Day trip out to Windsor Castle
This morning we woke up early to trek out to Windsor for the day. The idea was visit Windsor Castle and wander down to Eton for a pub lunch. Thankfully the weather cooperated!
Windsor is about an hour train trip from London Victoria, around 45 min direct from Waterloo. You are immediately struck by the Castle’s imposing figure as you walk from Windsor station. As far as castles in England go, this is the best that I have seen. As they say in the guide it is more of a collection of buildings as opposed to one single large castle.
The entrance fee is £16 per person which gives you a years pass to the castle (remember to get your ticket stamped). You get a free audio guide upon entering which is really handy and informative. I prefer the flexibility this allows you – in my opinion self-guided tours are far better than guided ones. Anyway the castle grounds are vast and you need to do quite a bit of walking to cover them.
No photo’s are allowed inside the state apartments so all of mine are of the outside. I could say quite a bit more about the tour but rather you get out there and experience it for yourself.
After the castle tour we walked down the hill and crossed the Thames river into Eton in search of a pub for lunch. Note to self – next time just go to one of the 20 pubs located directly outside the Castle grounds, Eton has hardly any choice. After wandering round for ages and being seriously hungry we settled for a sandwich at a cafe along the Thames.
If you need to grab a few things before heading back into London, Windsor has a number of shops in close proximity to the castle and station. The shopping area was buzzing today with Castle tourists and locals.
If you get the chance, travel out to Windsor – definitely one of the better day trips that we have done.
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