A tour of Windsor and Eton

The main tourist attraction for this trip is undoubtedly the second largest inhabited castle in the world, after Prague Castle. It is also one of the traditional places where British monarchs indulge, most recently Prince Harry and Megan.

Unfortunately, we did not go down to the castle, because when we were here before the main summer season, the queue was wrapped around half of the castle and so we used our time to explore the city, park and other attractions.

The promenade through the estate is freely accessible. It leads far across the gardens, but they are private. From the edge of the promenade there is a view of the back gate of the castle and when it comes to the end of the promenade, most of the castle will appear in the distance.

The infinity of The Long walk promenade, freely accessible to all who like long walks in the green.

One thing the English have to give is their care of parks and greenery in general. You will not find such beautifully arranged parks anywhere else in the world. This tree-lined alley lined the promenade on either side.

On the way from the castle towards the city center, we came across a small, inconspicuous Bachelor's Acre park and a statue of Queen Elizabeth with her favorite dogs, which she keeps. There was a pleasant sitting outside the crowds of tourists.

The town itself is also worth a walk. You will find most of the typical features that no English city can miss, such as brick houses, parks, a promenade with shops and churches. Here we were fascinated by the view from the overpass at the train station, where the mighty Windsor Castle rises above the rooftops of the city.

In the lobby of the station you will also find a historic locomotive, which was designed for the queen.

On the banks of the River Thames, which flows along the outskirts of the city, we discovered another larger quiet park – Alexandra Park and just across the road the Jubilee Fountain, in the background of which the towers of the castle stand out.

A nice walk is along the banks of the Thames, which separates the cities of Windsor and Eton, where we also went to peek. A large number of shipping companies offer river rides for tourists. Children will certainly appreciate the number of all kinds of birds to feed.

Right opposite the chapel you will find other magnificent historic buildings, where after about 20 minutes of searching the Internet, I finally found out that these are Memorial buildings – ie school buildings for the purposes of the library and auditorium.

Finally, we got to that famous school building, which is one of the real elites in the education of unfortunately only young men. The brick red buildings shine on the green lawns into the distance since its founding by Henry VI. in 1440. We were thrilled by the large open-air gardens, where you could relax on a bench under the rustle of trees and the river in the background.