Monday, June 20, 2005
A Great Day Out - Hurst Castle
July 17th was a day out for us. Going to places at the weekend round here can be difficult with all the attractions and the beaches. As it happened we made the correct decision because the weather was exceptional.
En route to Hurst Castle we did a couple of geocaches which were nice and easy.
To get to the castle involves a 1.5 mile walk along a shingle bank or a boat trip. We opted for the boat trip. The castle is in the Solent and it is closer to the Isle of Wight than the mainland (I think). The return boat trip for one is £4 whereas the trip to the IOW is at least £9 a rip off.
The castle was built by Henry VIII in 1541 - 44. Then it was quite a small affair, but over the years it has been added to match the improvements in weaponary. The castle has loads of rooms and alcoves to investigate so the walk around took about 2 hours. If you want to read every info board and explore more thoroughly then give yourself 4 hours.
The round the Isle of Wight boat race was on whilst we there so we had a grandstand view. Talking of grandstands Wimbledon starts today.
En route to Hurst Castle we did a couple of geocaches which were nice and easy.
To get to the castle involves a 1.5 mile walk along a shingle bank or a boat trip. We opted for the boat trip. The castle is in the Solent and it is closer to the Isle of Wight than the mainland (I think). The return boat trip for one is £4 whereas the trip to the IOW is at least £9 a rip off.
The castle was built by Henry VIII in 1541 - 44. Then it was quite a small affair, but over the years it has been added to match the improvements in weaponary. The castle has loads of rooms and alcoves to investigate so the walk around took about 2 hours. If you want to read every info board and explore more thoroughly then give yourself 4 hours.
The round the Isle of Wight boat race was on whilst we there so we had a grandstand view. Talking of grandstands Wimbledon starts today.
# posted by Stuart @ 10:50 am 
