There's an escaped sock on the railway line at Diss Station
A Day at Warwick Castle, Warwickshire - 8th September 2018
It's the time of year for Grandad's RAF reunion, but because he's not into driving long distances any more we take him down and stay in the same hotel, just outside Stratford Upon Avon. Whilst the old boys of the entry of 1951 hold their AGM, we head off to nearby Warwick Castle for the day.
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previous album: A Spot of Camping, Alton Water, Stutton, Suffolk - 1st September 2018
Down in London, there's a lunch trip to Peking Seoul on Praed Street, which passes Fleming's old gaff
A horse waits at the pedestrian crossing on Hyde Park Corner in London
Fred finds something amusing when we arrive at the Stratford Manor for the first night
The boys find a funky 1960s-style mirror
The boys in their beds
Next morning, Isobel and the boys have a swim in the hotel pool
Fred reads the map
Isobel and Fred in the stocks again
A peacock roams around
There are some birds of prey
An impressive fish eagle of some sort
The gang on a hill wait for the Trebuchet demonstration
The dude - left - narrates the story of the trebuchet and its use in mediaeval wars
A weir
The boys are in stocks again, in the Horrible Histories maze
The boys roam around the maze
On a Viking ship
Fred and Harry in the World War One trenches
Nice weaved willow arches
There's a birds-of-prey demo
An eagle flies in
Some kind of flying raptor
A massive eagle
The boys run around
The dude from the trebuchet demo is now doing longbows and arrows
A demonstration of archery
The clocktower, which looks vaguely like Hampton Court
The great hall is set up for a wedding
Ornate ceiling
Another dining room
A repeating ceiling
The family portrait room
Some mediaeval-style stained glass
Bearded dude with a book, in stained glass
Warwich Castle's shared ownership with Madame Tussaud's shows through in its impressive wax-works
The drawing room
A stuffed bear with a gramophone
The origin of Warwickshire's 'ragged stump and bear' is explained, in the bear pit
Aerial view of the next bird demonstration
Warwick, as seen from the castle battlements
Isobel ponders
Painted corridors
Fred peers through a telescope
The trebuchet is wound up by human mice on its big wheels
As we leave the great hall, wedding guests arrive
The bride and bridesmaids sweep in
The groom in shining armour
The coach driver demonstrates the challenging skill of reversing a coach-and-pair
The streets of Warwick
The boys look all bored, because we've had to walk for more than five minutes
The 1960s building containing Warwickshire County Council and library
Metal sculpture in a pond
Warwick market is packing up, but we get a great deal on eight punnets of strawberries
Fred looks longingly at an ice-cream freezer
Warwick has a nice line in old street signs
Walking back to the car park
Back at the Straford Manor
Funky mirror
Milling around reception
Harry and Fred in the hotel room
There's a cool reflection of Harry in a mirror, where his head is floating in space
Selfie in a silver ball
Grandad and his RAF massive turn up for their dinner
Isobel and a sleepy Harry
Part of the breakfast table looks like a still-life study
Harry is Superman, outside the room
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There's an escaped sock on the railway line at Diss Station