Warwick Castle
Warwickshire
Founded in 1068 by William the Conqueror, stunningly preserved Warwick Castle is Warwick's main attraction.
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If you're searching for quintessentially English countryside – green valleys, chocolate-box villages of wonky black-and-white timbered houses, woodlands steeped in legend such as Nottinghamshire's Sherwood Forest, and stately homes that look like the last lord of the manor just clip-clopped out of the stables – you'll find it here in the country's heart.
Warwickshire
Founded in 1068 by William the Conqueror, stunningly preserved Warwick Castle is Warwick's main attraction.
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