Day 14

Bamburgh Castle was one of, I believe, the entire group’s favorite places to visit. We had learned so much about medieval history up to that point that it was so exciting to see what we had learned come to fruition. Bamburgh is right on the North Sea and is what Gillingham describes as a “fortress” (Medieval Britain, 110). It was used as a watch to alert any incoming invasion from Scotland. In fact, from the top of Bamburgh Castle, you could see Scotland!

The Castle has been restored and renovated to keep up with the many people who travel fair to tour the inside of the castle. There are even real and replica furnishings and art inside the Castle that help one to imagine how it was when medieval nobles lived inside.