Warwick Castle

Painting of Warwick Castle

Warwick Castle (pronounced '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.

Warwick Castle Media

An old map published around 1610 by John Speed showing Warwick; the castle is in the south of the town, next to the River Avon.
The motte of the Norman motte-and-bailey castle is called Ethelfleda's Mound
Caesar's Tower was built between 1330 and 1360
Guy's Tower, constructed 1330-1360, photographed in 2017
The Bear and Clarence Towers which were built by King Richard III in the 1480s
A gibbet, previously on display in the dungeon in the basement of Caesar's Tower
The castle's south facade as seen across the River Avon
The chapel was built by Fulke Greville in the early 1600s
The east front of Warwick Castle from the outer court, painted by Canaletto in 1752.
The east front of Warwick Castle from inside the courtyard, painted by Canaletto in 1752.
2012 demonstration of the Warwick Castle trebuchet (launch at 10:30)