Walking into Warwick from the St Nicholas car park
Plants in Walls at the churchyard of St Nicholas.
Buddleia manages to root everywhere!
The Church of St Nicholas - I am not sure if this church is open but should check before further day time visits.
One of the gates to Warwick Castle - I haven't been into the castle for years since we took D and E when they were little when there was a "medieval jousting" event. It is stuffed full of history but to be honest I found it too commercialised.
East Gate - this is one of 3 medieval gateways into the town of Warwick. The Chapel of St Peter was built above the gate in the 15th century and was altered and refaced in the 18th century.
After spending a couple of hours in St Mary's we just had time for a brief wander round the town.
We just had to re-visit and stock up at this olde worlde sweet shop.
Then onto Lord Lecyester's Hospital and the Brethren's Kitchen for a very late lunch. This tearoom is a superb find - the food is delicious and the interior charming. Highly recommended if you ever find yourself in Warwick.
15th century wardrobe
Lord Leycester's Hospital is fascinating and another place in Warwick worth visiting. We didn't have time to look round again but if you want to see my past post on it please see here
In case you thought I had left Timothy at home here he is giving you a wave.
You may recall the memorial plaque to Thomas Oken in St Mary's - he died in this house on 29th July 1573.
Mill Street - on one of our previous visits we had a look round the lovely Mill Garden. It is quite small but full of plants and in a lovely setting on the bank of the river and overlooked by Warwick Castle. Please see here if you would like to see the garden.
Moon rising over Warwick Castle
*D - photos taken by my son with the Canon SX50HS
Rest of photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330
13 comments:
thanks for taking us on this walk with you around Warwick and it was lovely to see Timothy. Have a wonderful weekend.
Margaret Adamson - Thank you and have a wonderful weekend too.
Lovely photos. There are some wondeful buildings in Warwick. I'd love to visit again one day. I remember going into the castle in the late 60s early 70s. We didn't go in there on later visits just the Lord Leycester Hospital and the Museum. I seem to remember a large bridge and a toy/doll museum too but it was so long ago. I'm glad Timothy visited Warwick with you:)
Rosie - Thanks so much. Do hope you can visit again one day - so much to see. There is also a place called Hill Close Gardens there that I would like to go to.
When I was little we used to go to Kenilworth and Warwick quite often and in one of the towns there was a toy/doll/teddy bear museum - not sure which town though and I think it has probably now closed :( but I am wondering now if it was Warwick and the one you remember.
Kenilworth Castle is a place not far from here that I keep saying I will revisit I will also grit my teeth and put up with the commercialism and go back to Warwick Castle!
The Buddleia is certainly adept at sprouting in every nook and cranny, there's a huge wall near and several are growing from it, I do like how it looks though! I love the old buildings, it reminds me of Chester!
Pam Thank you. Buddleia gets everywhere - there is a brownfield site near my mothers where a pub has been knocked down and it is covered in hundreds of buddleias. Found out recently though it is going to be used for housing development.
I would like to go to Chester - haven't been since I was a child!!!!!!!!!
LOVELY! and Hi TIMOTHY!!! What a beautiful tour around the area. This will be my first trek over to your general area. I cannot wait to explore. Hope you're having a good start to your week.
Chris Rohrer - Thank you and Timothy says Hi :) Warwick is beautiful and lots of history - well worth a visit. I noticed you mentioned a Wales visit so are you coming to England too?? Yes thanks - have a lovely week :)
I have mixed emotions when I see Eastgate and the Chapel of St Peter. It was my form room in the early 1970s. 6B was spent in the lower room and 6A in the actual chapel, which had nothing to show of its religious past, it was just our classroom. Now the school has been redesigned within an inch of its life and is leaving the centre of Warwick for a new building next to the boys and prep schools on Myton Road. I used to love the atmosphere of the old buildings with its links to so many different pasts. I feel sorry for the new girls who will have no knowledge and no interest of what went before.
I enjoyed visite Lord Leycester's hospital and lunching there a few years ago. Your photos have brought back memories.
I enjoyed my visits to Warwick Castle before it got taken over by the Tussauds Group which changed to Castle into an entertainment experience.
Previously the castle displayed and explored its history which was far more interesting to me.
I've just googled Warwick Doll Museum and apparently it was in Okens House until 2004 when it was closed and some of the toys are on display in the town museum which I remember because of the bear!:)
I haven't been for a few years, it's a beautiful place!
Sarah Head - Thank you so much for your very interesting comment - I really had no idea Eastgate and the Chapel were used as a school - what a wonderful place to be educated with all the history and atmosphere as you say. Such a shame the school is moving and as you mention future girls will miss out on so much.
CherryPie - Thank you and so pleased it brought back happy memories.
I went to Warwick Castle as a child in the day when it was all about the history but by the time we took our children it was in the hands of the Tussauds Group :( I much prefer Kenilworth which is far less commercialised and in the hands of English Heritage.
Rosie - Thanks so much - the fact it was in Okens House ties in with my memories from childhood of it being in an old old building. The town museum in the market hall had a revamp a year or so back and really is very good with some excellent displays.
Pam - Thanks so much. I really ought to visit more often - only 45 minutes from here at most.
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