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Situated on the banks of the River Avon, Warwick is well located and steeped in history. From here one can travel south and reach the city of Coventry and to the west is another popular tourist destination, Leamington Spa. Certainly this is a town which makes an ideal base for exploring not just the town of Warwick but the whole of the West Midlands or further south to the Cotswolds. Here we’ll take a look at some of the things Warwick can offer you.
Warwick Castle – Whilst you can treat this as “just” a castle, there is much more to it: there are plenty of activities one can get involved in during a visit. You can experience what it feels like for soldiers preparing for battle or just how much a sword really does weigh. They’ll even let you wear a battle helmet. Or you may prefer to take a leisurely stroll around the State Rooms with their lavish decoration and see how the household prepares for a party taking place in Victorian times.
Shakespeare’s Birthplace – Which of course is in Stratford upon Avon, a mere 8 miles from Warwick. This tourist attraction is the very house where Shakespeare was born. The exhibitions that you walk past teach you all about his life including his writing. Scenes have been constructed which draw the visitors in and the noisy sound effects along with the original artifacts mean you’ll be transported back to his lifetime.
The house is reached through an English country garden. As you walk through it you will see flowers, herbs and trees have been planted in it which Shakespeare loved and which are mentioned in his plays. The house has been carefully restored, keeping as many original features as possible.
Anne Hathaway’s Cottage – Just a short trip from Shakespeare’s birth place is Shottery here is the home where his future wife spent her early years. Although we now refer to it as a cottage when his bride Anne lived in it and Shakespeare courted her it was a large farmhouse. It was home to her descendants until the late 1800′s when the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust bought the building.
The cottage can trace its roots back to the 16th & 17th centuries but there are two curved oak beams which were erected in 1463. The cottage hasn’t changed much over the years and in the living room is not only the original open hearth lots of original panels as well. There are pieces of original period furniture in the cottage and including the 4 poster Hathaway Bed.
Lunt Roman Fort – Well before the construction of Warwick Castle, as its name suggests this was a Roman Army fort. Using the archaeological evidence found on the site the site now features a faithful reconstruction of the original fort. You’ll get a feel for how life was for members of the ancient Roman army. The museum itself houses many finds from the archaeological dig along with a model of what the fort would have looked like in 64AD.
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