As mentioned previously in our first post about being Merlin pass holder we decided to head back to Warwick Castle in the Summer hopefully getting more opportunity to explore the grounds of the castle. Each year, during the summer months, Warwick bring back their live show ' War of the Roses' and being Merlin pass holders we were luck to acquire tickets for the preview show.
So we headed off the Warwick castle. Knowing that we would be spending most of the day there we left a little later than normal, so when we arrived we had to park on the over flow car park which is about 20 minutes walk from the Castle.
Warwick castle has lots to offer including The dungeons, The Princess Tower, The Castle itself, A maze, Archery (payable), Knights school and then the Bird show, the Bowman and the trebuchet. The shows are allocated times throughout the day with most having at least 2 slots.
This time we were keen to watch both Birds shows, as they use different birds, the War of the roses and the trebuchet - as we had not seen this last time.
We queued up for the War of the Roses show and shortly were escorted towards the Jousting Arena where we had to choose red or white ( York or Lancaster).
We chose to support the Red and took our places in the Arena. From the start through to the end it was amazing. The performance was truly memorable. Titch didn't move or speak for the whole show which is an achievement and must have meant that he was enjoying it. The actors tell the tale of the War of the Roses with gusto and the audience were encouraged to be involved - especially with the booing!
The show was full of action, heroes and villains and was a great way to learn a bit of history.
After a walk around the gardens taking a few snaps we sat on the grass in the sun and watched The Might Trebuchet. A great way to end the day.
Once again this visit to Warwick castle did not disappoint us. And, although we have now been twice, we will definitely be going again.
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