UK - Windsor Castle & Bath

We landed in Heathrow airport after 24 hrs of flying, including transit of 3 hrs in Singapore Changi airport. Thanks to Singapore Airlines, we landed in Heathrow surprisingly fresh. We had booked for a car there and took off to Bath from Heathrow. En route to Bath, we saw boards for Windsor Castle and decided to take a detour. We were certainly not disappointed. 

The town of Windsor was quaint. Most of the current town's streets date from the mid to late 19th century. However the main street, Peascod Street is very ancient, predating the castle by many years, and probably of Anglo-Saxon origin.

River Thames runs through the town, offering boating facilities. The river was flocked by swans and ducks. 

Coming to the castle itself, it stood tall and majestic from all angles. It was saud that William, the Conqueror chose the site for Windsor Castle, high above the river Thames.

Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world and has been the family home of British kings and queens for almost 1,000 years. It was an official residence of Her Majesty, The Queen. It is still very much a working royal palace today. Her Majesty was buried next to her husband Prince Philip here at St George's Chapel. She was buried with only her wedding band and a pair of pearl earrings, despite owning a collection worth millions of pounds - food for thought!! 🤔

St George's Chapel would not be open to public on Sundays; since HM The Queen was recently buried there, the chapel was open for public to pay their respects to her. 

About the castle itself, the current lavish state apartments at Windsor Castle were created in the late 1600s by King Charles II. They contain many outstanding works of art by masters such as Canaletto and Rembrandt. You can view them and enjoy many glittering and wonderful items from the Royal Collection. The castle has over 1,000 rooms, and houses a substantial portion of the Royal Collection, including furniture, paintings, and armour.

Because it is a Royal residence, Windsor Castle is guarded by a detachment of Guards in traditional red tunics and bearskin hats. The Guards are active soldiers temporarily granted the honour of guarding the Monarch. 

How to get there from London? 

Though we drove from London, I later found out that Windsor Castle can be reached from Waterloo station in London.