Windsor Castle

Előszó

EAST TERRACE
UPPER WARD
HOME PARK
MIDDLE WARD
entrance
LOWER WARD
VISITORS' GUIDE TO THE CASTLE
1. King Henry VIII Gate
2. Salisbury Tower
3. Garter Tower
4. Curfew Tower
5. Horseshoe Cloister
6. St. George's Chapel
7. Garter House
8. Albert Memorial Chapel
9. King Henry III Tower
10. Entrance To North Terrace
11. Round Tower
12. Norman Gate
13. King Charles ii Statue
14. Entrance To The State Apartments
15. King Jöhn's Tower
16. State Entrance
17. Brunswick Tower
18. Prince Of Wales's Tower
19. Chester Tower
20. Clarence Tower
21. Queen'sTowbr
22. Soverbign's Entrance
23. Agusta Tower
24. York Tower
25. King George IV Gate
26. Lancaster Tower
27. King Edward II I's Tower
28. St. George's Gate
B = Bookshop; T= Toilet. There is a toilet for disabled persons opposite King John's Tower (15 on plan above). The key may be obtained from the doorway nearby marked 'Trade Door'. E= To the Exhibition of The Queen's Presents and Royal Carriages in the Mews.
INFORMATION
This guide has been planned to make a visit to Windsor Castle as inter- I esting and as rewarding as possible. In the 'Tour of the Castle' on pages 4 and 5, the features described are numbered so that reference can be made to the plan on this page.
The visitor is guided through the Lower and Middle Wards to the State Apartments and these are illustrated J and described in the order in which 1 they are viewed. Finally, there is a concise history of the Castle from its 1 earliest beginnings to the present day. I Visitors are asked to note thatj positions of pictures, furniture, etc.,] may be changed from time to time. H
The State Apartments The State Apartments are open dailyJ from 10.30a.m. on weekdays, and from 1.30p.m. on Sundays (when 1 British Summer Time is in force)fl except when The Queen is in Officia« Residence, that is usually during the j month of April, and for periods during March, May, June, DecembM and 1 January. They are closed on Sundays during the winter when Greenwich Mean Time is in forcefl
Queen Mary's Dolls' House* & Exhibition of Drawings« Queen Mary's Dolls' House and the Exhibition of Drawings are open daily from 10.30a.m. on weekdays and from 1.30p.m. on Sundays when British Summer Time is in forcey except on 1 January, Good Friday,* Christmas and the day in Junelon which the Garter Service is held in St George's Chapel. They are closed on Sundays during the winter when Greenwich Mean Time is in force. j
Exhibition of the Queen's Present» and Royal Carriages
In the Mews, approached via St Alban's Street opposite the Castle Entrance, there is an exhibition of carriages and other items of eques-trian interest, and gifts to The Queen during her reign. It is open to the public at the same times as Queen Mary's Dolls' House and the Exhibi-I tion of Drawings, except Sundays from May to August when the exhibition is open from 10.30a.m. The en-trance is in St Alban's Street. 3
Castle Precincts 'l The Precincts of the Castle remain: open throughout the year (including Sundays) from lOa.m. to (later in the summer). The Precincts of the Castle are closed on the day in June on which the Garter Service ié held in St George's Chapel. Vissza