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I went to Tamworth Castle this Sunday.


This weekend was Heritage Days during which there are many free historical-cultural events and quite a few heritage places open their gate for free.

Tamworth Castle was also in the list. The entrance fee is just less than £5 for adult, but it was free when I visited.





Tamworth is only 15 min. away from Birmingham. The castle is less known than the one in Warwick, but it is well preserved and well worth visiting.

The has an unusual round shape. It dates back to the Norman period, but successively enlarged, restored, refurbished and we can recognise various period feature in it.





This is a modern part of the castle, which was refurbished in the 18th century. It is spacious and bright.

By contrast, Mediaeval part is dark and the rooms tend to be smaller.



What surprised me was this. Severed Head! This is a "decoration" of the dungeon of the castle. This photo was taken with flash light, but in reality it was very dark and pretty creepy.

The visit of the castle was enjoyable, but the preblem occured when I tried to return. Evidently for no reason, the train I had to take did not pass or did not stop at Tamworth, and I, with 5 or 6 people who were waiting for the same train, had to wait next train for an hour. British train is really unreliable especially on Sundays.