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WINDSOR CASTLE
Windsor Castle, the official home of England's royal family for 900 years, claims to be the
largest and oldest occupied castle in the world. Thankfully, touring it is simple. You'll see
sprawling grounds, lavish staterooms, a crowd-pleasing dollhouse, a gallery of Michelan-
gelo and Leonardo da Vinci drawings, and an exquisite Perpendicular Gothic chapel.
Cost:
If everything is open, a ticket costs
£
18.50 (family-
£
48); on (relatively rare)
days that the Queen is hosting special events in her state rooms, the price is reduced to
£
10 (family-
£
26). Either ticket is valid for one year of re-entry if you get it stamped at the
exit.
Crowd Control:
Ticket lines can be long in summer; avoid the wait by purchasing
tickets in advance online at
www.royalcollection.org.uk
or in person at the Buckingham
Palace ticket office in London. Tickets in hand, you'll go in through a fast-entry door.
There's nowhere in Windsor to buy advance tickets, so if you're already here and ticket-
less, you have to stand in line.
