Warwick Castle by Ethan

Wednesday 13th April, 2011.

First we woke up, had breakfast and left for Warwick Castle. We drove for an hour then arrived at Warwick castle. Next we hopped out of the car, walked for a bit then we entered the castle.


First we watched a 5 minute movie called ‘Dream of Battle’. It told us about preparing for a real battle which happened a long time ago. It told us to go next to ‘The Kingmaker’. So we did.

In The Kingmaker we walked down under the castle and saw wax figures which were showing us about the preparations for battle. There I got to hold a long bow and a cross bow.
Next we went 5to a show called ‘Flight of the Eagle’. In it we saw a man (called a falconer) who had trained a dad bald eagle, a baby bald eagle, a chestnut vulture and a sea eagle. It was amazing.


Then we went to story time with the dragon slayer. It was in the courtyard of the castle. He told us a story about how Guy of Warwick once slayed a dragon. It wasn’t true though.


Next we went to the Sword in the Stone show. It had an actual sword and a kid pulled it out. He was given a wooden sword instead of the actual sword.

Next we went to the raising of the portcullis. A man told us how to open and close the gate and also that there were little holes called murder holes where people poured boiling sand and urine on their enemies.

Lastly we went to ‘The Mighty Trebuchet’. A trebuchet is a type of catapult. They shot out a fire ball. It was awesome! Then we went out of the castle through the shop. In the shop I bought a quill. Then we went home, had dinner and went to bed.