Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
While 99 percent of visitors just come to tour the castle and go, some enjoy spending
the night. Daytime crowds trample Windsor's charm, which is most evident when the tour-
ists are gone. Consider overnighting here—parking and access to Heathrow Airport are
easy, and an evening at the horse races (on Mondays) is hoof-pounding, heart-thumping
fun.
GETTING TO WINDSOR
By Train:
Windsor has two train stations—Windsor & Eton Central (5-minute walk to
palace; TI in adjacent shopping center) and Windsor & Eton Riverside (5-minute walk
to palace and TI). First Great Western trains run between London's Paddington Sta-
tion and Windsor & Eton Central (2-3/hour, 35 minutes, easy change at Slough;
£
9.50
one-way standard class,
£
10-13 same-day return,
www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
)
. South
West Trains run between London's Waterloo Station and Windsor & Eton Riverside (2/
hour, 50 minutes;
£
9.50 one-way standard class,
£
10-17.50 same-day return, info tel.
0845-748-4950,
www.nationalrail.co.uk
)
. If deciding between these, notice that while
