Warwick Castle is a great day out for all the family but if you are looking for a quiet day out steeped in history you may not find what you are looking for here.  Designed to bring history alive it is clearly aimed at the younger generation.  If you do not mind this there is a lot to take in and during the summer there are events and activities throughout.  There is also a very informative guidebook and also audio tours.

Because of the nature of Warwick Castle photography is allowed inside parts of the castle but the crowds make it very difficult to get the pictures that you want.  However there are a couple which did come out reasonably well and they are here on my site.

Interior photos and pictures from the activities at the castle.

You can also find some peacefulness away from the crowds in the gardens and along the Wall Walk where you can take in the views of the surrounding countryside.

The reason for putting the above onto separate pages is to try and quicken the loading of this page as there are a lot of photos taken at the castle.

One of the first things I did on arrival at the castle was go on the Ramparts Walk.  Considering that this was the day after falling down a flight of stairs at Stanford Hall this was probably not the best of ideas.  However the views from the ramparts are well worth the effort.  However the walks are long and not for those who have a fear of heights.  Along the walks you go through the various towers Caesar's, Guy's, Clarence and Bear.  All of which are contained in the following pictures.

Another place to explore is the Ghost Tower where Sir Fulke Greville is still said to walk. However with the tourist trapping and ghostly sound effects there is little to see for a serious ghost hunter and I suspect that if a ghost ever had inhabited the tower he would have long since left about the same time the first tourists arrived.
 

The longest queues are the castle are those to get into the Death or Glory dungeon and Torture Chamber.    Gloomy and foreboding some of the sense of history still lingers in these rooms.

The Chapel, Great Hall and State Rooms are much less likely to be crowded than other parts of the castle and again the history is evident here in the lavishly decorated rooms.  Photography is understandably not allowed in these particular rooms.    Interesting and informative they are more for the older visitors than the rest of the castle.
 

One of the most advertised features of Warwick Castle is the Kingmaker Exhibition which tells the story of Richard Neville, better known to history as Warwick the Kingmaker.
 

The Mound was built in 1068 on the orders of William the Conqueror and was part of the Norman castle's defence system.  Now it is a place where you can look over the grounds of the castle down to the River Avon.
 

You can also visit the Peacock Garden and the Conservatory and also the Victorian Rose Garden.  Pictures of these are at this link.
 

In the summer there is the additional activities on River Island where the Medieval Festival is held.  I managed to catch the last day of the festival where there were medieval games, cooking, birds of prey displays and entertainers such as the Ratcatcher who was a comedian/magician who was really entertaining even for the adults in the audience.

All in all there is a lot to see at Warwick and whilst it is more expensive than other places to visit you have a lot more to do there too and you can easily spend the whole day exploring the different areas and still not take in everything.