| Page Views: 3,511 Last Visit to Windsor: January, 2005 | Royal Windsor - Home of the Queen by easyoar - last update: Jan 28, 2005 |
| Galloping down the Long Walk from Windsor Castle |
The reason most people visit Windsor is because of the Royal connection.
The Queen still lives in Windsor Castle quite often (she has several official residences and moves between them).
It is this Royal Residence that brings most tourists to Windsor. This is Windsor Castle. It is the oldest continuously inhabited royal residence in Britain, and was initially built out of wood in 1070 by William the Conqueror.
King George V was so fond of Windsor castle, he changed his family surname from a very Germanic Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor, no doubt in an attempt to Anglicize the Royal Family at the same time!
Windsor is also quite a historic town, and has some very old and interesting buildings, as well as some seriously expensive property! You do need to be pretty affluent to live there...
A nice walk in Windsor is off from the Castle down the 'Long Walk' which is what you can see in the picture here. It can get pretty busy at times, and if you are really lucky, you might see one of the Royals out with their horses! |
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| Pros: | "A town with a huge amount of history" | | Cons: | "Too expensive to live in, but few cons for the tourist" | | In A Nutshell: | "A must-see for overseas visitors" |
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jo104 Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:33 UTC
Thanks for your useful Windsor tips :-) | craic Sun Jun 10, 2007 16:29 UTC
most interesting page - just like being there | Sjalen Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:36 UTC
Great winter photos! Queen Vic looks quite spooky and dark :))) | celo71 Fri Jul 28, 2006 06:57 UTC
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