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Painting of Warwick Castle

Warwick Castle (pron. 'Worrick') is a large castle in Warwickshire, England. It is near the town of Warwick. The castle was once the family home of the Earls of Warwick.

There are many rooms in the castle. Some of the rooms have mannequins in them that look like real people. These are dressed in costume. They are used to show how people might have lived in the castle hundreds of years ago. Warwick Castle has a dungeon. One part of the castle is said to be haunted. Actors play the part of the ghost and the servant who killed him in a dramatic "Spook Experience". Lights and sounds are used to add to the effect.

The castle has a very high wall walk. It can be explored, so that visitors can see from where the guards looked for enemies. A long, steep flight of steps leads up to the highest part of the castle where the flagpole is.

There are many paintings in the castle. There are portraits of English Kings and Queens as well as of members of the family who owned the castle. It is possible to see the private chambers, or bedrooms, where the family and their most important guests slept.

Images for kids

  • Warwick 1834 OS map

    The 1834 Ordnance Survey shows the castle to the south of the town, next to the River Avon

  • Warwick Castle - The Mound

    The motte of the Norman motte-and-bailey castle is called Ethelfleda's Mound

  • Warwick Castle - Caesar's Tower 2016

    Caesar's Tower was built between 1330 and 1360

  • Warwick Castle - Guy's Tower 2017

    Guy's Tower 2017

  • Warwick Castle's Bear and Clarence Towers

    The Bear and Clarence Towers which were built by King Richard III in the 1480s

  • Warwick Castle south-east facade

    The castle's south facade as seen across the River Avon

  • Chapel warwick castle 8089

    The chapel was built by Fulke Greville in the early 1600s

  • Warwick Castle, the east front by Canaletto, 1752

    The east front of Warwick Castle from the outer court, painted by Canaletto in 1752.

  • Warwick Castle (4702928)

    Warwick Castle, painted by William Pitt about 1870

  • Warwick armor display 104

    Display of armor and weaponry

  • Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, England, a popular tourist destination

    Merlin Entertainments provides extensive maintenance for the property

  • Warwick wax churchill 117

    One of the groups of wax figures in the castle; Lord Brooke, a young Winston Churchill and Spencer Cavendish

  • Warwick leaves 8064

    One of the first views of the castle for tourists entering the grounds

  • Warwick Castle Conservatory

    The conservatory in 2017

  • Trebuchet at Warwick Castle, 2009

    The Warwick Castle trebuchet is currently the largest one in the world (2009)

  • Warwick Castle trebuchet

    It was reconstructed based on 13th-century drawings, and functions properly (2018)

  • WarwickCastleTrebuchet

    Warwick Castle trebuchet from the rear (2010)

  • WarwickCastleTrebuchetCloseup

    Close up of the walking cage on the trebuchet (2010)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Castillo de Warwick para niños

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