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An Apollonaut travel guide
A town below the castle.
An introduction to Windsor, the royal town on the Thames that grew up below the castle walls.
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Read the castle
The castle covers about 13 acres and is laid out in three wards: the Upper Ward with the State Apartments, the Middle Ward with the Round Tower on its Norman mound, and the Lower Ward with St George’s Chapel.
A guide can give context without turning a place into a backdrop. Notice how each ward reflects a different century of building.
The Long Walk
South of the castle, the Long Walk runs for 2.65 miles in a double avenue of trees, about 73 metres wide.
Begin with a detail and ask who built it, who used it and how it has changed. A photograph alone cannot tell you that.
The river
The Norman castle was built on its chalk mound to guard the Thames and Windsor Forest, and it still looks out over the river.
Look at the meeting of the two: a fortress chosen for defence, and a town that grew up around a royal home.
Make room for context
Pair this reading with the history of the castle and the Journal. This is an introduction for visitors, not a claim that our team manages these places or represents the people who run them.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
