What better way to beat the winter blues than with a visit to Warwick Castle’s preposterously perfect Victorian Christmas? With a 250 metre ice skating trail and rink, lashings of Victorian entertainment, themed attractions and 60 acres of grounds and gardens, the Castle is the perfect place for a festive day out with family and friends.
A half hour skate on the UK’s first ever ice trail, with mini rink, is just the thing to beat the winter blues, burning around 250 calories in just 30 minutes of frosty fun. Over at Carter’s original Victorian steam fair, take a ride on the gallopers or a turn on the chairoplanes and feel the wind in your hair, then be spooked by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future in Ebenezer’s Haunted Tower.
The Castle itself, with themed attractions and beautiful decorations and illuminations, is just the ticket to escape the chilly temperatures. While for those with real stamina, the 530 step Tower & Rampart walk is guaranteed to blow away the Christmas cobwebs and offers fantastic views across the rolling Warwickshire countryside. To finish your day, take a bracing walk around the Castle’s 60 acres of beautiful grounds and gardens.
Warwick Castle’s Very Victorian Christmas runs until 6th January 2008; the castle will be open from 10am to 7pm. Daytime adult price from £16.15 with child (aged 4-16) entry from £10.75 and a great value family ticket from £46.80 (two adults and two children). Ice Trail tickets are additional @ £5.00 each for a 30 minute slot. Book at www.warwick-castle.com/christmas or on 0870 442 2000 for best prices – all pre-booked tickets include a FREE ice trail ticket. Evening tickets, valid between 5pm and 7pm are available at £7.95 for adults and children.
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