1871, the castle has nevertheless gloriously survived the ever ... more
  • 52 of 52 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 atticusuk

    Member since 22/02/2004

    Reviews written: 310

    3 Stars Theme park or historical monument? 17/06/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great day out

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Pricey and verging on the tackey

    Having grown up in Stratford Upon Avon I have visited Warwick castle a number of times over the years as it was one of those must see attractions whenever we had guests visiting and therefore I have witnessed how it has evolved over the years. Unfortunately in my opinion this evolution has not been a positive thing as it has gone from a great historical monument to a place that has more than just the hint of the theme park to it. When you realise that it is part of the Taussauds Group then it is not hard to see the cause of this change. Do not get me wrong it is still a good family day out and ... more
  • 52 of 52 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    btco

    4 Stars Let Me Take You Back In Time 28/04/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages lots to learn, intresting, lovely scenery

    Disadvantages Disadvantages gift shop a little expensive

    We went on an outing to Warwick Castle, which I was very interested in as it has loads of History, it was a great day out and living not to far away from Warwick Castle we thought we would go So I thought id share my experience with you and try to explain the best I can about the Castle and my day out there. Warwick Castle is in Warwickshire, which is near Coventry and about 20 minutes from Stratford Upon Avon. It took us about an hour and a half to get there from Cheltenham, but we did have a little stop on the way. You can easily get the train, I believe you can get combined rail and entry ... more
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