Sherborne Old Castle

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What would have happened in the Civil War if Twitter had existed, the children pondered?

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“Let’s take over Parliament because YOLO”

running in the ruins

“Ransacking castle. LOL”

shooting an invisible arrow

“Family in castle on run. Silver from castle on sale in market. #Bargain”

“Long live the King! IMHO”

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“King wore 2 shirts to execution. Looked dapper. Well, YODO”

looking up from the moat

Who knows how different it would have been. Maybe more of the castles would be standing. Maybe more people would have survived. Maybe.

walking in the moat

Our visit to Sherborne Old Castle prompted some interesting questions from the children.ย  The castle is a ruin now. Cromwell’s forces started the demise. Raleigh attempted to rebuild, but it proved a bigger task, so he built the new castle. Leaving this one to decay.

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We walked around the now-dry moat. A lovely nature reserve. Catching glimpses of banded demoiselle damselflies that flitted in front of us. Enjoyed our picnic, discussing the thickness of the remaining walls.

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The sun was out. The children could run around. It reminded me of ruins that I used to run around in Italy, when I was their age. Childhood memories in the making.

If you have any (child friendly) Twitter suggestions along the same theme, we’d love to read them.

 

Joining in with the as always inspiring Fiona over at the #CountryKids.

Country Kids from Coombe Mill Family Farm Holidays Cornwall

This is my entry to the Center Parcs and Tots100 Mayย challenge. If Iโ€™m chosen, I would like to visit (Longleat Forest). We just love getting out and about, spotting nature.

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28 comments

  1. Oh my this certainly brought back childhood memories – or I should say teen memories – as visited here often during my five years at Sherborne Girl school!!!!!

    1. What a lovely place to be. I can imagine that it does bring back memories. Hopefully all good. ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. Wow, beautiful! I love old ruins, there is something so fascinating, if haunting, about them. Love the tweets, although am I showing my age when I say that I don’t know what all the acronyms meant…YOLO, YODO!?!

    1. It shows that you are not old enough to have children that are getting to grips with txt talk. You only live once (YOLO) and, the slightly more macabre, but would fit with the times, you only die once (YODO) Probably a sign of too much exposure to Horrible Histories. ๐Ÿ˜€

  3. I love ruined castles and this looks like the perfect one to visit. It’s great fun imagining what might have happened there in years gone by. #countrykids

    1. My children seem to be adopting the archer role recently, rather than the sword wielding knight. Not sure why the change. (think I prefer it)

    1. Hints to the history are a great starting place for a child’s imagination. Grown-ups included! ๐Ÿ™‚

  4. What fabulous photos! I love the way you’ve blurred the edges to make them blend into the white background. This looks like a top day out. I’m such a sucker for a romantic ruin. Thanks for sharing, Bonny

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