Today, we needed to get out. Whatever the weather threw at us. At the beginning of the week, the children and I had made a list of things we’d like to do this half-term break. Visiting a castle was one. Today seemed like just the day. Especially if a pub lunch was thrown in.
We haven’t been to Nunney Castle for a couple of years and the children only remembered the previous visit as we turned up in the village. The castle towers over the village and is moated. It only really has the outside walls left, but oh, its worth visiting.
All that remains of the upper floors are the holes in the wall where the joists would have been embedded in the outside walls. The holes are like a huge dot-to-dot that show how the castle was split up once upon a time. The fireplaces hang half way up the wall, sitting above each other, using the same chimney stack. Getting smaller as they go up the stack.
The children ran around and explored. Noticing and asking questions. Fitted nicely with our medieval craft visit earlier in the week. The castle makes a good short visit. Bite-size information about castles for the children. Today we dodged the sleet and rain. It was cold and, I for one, was pleased to keep the visit brief.
The castle is free to visit. Nunney is a sweet village to walk around too.
Joining in with the #CountryKid linky. For more outside ideas, I recommend that you hop on over.
Wow, that’s some castle! My two boys would love that! #countrykids
Mine love exploring castles. This one always seems so surprising as its in the middle of a fairly small village and it looms above everything else.
That looks like a good castle to visit – I much prefer ruined castles to stately homes!
Me too!
That looks like a splendid castle to visit. I do love castles, luckily so do my children! Popping over from #countrykids
Same with our family. We have a good number around us, in easy reach.
Looks like a wonderful outing – I do love castles!
They are wonderful places to visit and imagine what it was like in their hey day
Even as ruins, that is an amazing castle. My boys would love getting their knight outfits on to run around it.
Love it when I see children that have got into the spirit of it all and dresses up.
What an amazing place i adore castles and have several on my list to go in the next few months 🙂
Castles have something for everyone. I love the ruined ones especially.
What beautiful ruins, and being free perfect for a wander around and a chance to step back in time. Thanks for linking up and sharing your visit with Country Kids.
The towers at each corner make it look quite splendid.I love standing inside and looking up. Impressive.
Reminds me a bit of Chepstow Castle in Wales! Looks lovely too. Will definitely put this on my list of castles to visit 🙂 #CountryKids.
Ha! Good to know I’m not alone in having a list of castles. Hope you enjoy your visit.
That looks like an amazing castle! Must see if there are any near us as I reckon my eldest would love it!
Well worth finding a castle or two near you. I hope your eldest enjoys her visit.
What a wonderful place to visit!
It is great! Always surprises me to see it in the middle of a small village.
I love castles. I love to imagine all the people who have lived there and what they would have seen and done. What stories those wall could tell!
Me too! The old ruins of some of these castles seem a million miles away from the bustling, fragrant, noisy places that they must have been. What stories those walls would tell, indeed.
Looks like a great place to go exploring!
Not so much to see as some of the other local castles, but a gem none the less.
That looks a wonderful castle to visit! So many nooks and crannies to explore x
I love all the clues to it’s past life, even as a ruin.
Me and my princess love exploring castles, I am yet to take little man but would be lovely to visit one like this #CountryKids
It does make a good outing.
oh my!! another amazing outing where i’m glad you shared so many photos because i am enjoying drooling over each and everyone one of them!!
Got to love castles.