When I woke up this morning it was pouring with rain. Great castle visiting weather! I didn't cancel although I really felt like staying in bed and we got round to Chris and Sandy's at 10:15.
We followed them all the way to the caravan place and had a look around for a while, and they found a couple of possibilities. Onwards to Framlington Castle then. When we turned into the carpark from the village, I said to John that this felt very familiar. Chris went to buy the tickets and after entering the castle grounds, it confirmed my suspicions. Chris, John and myself had only visited this castle about two years ago! Sandy must've been with her family in Holland. So great - it's raining AND we've been here before! We didn't stay too long, in fact I remained inside playing with the kids for the entire time. I didn't see the point in getting wet when I'd been here before.
Instead of going straight back home, we decided to stop in Colchester. We arrived but John had to get back to Basildon to work so I joined Chris and Sandy in their car. Colchester Castle was just around the corner so we went there. I would've thought I'd been here before years ago but I had no recollection of it. It's not a bad castle actually - quite large and the outer walls are all complete.
The inside has been converted into a museum on two levels. We only had just over an hour to get around as it was due to close at 5pm, and fortunately the rain had stopped temporarily. Before heading home, we took Joey and Jennifer to a playground nearby, which they really enjoyed.
We finished off the day eating fish n chips back at their house. John had already let himself in as he has a spare key and then we headed home.
It was a miserable day weather wise and my back was killing me. I'll stay in bed next time!
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