Editing Warwick Castle (section)

==Grounds, park, accommodations==
{{multiple image|width=240px|image1=Warwick Castle viewed from the Mill Garden.jpg|caption1=View of Warwick Castle from [[The Mill Garden]], which is privately owned, but open to the public|image2=Warwick Castle - Engine House, Waterwheel, Weir, and Old Castle Bridge.jpg|caption2=The water-powered engine room used for the generation of electricity from 1894 until 1940, built on the site of the former flour mill}}

Formal gardens belonging to Warwick Castle were first recorded in 1534.<ref name="pastscape gardens">{{PastScape|mnumber=1150800|mname=Castle Park|access-date=19 June 2008}}</ref> Landscaping in the 17th century added spiral paths to the castle motte during Fulke Greville's programme of restoration.{{sfn|Stephens|1969|pp=452–475}}<ref name="Jacques51"/> Francis Greville commissioned [[Capability Brown]] to re-landscape the castle grounds; he began working on the grounds and park in 1749 and had completed his work by 1757, having spent about £2,293 (£{{Formatprice|{{Inflation|UK|2293|1757|r=-4}}|0}} as of {{CURRENTISOYEAR}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=Read Capability Brown's Account Book Online|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/education-learning/libraries-at-rhs/collections/library-online/capability-brown-account-book|access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref>{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}} on the project.<ref>{{harvnb|Jacques|2001|p=48}}</ref> The gardens cover {{convert|2.8|km2|acre}}.<ref name="pastscape gardens"/> [[Robert Marnock]] created formal gardens in the castle's grounds in 1868–69.<ref name="pastscape gardens"/>

Started in 1743 and originally known as Temple Park, Castle Park is located to the south of the castle. Its original name derived from the [[Knights Templar]], who used to own a [[manorialism|manor]] in Warwick. Houses around the perimeter of the park were demolished and the land they stood on incorporated into the park.{{sfn|Stephens|1969|pp=452–475}} Attempts to make profits from the park in the late 18th century included leasing it for grazing, growing wheat, and keeping sheep.{{sfn|Stephens|1969|pp=452–475}}

A water-powered mill in the castle grounds was probably built under Henry de Beaumont, 1st&nbsp;Earl of Warwick.{{sfn|Stephens|1969|pp=452–475}} By 1398 the mill had been relocated to just outside the eastern castle walls, on the west bank of the River Avon. Both mills were subject to flooding. By 1644, an engine house had been added to the mill.{{sfn|Stephens|1969|pp=452–475}} The mill was reused as an electricity generating plant after it had stopped being used to grind, but once Warwick Castle was fitted with [[mains electricity]] in 1940, the mill was no longer required and was dismantled in 1954.{{sfn|Stephens|1969|pp=452–475}}

The latest option at the castle is [[glamping]], overnight stays in nicely decorated tents in an area labelled Knight's Village. The units include no cooking facilities, so the fee for the stay includes a buffet dinner and a breakfast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/things-to-do/knights-village-warwick-castle-travel-review-9172506|last=Galton|first=Bridget|title=Sleep like a Kingmaker at Warwick Castle|website=Ham & High|date=28 July 2022|access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref> The previously introduced accommodations in timber lodges also remain available in the Woodland Hideaway area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.warwick-castle.com/short-breaks/accommodation/knights-village-lodges/|title=Your secret woodland hideaway|website=Merlin Entertainments|access-date=5 September 2022}}</ref>