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Suggestions for stowing luggage

Posted by C.M. (Oklahoma City) on 03/21/17 04:49 PM

Any suggestions?

My family of four will be leaving Oxford by train on a Friday morning headed back to London. We want to visit Windsor Castle. My plan is to catch an early morning train back to London, check in at the hotel (asking them to keep our luggage until check-in time,) and then to catch a train over to Windsor Castle as quickly as possible to see what we can of it for the rest of the day.

However, I was thinking if we could go to Windsor Castle first and find a safe reliable place to stow our luggage while we tour and then return to London later in the day, that might enable us to get to have more time to see it. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Posted by Robin Z

Troy, Oh, USA

03/21/17 05:11 PM

2805 posts

If you took the 8:00am from Oxford you would arrive at London Paddington at 9:30am, you could check your luggage at the left luggage there at the station. There are trains leaving at 9:50am, 10:22am. It's a 35'minute train ride with a change in Slough. Even if you took the 10:22 train to Windsor you would be there by 11:00am, the castle closes at 5:30pm so you will have plenty of time to see the castle.

Posted by Laura

Rick Steves' Europe

03/21/17 08:28 PM

16895 posts

Since Windsor train station doesn't have bag storage, storage at the Castle itself is the most reliable option for day-trippers in the town. See details at https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/visit/windsorcastle/plan-your-visit/practical-information. You don't save a lot of train travel time on this route, but could depart at 9:00 or 9:30 with one connection in Slough.

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