Warwick Hotels UK

Castle Warwick England, UK Tourism, Tourist Attractions, Information and Pictures

The town of Warwick is located 8 miles north of Stratford just off the A46

The town of Warwick was first fortified in 914 by the daughter of Alfred the Great, Ethelfleda.

The Castle is built on the River Avon

Surrounding the Castle, find Timbered Tudor houses built in the Tudor period..

Warwick Castle

• Warwick Castle is a medieval castle.
• Warwick Castle displays a collection of famous paintings by Holbein, Rubens,  and Van Dyck.
• Houses a collection of arms and armor.
• In the Castle's dungeon and torture chamber you will find graffiti left by captured Royalist soldiers from the English Civil War.
• Warwick Castle has 60 acres of gardens and is located along the River Avon.

Pictures

The great hall inside Warwick Castle picture

Lord Leycester's Hospital

• Lord Leycester's Hospital was founded in 1383 as a Guildhall.
• 1571, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester renovated the Guildhall for Almshouses.
• Lord Leycester's hospital is today a present day museum and home to ex-servicemen.