Harry's Trip

He is a little man

Son & Grandson or Dad & Son or Dad & Grandpa

Aw, a bit snuggley here...

Walking along the Nene River

"Ah, look what I have!"

Linda, we were trying to call you...

Too sleey -- Iain actually was snoring

We saw lots of Swans, baby swans, bunnies, dear and a yeti on the walk!

Warwick and Kenilworth Castle - Warwickshire

Our adventure to Warwick Castle and Kenilworth

Warwick Castle

View from the ramparts - looking at the inner courtWe will taunt you a second time you silly english knights!
now hit this


We got to see the the world's largest trebuchet,
measuring 18 metres high and weighing in at 22 tonnes Trebuchet ! Very Cool.
The rack!

On our way home...

Kenilworth Castle:
listed in the 1086 Domesday book

Country views

Queen Elizabeth I is 'friends' with Robert Dudley and famously visits Kenilworth Castle in July 1575. There, she is entertained for 19 days with extravagant feasting, fireworks, hunting, acrobats, music and dancing. This visit is thought to have inspired William Shakespeare to write A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

After the Battle of Edgehill in 1642, the castle is in Parliamentary hands. They want to destroy it but the Earl of Monmouth successfully petitions that it might be ’slighted with as little spoil as to the dwelling house as might be’. The ‘slighting’ consists of blowing up the outer wall of the Keep and demolishing the wall of the Outer Ward.

Great hall

The barn

World Conker Championships!

Hold on to your hats people, we went to the

2006 Annual WORLD CONKER CHAMPIONSHIP

here in Aston (near Oundle for those locals)

A Conker is a Horse Chestnut or Buckeye nut for those of us that are not British.

It was a sight to see, here are some of the photos. We were not ‘dressed’ for the occasion nor we were prepared for the number of people that were also attending.

It was a great excuse to have a few beers, the weather was great so was the entertainment.

Ahh, the sights we have seen in England. The Master of the Ceremony aka the announcer

Two properly dressed world conker finalist along with the judge

The KING CONKER CHAIR (the Queen’s Chair is on the other side)

Iain meets Batman, Shawn’s hero

Donnie cannot believe his luck and that his weefy made him come to such a world-class event

Misung and Iain - Having a blast

Ah oui, la french team

Could it really be Robin Hood?

What the #*?+ Strange isn’t even the beginning of it….it was like native Indians does druids