We were planning on visiting Windsor Castle during our 14 hour layover at Heathrow this week, but then we saw that it will be closed completely. Now we need a backup plan. How else should we spend that day?
Posted by
OP
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Also, is the castle worth seeing even if it's closed? Or is that a waste?
Posted by
New England
702 posts
If you still want to spend your layover in Windsor I think you could still have an enjoyable time.
Walk around Windsor, cross over the pedestrian bridge to quieter Eton, stroll along the high street browsing shop windows, and then soon enough you’ll be upon Eton College where if classes are in session you’ll see students walking between classes in their formal dress.
If the weather will be nice you could do a French Brothers river cruise on the Thames. Here’s a link to their 40-min cruise: https://www.frenchbrothers.co.uk/public-trips/windsor-40-minute-round-trip
Walk in Windsor Great Park http://www.windsorgreatpark.co.uk/en/activities/walking.
Have a nice meal (I enjoyed Cote Brasserie on the river).
Posted by
US Pacific Northwest
10344 posts
We enjoyed walking around Eaton.
Posted by
Olympia, WA, USA
6713 posts
And the castle is impressive and interesting from the outside even if it's closed.
Fourteen hours is a long layover but I hope your plans give you plenty of time to return to the airport, check into your next flight, go through security, and get to the gate. Plus you'll spend some time on arrival going through passport control, and of course getting to and from Windsor.
Posted by
UK
1015 posts
If I had a 14 hour layout & Windsor Castle was closed, I’d go into London.
Posted by
Bellevue, WA, USA
811 posts
you can take the tube to london it's only 45 min. The castle is open, I was just there on 4/14. Even if the castle is closed, you can still enjoy a good walk around windsor and eton.