Welcome to Windsor Castle

We did a full day tour into the countryside to first visit Windsor and Windsor Castle, then on to Bath, and finally to Stonehenge. One very unusual aspect of this tour was that we had 50% Japanese guests on the bus that did not speak English so our guide had to repeat everything twice.   You will hear some of it on the video.

At Windsor we basically walked around the castle complex as there are limited rooms you can go into and our tour did not include them.  We had to wait the longest of almost anywhere we have been to to get in and we of course had a group ticket.  Interesting to see more of British Monarchy history.

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  • Town of Windsor population is 32,608
  • 1st records 1100 AD
  • 34 miles west of London
  • Castle built in the 11th century by William the Conqueror
  • Home to the Royal Family
  • Much of it was rebuilt in 1660
  • Major fire in 1992 lasting 15 hours
  • Largest inhabited Castle in the World
  • Longest Occupied Castle in Europe
  • Approx 500 people live and work there.

Exterior Video