Windsor Castle

Julie and I were both exhausted when we woke up so it was no surprise to us that we ended up leaving for the Castle much after lunch. The train ride from the campsite was a short one and it was very easy to find the front entrance to Windsor Castle. There was no lineup as we were just arriving for last admission, just before they shut the wickets down. The castle itself isn’t all that impressive, it’s still nice, but what makes it famous though, is that it’s the largest inhabited castle in the UK and one of the Queens official Royal residences. Based on the wonderful location and the traffic gardens it’s no wonder she uses it as a retreat. The inside is like any other castle we have been in. Rooms are themed and you would have to be daft not to figure out what the “themes” are. The dinning hall was our favourite room out of all that we saw. We also managed to squeeze in a very quick walk around the doll house. This doll house is huge, took over 3 years to make and even has hot and cold running water in its sinks, toilets etc. The day was nice so we decided not to hang around too long. We did enter the visitor gift shops and found a set of China ware we both felt my Mom would love. Since the one plate we looked at was just £150, we decided that it would remain a nice idea. Our penchant for missing trains in London continued today and made what could have been a 3 hour tour, more like 5 hours.