Warwick Castle

Saturday, August 9th 2025

We hope that you can join us on Saturday, August 9th 2025 to explore the fantastic Warwick Castle.

Warwick Castle is packed with things to do, including Battlements, towers, turrets, awesome interiors and the Great Hall. You will also be able to take in such things as their spectacular birds of prey displays and a summer programme of events. The War of the Roses story (or similar) in live-action is often available in the summer holidays, too, but isn’t confirmed as yet for 2025, which is normal for this time of year. This allows you to witness spectacular stunts, tricks, showmanship and special effects. This features ferocious horseback battles, astounding stunt riding, swashbuckling sword fighting and epic storytelling!

  • We are providing coach travel from Cambridge (Bottisham Village College, CB25 9DL) with our partners Mil-Ken Travel.
  • The coach is standard seating with an onboard toilet.
  • The approximate coach departure time on the day is from 730am, arriving for 10am and leaving the venue at 5pm.
  • The expected journey time to the venue by coach is approximately 2hr 30mins.
  • 60 places are initially available for this event.

 

Meet Us There & Coach Notes – IMPORTANT

We have listed a “meet us there” option in the form below, but please note that coach places will be assessed and considered in the first instance due to the costs of coach hire. Should there not be enough interest in coach places to warrant it, Spectrum reserves the right to either remove coach travel from the event offer and switch it to a “meet us there only” event or remove the event entirely. Should there be significant demand for the event, Spectrum can also look to increase ticket capacity for both options.

“Meet Us There” tickets will be assessed in all aspects once the available quantity is known.

 

Please ensure you have read all the notes provided before requesting places!

We always contact every request once the event is processed and allocated, providing families with as much notice as possible. We initially confirm places and advise those on the waiting list by text message from our platform. We also issue a QR code to confirm places (which is how you sign in with us on the day on our iPad platform) around 24-48 hours before the event/session. Please ensure you read the information below on our notifications and recommendations.

Spectrum Away Days & Events

Spectrum away days and events are focused on accessibility, inclusion and keeping things as simple as possible for the families we support.

The pricing we provide as a charity is done as cost-effectively as possible. It often includes travel options, but it may not suit every family situation. We try to cover as many as we can. We work closely with many venues to provide opportunities and access in a supportive environment.

With any Spectrum event of this nature, you do not need to stick as a collective group throughout the day. Once we have you all checked in, you can spend the day at the venue as you wish, with other families or on your own. 

August 9th 2025
10am – 5pm
£37.50 per person
Max 60 people
Coach Provided

Event Costs & Summary

The cost to attend Warwick Castle with us is £37.50 per person, including the coach. Children under 2 years old can access the venue free of charge, but a £20 fee will be charged for coach access. All persons must pay an initial non-refundable deposit of £5 per person.

The pricing provided to you is a bundled cost. It considers costs for children, adults, travel and carers required for ease of booking at a flat rate to simplify it. We have visited the venue several times before.

If we can provide any confirmed places to meet us there, you will need to meet us on-site at the time designated by us without exception.

Due to the venue’s requirements, the payment cut-off date for this event will be July 1st, 2025. We will hand back any tickets not allocated to the venue before our visit.

If you have any questions regarding this event, please don’t hesitate to contact us at events@spectrum.org.uk

Meet Us There

It may be possible to meet us directly at the venue if any tickets remain after the coach allocation, and this can also be done at a reduced cost sometimes. We do this for most of our away days whenever we can. If you would like to enquire about this, please email the team at events@spectrum.org.uk

Event Payment Options

Pay in full or over time

As well as having the option to pay by BACS or Card/ApplePay/GooglePay, please remember that your event/session invoices don’t have to be paid all in one go, or straightway (with the exception of any required deposits and if the event deadline date has passed).

We know how tough it can be for families with so many things to juggle, so we make it as flexible as we possibly can, with payment deadline dates pushed into the future as far as is viable.

You can make bank transfers (partial or full) as and when you wish, as long as the balance is complete by the payment deadline date. This could be monthly, or ad-hoc and you can always see how much you have left on our live invoices using the included “review and pay” link. We can also provide split/scheduled payments by card if you ask us to.

Our Place Request Process

Once we confirm your places with you via email/text, you will be sent two invoices (non-refundable deposit and balance). You can pay for these by bank transfer or by card online, whichever you wish. Your QR code (e-ticket) for the event (how you sign in with us) is typically sent around 48 hours before the event. This is all detailed in your confirmation notes from us.

If your circumstances change for any reason after requesting places, and you can no longer attend the event, please let us know at your earliest possible opportunity. Any tickets not paid before the deadline are at risk of cancellation if we see no contact from you; this will also impact future events for you. All deposits are due once your places are confirmed, regardless of cancellation. We can remove the balance of your booking though if received ahead of the deadline date.

Sadly, due to the high demands we face and in the interests of fairness, not showing up for events you are booked on to or not paying for them on will have an adverse effect on gaining places at future events due to the waiting lists in place. We can help in many situations, we simpy just ask you to get in touch with us.

Should you have any questions in regard to this event, please don’t hesitate to contact us at: events@spectrum.org.uk

Venue Address

Warwick Castle, Warwick, CV34 4QU

Our Recommendation

If you are a Facebook user, we recommend joining our private members-only Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/spectrumcio – you will need your membership number with us (starting with the letters SC) after you request to join. If this isn’t accurately supplied, the request will be rejected.

In addition to general information, we post here when confirmations, QR codes, reminders, and so forth are sent out so you can be sure to check your email at the right times. This is helpful as many mail providers can filter such emails to junk and other areas, so you can be sure you don’t miss anything or lose your place if it doesn’t land in your main inbox directly.

Our Instagram & Facebook stories are also good places to get news in advance and see the different things we are working on behind the scenes. Please do follow our Instagram account, as we will be sharing information, stories, images and videos leading up to the visit of the main man in red!

Additional Coach Information

  • The Milken coach we use has standard seating and an onboard toilet.
  • The coach departure point is set as CB25 9DL (Bottisham). No additional stops will be added in.
  • It is fine to eat and drink on the couch; just please use the rubbish bags provided.
  • Children must travel as they would normally in a car (e.g. use a booster seat or car seat if they normally do).
  • All seating is pre-allocated by Spectrum for ease and best fit.
  • The coach stays with us for the day so items can be left on it.

Event WhatsApp & Text Alerts

If you request places to our events and sessions, we recommend adding the Spectrum WhatsApp number 07822 013562 and our Text Magic number 07441 446910 to your phone, as well as whitelisting the email address events@spectrum.org.uk – These are all used at different times for both confirming places and event updates, as well as our SPECTRUM named text service.

CURRENT STATUS

OPEN FOR REQUESTS

This event is open for requests and places are currently being allocated.

We always recommend submitting a place request if you are interested in the event, even if there is a waiting list, as availability can often change.

Warwick Castle Place Requests

Please ensure you have completed one of our Membership Forms prior to requesting places at our events, as a valid Spectrum Membership number is required in the place request process below.

Booking Contact Information

Please ensure all your contact information is 100% accurate, especially your email address and membership number, as this is used for your booking, billing and your QR code just before the event.

Warwick Castle Places Required

Please ensure your numbers are accurate, as this will affect both your assigned places and costs. All adult and child tickets are £37.50ea.

Travel & Notes

As per the notes provided all coach places will be processed first, with the remaining places being offered to meet us there options.
Do you require to travel with us by coach?
The coach is configured with standard seating throughout.
Are there any other families requesting places you would like to be seated with on the coach?
Do you have any additional mobility, travel or general notes you wish to make us aware of?

Payment Options

The payment deadline for this event is July 1st, 2025. After this point, all payments (as well as the deposit) are non-refundable. Failure to complete payment ahead of the deadline or advise us of cancellations in advance will impact future event requests.
What is your preferred method of payment?

Data Privacy (GDPR), Consent & Understanding

Your Consent
Payment Deadline
Coach Option
Event Notes

Security & Submit

Please ensure that you have checked all details that you have entered on this form for accuracy before submitting your request.
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Health Protection

Please note that if you have booked to attend one of our events and come the time of that event, one of the people attending in your party has fallen ill, we are very sorry but due to the nature of the children that we support, it will not be possible for that person to attend the event with us.

In line with the Health Protection Agency and similar to many local schools, it is not possible for us to accept a child at an event or session that has had sickness / diarrhoea until they have been clear of this for a minimum of 48 hours.

We hope very much that you can understand our position on this and the caution that we must exercise.