Feudal Archery

Last week we visited this castle for a Feudal Archery event.

We invited Cameron's friend D and his Mum along for the afternoon too.
There was a little medieval camp set up in the grounds which was very interesting.

We got to talk to some rein actors about lots of different things such as food preparation, crafts and archery.

The boys went off by themselves to explore the castle, I think they really enjoyed the freedom to wander off by themselves.
I really enjoyed seeing the domestic areas of the castle - the various kitchens etc.
There was an archery display on the lawn a bit later on which was great.


The boys had ice-cream and the Mums drank tea and we all had a potter around the gift shop (what is it about gift shops that makes you think you need to buy everything?!) before heading off home again.
Cameron hit his limit for keeping up social skills about half way though the visit. I think we've discovered that we're better at this kind of thing if we're on our own rather than in a group, albeit a small one today, and socialising separately from events/activities.

The castle is quite small and lovely but I think it's better value for money on the days where they offer an event like this.

I was mostly impressed by the beautiful courtyard - I think that's a feature lacking in modern property design!