Windsor Castle on a Sunday

[rdt10]

Thinking of doing a stop at Windsor Castle on private transfer from Southampton to Heathrow on May 25 next year. It is a Sunday. Looking at possible flight times and trying to decide if Windsor would make sense if we book a later flight to Rome. Is Windsor Castle worth a stop and would Sunday affect it?

 

Thanks for any help.

 

Rick

[Planning to cruise]

I dont think Sunday will make much difference.  Its always busy.

St Georges Chapel in the grounds and norma,ly seen woth castle admission may be closed to visitors, certainly for part of the day.  It is an active working church with services.  Check online.

 

Windsor Castle is worth seeing but it is a big place.  It can take several hours to see it all.  Admission queues can also sometimes take time even with pre booked tickets because of security checks.  

Factor in transport between Southampton and LHR and the need to arrive at the airport in good time for security etc.  

 

You need to work out how much time you have and if sufficient time can be devoted to a Windsor visit to justify it.  

[gumshoe958]

May 25th is in the middle of a holiday weekend so if the weather’s good it’ll be very busy.

[Planning to cruise]

15 hours ago, gumshoe958 said:

May 25th is in the middle of a holiday weekend so if the weather’s good it’ll be very busy.

Very true.  

Not only will Windsor be busy but the roads will be crammed.  Factor in more time for a transfer.  

[rdt10]

Sounds like skipping Windsor Castle will be best and I'll allow extra time for the transfer to Heathrow.

 

By Holiday weekend do you mean Friday and/or Monday are holidays?

 

Thanks for the comments.

 

Rick

[Cotswold Eagle]

2 hours ago, rdt10 said:

By Holiday weekend do you mean Friday and/or Monday are holidays?

The Monday is Spring Bank Holiday (a fixed holiday on the last Monday in May, which replaced Whit Monday holiday many years ago).

 

[Bank Holiday is the UK term for public holiday, being days the banks would close]

Edited August 17 by Cotswold Eagle

[Planning to cruise]

The Monday is the actual day off from work, the Bank Holiday.  These days, it tends to be Bank Holiday Weekend when people get away from Friday onwards with heavily trafficked roads and transport systems.

With the Spring BH (last Monday of May) the schools take their half term holiday that week, BH Monday to the following Friday with both weekends.  Many families go away or out for trips. Its generally a busy time for transport, holiday spots and attractions.          

[fruitmachine]

19 hours ago, Cotswold Eagle said:

The Monday is Spring Bank Holiday (a fixed holiday on the last Monday in May, which replaced Whit Monday holiday many years ago).

 

[Bank Holiday is the UK term for public holiday, being days the banks would close]

... except in Scotland, where traditionally only banks (and professional businesses like accountants and lawyers) would be on holiday on a bank holiday.  Smaller shops and other businesses take local holidays which vary completely by location, and which may or may not coincide with bank holidays.  Large shops and almost all attractions remain open, except at Christmas and New Year.

To confuse even more, there is a Scottish Bank Holiday that even the banks in Scotland don't take, having aligned their actual days off to English Bank Holidays many years ago!  A couple of weeks back I had a ship full of passengers being told by the cruise line that everything would be closed.  It was the start of the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe and they couldn't have been more wrong!