Go to the cinema? - Nope, films are all rubbish
DIY? - Nope, ruined all my hammers
Bowling? - Last time I went i hit myself in the testes.
So the decision was set, we would walk the dog! We decided on an English Heritage property called Old Sarum. Its a bit much to call it a castle. It was a castle, it isn't now! Anyway, its near Salisbury in Wiltshire and that is in England if you hadn't already guessed it!
We got there about 10:30am on a Sunday, a windy Sunday! The car park was already filling up so already I have a tip for you. Go early. The mock drawbridge over the deep empty moat looked very impressive and you are soon into the middle bit where the castle would have been. If you don't want to read anymore you can watch some footage of the whole trip below:
For those still reading. "Ruins of a castle" is the right term for this place. There is not a great deal left, but what there is is impressive and had plenty of signs with information. The only thing to point out is, a lot of the signs aren't exactly sure of themselves and use the words "maybe" "probably" quite a lot. "This building was probably the keep" "This might have been where the servants lived"
etc. One has to bear in mind this place was not built around the time of Disney World, and was several hundreds of years ago where people didn't tend to write stuff down as to what rooms were was. one the less, the site is well kept and has plenty of information.
Outside of the main castle you can walk around the old moat, even in it if you wish and it has some great views over the surrounding countryside and Salisbury itself.
All in all, it is definitely recommended but try to avoid going when its really windy. It was a bit wild up there!
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