Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle is one of the most well kept castle in United Kingdom. It is currently the home of the Queen of United Kingdom. Although the Queen is currently  living here, Windsor Castle is still open for public visit. Windsor Castle is about 45 minutes train ride from central London and just have to walk for 10 minutes from the Windsor Castle station. Thus it is quite close.


We got to Windsor Castle at around 9AM in the morning and there was a lot of people already. Most people came with a tour. When we got to the entrance, there was a long line up at the entrance, and then we realized that the line was for the tours. For individuals visiting Windsor Castle by themselves, the line was much shorter.

We purchased the ticket at the entrance and got through the security check very quickly. Right after that, there was washroom for people to use and people can also pick up the audio guide.

Windsor Castle was obviously rather large. We were simply following the crowd walking forward while checking on the design and structure of the castle. Then we got to the grass field right in front of the cathedral where the guards were just about to begin their duty exchange performance. However, there were just so many people there and it was hard to see.

We then went into the castle to checkout the interior of the castle. Note that no photography is allowed in the castle, but we still saw few people taking photos with their cellphones while the securities are not paying attention.

The hall and the room at Windsor Castle were quite amazing. Everything is made out of gold and many large China vases were placed there as decoration. It was quite astonishing to see this much gold and jewelries.

As we came out to the court yard, we saw castle royal guards doing their duty and walking forward along the path. A girl was standing in the way of the guard and the guard yelled at her to make way. The girl was shocked and started crying out loud. It was unfortunate since the guards were just doing their duty.

We finished visiting Windsor Castle by 12PM. We then just walked around outside of the castle and there was this Windsor Royal Shopping street right beside the castle. We went to check it out but didn't see much stuff there.

In general, we recommend visiting Windsor Castle. The whole tour will probably take 2-3 hours, so the visit can be completed in the morning of the day.