Windsor Castle Round Tower and Moat Garden

A chance when the Royal residents are mostly away for the Public to visit the Round Tower Roof - up 200 steps -  plus some and a hill, to get there.

Most enjoyable day for a while and I had actually helped out a bit during the Tower Refurbishment into it's present form - that was away back in the 1980's.with Bucknall Austin in Slough.

Here are some quick snaps of the day out - Train and back through Staines being Sunday and Bank Holiday I was impressed with the service provided by SWT.

Staines - Windsor Junction

Arriving at Staines from Reading

Up to London

Up to the Castle

Stand here for Photos

Glimpse of the Round Tower

Enter

Try guarding it.

Lighting up the Castle

The Round Tower

Up into the Tower

Cannon

 Boom

Stand well back

Many windows

 Look around

Many Chimneys

Many Spires

Flat Horizon

Nesting cannon ball

Looking Up

Cannon Balance

Looking down

Drain

Roof

Attic

Flat Lead Roof

Perimeter walkway on roof

Summer

River Thames at Windsor

Up River to Maidenhead

Castle Grounds

Guards

Guards Marching

Me in the Rose Garden of the Moat

The Moat

Rest

Cobble Path in Moat Garden

                                                    Water was in the Moat after all

Small stream in Moat

Plants

Roses

Overhead

Mind your head

Windsor Station

End of Line

Why I enjoyed it so much was explained in the Moat on Video back in the 1980's we were part of it being remodeled into it's present form , an Archive for Royal Gifts - to hear the History as far back as the Castle Commandants accommodation was interesting, both Cromwell and Henry 8th were mentioned. A Brewery , Windsoir and Eton Brewery is just a short walk from the Castle along the Thames River bank and under the Railway Viaduct which takes the train to Slough.