The dumb things tourists say

This is from The Age again - I thought some of them were funny.

"Why did they build so many ruined castles and abbeys in England?" (!!)

Castles on TV

To all Australian readers who (like me) have a penchant for castles, this week's episode of Buildings that Shaped Britain is all about castles and monasteries! I've missed all of this series so far (I didn't know that it was on :-( ) but I'll be watching it this week.

It's on ABC1 Thursday 31st July at 6:10 pm. Many thanks to my wonderful Granny who let me know about this!

You can click here for more information.

Hemyock Castle

Hemyock Castle, located in Devon, is a small, compact castle. Built by Sir William Asthorpe, during the reign of King Richard II, it was partly demolished during the English Civil War, leaving only ruins. However, many parts of the castle still remain, including some of the castle walls and moat. It is today privately owned, but is occasionally open to visitors.

See here, here, and here for more information.

I've got bit of a thing for castles, and so you'll probably be hearing a lot more about many other castles in the future . . .