hi guys welcome to another episode of ultimate bucket list and on today's show
i'm here in windsor castle the queen's weekend residence
a lot of people will know that the queen lives in buckingham palace
in the center of london but she doesn't consider that
her home buckingham palace is officially her
office and she considers winter castle which is 23 miles west of london
her actual home this is where she grew up and this is where she prefers to
spend her weekends it's one of the most
amazing castles you'll come across here in england and lots of important
things have happened here most recently the wedding between prince
harry and meghan markle most of the time the queen isn't in
residence here and you're free to pay for a tour of the place
my day starts here at windsor and eaton central train station
aka the royal train station and you can immediately tell that it's that because
well they're all trains on display but also there are various signs that tell
you so winter castle is pretty easy to find you
exit the train station and whoop there it is it's a massive
imposing castle the camera angle really doesn't do it justice here
it is massive with it being a royal residence
not only is it guarded by these guys it's also guarded by
these guys so no misbehaving whilst you're here
the front of the castle has some excellent photo opportunities
and to go into the castle itself you'll need to go into the visitors entrance
right here on the corner even if you book in advance the queue to
get in is literally a mile long even though the members of staff here
are very likable and very friendly sometimes you'll come across complete
tools who also want to see the castle you're ushered around the corner where
you'll be security checked airports tightly before being allowed to
enter the castle and as soon as you walk in you'll
realise how big this place actually is there's plenty of photo
opportunities everywhere because this is one of the
nicest castles that you can visit here in england the castle's history
dates back almost a thousand years so there's plenty of history at every
turn before you enter anywhere though i
highly recommend that you pick up an audio guide here on the left it's
available in many languages when you get to a specific station press
on the button and it will tell you all about it
and yes this is actually how you enter windsor castle
it's pretty damn amazing so pay attention to the audio guide
because you actually learn a lot about the castle and oh look at these
guys they're actually on patrol today usually they do a changing of the guard
ceremony at 11 o'clock most days but because of
covid 19 unfortunately they've stopped doing that
the beast tower here at windsor castle is the round tower
unfortunately because of kovid they're not running any tours
up there but hopefully when you come round this place will actually be open
instead have a walk around one of the queen's gardens
it's actually quite pleasant to know that queen elizabeth enjoys walking
around in her garden once you've walked around the round
tower you've got two options you can either turn left to go into st
george's chapel or right to go into the state apartments i
decided to go left and visit saint george's chapel
this is the on-site church that's used for ceremonies
and was the venue for prince harry and meghan markle's wedding
so if you're a big fan of royals and royal weddings
this is quite a nice place to go the courtyard itself
as you can imagine from being a royal residence actually very nice and
boy there's a lot of planes flying overhead today
i recommend spending some time in the courtyard because you'll see the queen's
guards on display contrary to popular belief
they are allowed to move and if you do bother them
they will retaliate so don't be a typical tourist and try and bother them
they're there to do a job having said that
this isn't a bad view to stare at all day
up the ramp you go an intercent george's chapel
as soon as you walk through the doors you'll step into one of the nicest
churches that you'll have ever seen i mean check out the detail in
the ceiling there's not a bad view anywhere in the
church it's ornately carved very gothic style and the fact that this
is frequented by the queen herself is pretty pretty amazing
every single detail here in saint george's chapel is there for a reason
the coats of arms are there for a reason and the audio guide
does an excellent job in explaining what generally goes on in here
so the nicest part of saint george's chapel is this
the choir where the choir sits and where the ceremonies happen
it looks like something out of a fairy tale
most people would have heard of king henry viii one of our most
infamous and fattest monarchs well he's buried
literally right here underneath this slab of stone between both sets of
choirs take your time to wander around in
george's chapel because it's probably one of the nicest churches or
cathedrals that you'll have ever seen by the way the red door's here that's
the queen's personal entrance into the chapel
once you've finished with saint george's chapel it's time to go around the corner
and check out the state residences if you do like your photography you'll
have no shortage of things to take pictures of
here at the moment because of kovid it takes a while to get in but once
you're in there's interesting details everywhere the first stop is the very
very famous long walk as you walk around some of the
residences you'll find some very interesting things
like ornately decorated night armor and you go up the stairs towards the
grand vestibule this is decorated with famous armor from
former monarchs and famous weapons of various knights
which is pretty awesome part of the ground
vestibule houses the statue of queen victoria
but it also houses some very interesting artifacts from around the world
so the audio guide tells you pretty much all about it
it's an immense room to start out in this route that looks like it's
currently under construction because it is
is the waterloo chamber this acts like a de facto dining room for some of the
royals but it's also a meeting room for very
important people currently they're renovating it but this
is what it should look like in general the next stop is the
garter throne room windsor castle is home to the order of the garter
the most exalted level of knighthood that you can receive
in this country and if you are awarded the order of the garter
it's done right here with the queen sitting in that middle chair there
and you being knighted in front of her the throne room itself is incredibly
impressive and it would be amazing to be knighted
in front of the queen here throughout all of the rooms here at
windsor castle you'll notice that no detail and no expense has been
spared in making this place look spectacular
it literally is fit for royalty next up is my favorite roux of the
entire castle this is the state dining room complete
with coats of arms in the ceilings various night armors and this is used as
a state dining room to house royals from across the world i mean what
a fantastic venue that you can have dinner in
just look at the amount of detail here it's absolutely
incredible this is easily one of the nicest royal rooms that i've ever
been in and i've been to quite a lot of castles etc
but nothing is as nice as this i've mentioned the order of the garter
already in this video and this is it this is the highest honor
that you can be bestowed by the queen and i think this is the
queen's actual garter you also get to visit the queen's
presence chamber and the queen's guard chamber
which are equally as impressive it's time to go back out to the ground
vestibule and i recommend that you stick around
for about five minutes to examine literally everything
including the queen's personal cutlery yes
this is the cutlery that she uses to entertain dignitaries
you then exit the building where you'll exit out into the queen's personal
courtyard and yes it's guarded by the queen's
guard and yes for some reason jumbo jets are still flying over it
unfortunately you're not allowed to go into any other parts
of the castle but to be honest after you've seen all of this
you're absolutely mesmerized by it all be sure to take a look at the middle
ward gift shop before you hand back in your audio guide
and exit out of the side of the castle and if you want to check out some of the
queen's guards again you definitely can't do that
and remember no trying to make them laugh because believe it or not if
they're caught doing so they get dr week's wages so please don't
try and bother them but not everything is old in windsor
the town itself has modern amenities it has a modern high street
and they've got modern eateries and there's no shortage of places where you
can buy a typical souvenir attack including this
place with mr bean in front of it for some
reason there's other cool things to check out
such as the theatre royal the guild hall and the long walk
i mentioned the long walk before is where the royal procession happens
and goes directly into winter castle but it's three miles long and most of it
is in public parkland which you can actually walk along so
behind me is windsor castle and in front of me is
this famous long walk now apparently it's
about four kilometers long which is about three miles
and you can walk to the end of it if you want to
screw that but overall guys i highly recommend
a trip to windsor castle especially if you like history
royalty or you want something fun to explore and a nice day out away from
central london okay i'm sold what do i need to do well
you need to come here to winter castle it's situated in the
town of windsor and to get here you can either drive
there's plenty of parking or take the train directly from london i
had to change its lab this morning to get here but
windsor train station is actually quite nice to have a look at
the cost to do the tour well it costs about 23 pounds and for that you also
get this free cool audio guide which i highly recommend
is there anything else i need to know yes they're very twitchy about
photography here at winter castle so bearing in mind no
photography or videography in certain parts
of the castle and also no droning here you're in the direct flight path of
heathrow airport and you're a raw residence that's heavily guarded
so there's no way that you absolutely get away with this
so no droning guys but if you have enjoyed this episode
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we'll see you in the next episode
Ninh Ly - www.ninh.co.uk - @NinhLyUK