Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. It is the official Residence of Her Majesty The Queen and its rich history spans almost 1000 years. The Castle covers an area of about 5 hectares and contains:-

• Magnificent State Apartments furnished with treasures from the Royal Collection
• St George's Chapel (one of the most beautiful ecclesiastical buildings in England and the burial place of 10 monarchs)
• Queen Mary's Dolls House, a masterpiece in miniature
• The Drawings Gallery Exhibition

During the winter months an additional five rooms, known collectively as the Semi-State Rooms, are included in the visitor route.

THE DRAWINGS GALLERY EXHIBITION

The Queen: 60 Photographs for 60 Years - 4 February - 28 October 2012

Sixty photographs of The Queen, including the work of leading press photographers of the past six decades, are brought together for a display at Windsor Castle to celebrate Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee. The exhibition presents a portrait of The Queen’s reign as captured in fleeting moments on both official occasions and at relaxed family gatherings.  With the advent of photography, the boundaries between the officially approved and the spontaneously captured image of the monarch were irreversibly blurred.  Today, through the reach of modern media, the image of Her Majesty is familiar to millions around the world.  Most of the exhibition The Queen: Sixty Photographs for Sixty Years has been selected from photographs submitted by the Royal Rota press organisations.

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To get there from the Americana: take the Bakerloo Line northbound from Baker Street to Paddington. Take the exit to the railways station and take any train to Slough. At Slough you change to a local service that runs betweem Slough and Windsor. The Castle is right outside the station. You will need to buy a railways ticket when you get to Paddington, you will not be able to use a Travel Card or Oyster Card on the train.