[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Question about a UK town

[Kathryn Cawte]

Me!! g :)  I can see Warwick Castle from our bedroom window.  This is 
another stunning castle, almost completely intact.  Besides the view, 
I also get to listen to free concerts (very loud) in my garden when 
people like Elton John, The Beach Boys and Rod Steward perform their 
open air gigs in the castle grounds just beyond the houses every 
summer!  
 

Cool - I used to live just down the road from Knebworth and could say the
same about their concerts. Warwick is another fantastic castle i agree -
although I have very bad memories of my visit there. I have an extreme fear
of heights and no ability to say no when people want me to do things like
say - walk along the walls of a castle. I was fine with the actual ramparts
but the towers at Warwick have spiral stairs with no landings - just a gap
in the wall through which you have to step to gt anywhere and I ended up
almost throwing up from fear. 

Why is it as soon as yoiu admit to a fear of heights so called friends
insist on getting you to climb things like that? I seem to be collecting a
long list of historical buildings in which I've had panic attacks thanks to
me agreeing to climb towers that I shouldn't have.

I've forgotten by now who started this conversation - but whoever you are,
you should try and find when they're doing medieval events at one of these
castles. Most have jousting/falconry shows throughout the summer. You'll
probably even get to see some owls at the falconry display (see everything
*can* be linked back to Harry Potter if you try hard enough <g>)

K