Towers and Ramparts

This Ultimate Castle delivers the very best of Castle warfare – witness the world’s largest siege machine, the Trebuchet. Touch and feel the Ballista, try armed combat with the Warwick Warriors, learn the skills of an archer, or imagine yourself as a knight guarding the Castle and take a trip up the breathtaking towers and ramparts.

The Trebuchet and Ballista Discover the impressive and terrifying siege machines
The colossal catapult is an authentic recreation of one of the biggest and most deadly military machines of all time. The trebuchet was the largest and most formidable of the siege machines and was, in essence, a huge catapult.
The trebuchet was used to hurl huge projectiles to breach the castle walls. Large rocks and stones were the main ammunition but there is evidence of more unusual material.
Manure and dead animals were also hurled by the machines into the besieged castle to spread disease - pigs were the animal of choice as they were thought to be more aerodynamic!
The Ballista found near Bear and Clarence bridge, was a giant stationary crossbow that fired long heavy bolts. These were used to demolish the merlons on the walls and kill the defenders. It was also a weapon of defence that could be positioned on the walls and towers to fire on the attackers and their siege machines.