We visited Norwich Castle on our way home from the east coast....on a grey and windy day....
It was so windy, in fact, that there were no battlement tours. Shame!
It's "quite" expensive to get in to the castle - I took this to be a good sign of a fabulous attraction to be explored. It didn't quite turn out to be like that though.
I guess that Norwich Castle was always going to be on a hiding to nothing after we'd spent the previous week discovering some of Scotland's best fortifications. It's much more of a museum set inside a castle (with a small c) than a Castle, boasting nooks and crannies, hidden staircases, and with historical blood dripping out of every garderobe. Interesting, but not very castle-y.
The history of the place as a gaol is presented rather drily, as are the exhibits and the art. I think I would go back, alone, for a more thorough look, but as a Dad & Lad destination it is waaay down our list.
