It's not every Friday afternoon you get a warm welcome from a fully kitted out knight sitting on top of his resplendent steed. But it is not every day I was check into Warwick Castle's new hotel and part of the pageantry is getting a personal welcome by a knight in armour on horseback. Now, his name might be Colin who is moonlighting from his job at CarpetRight but he stayed in character until will got into reception where another knight waited for us, this one was the centrepiece of the reception.
An anamatronic knight on a horse, which when anyone pulls the sword out of the stone, rears into life. The portraits on the walls, don't just have eyes that follow you round the room, they talk to you too. The wonder of modern technology.
And with Warwick Castle now part of Merlin Entertainments stable of UK attractions, including Cadbury World, LegoLand and SeaWorld ( this summer tickets are half price for children ) the latest visitor wowing attractions have been incorporated into the oldest of all our tourism hotspots. Visitors have been able to stay the night at Warwick Castle for over a decade now, either in a few exclusive chambers within the castle or woodland lodges and glamping at the Knight's Village. The new £16.
4 million 60 room hotel gives guests who like a proper roof over their head a new option. Each room is bedecked in Medieval fixtures and furnishings. Designed for families, there are bunk beds, and another pull out bed for another child, and a cot.
A pull out ro.