Windsor - Bath - Stonehenge

Halloo! Today we leave the city and explore Windsor Castle, the town of Bath (famous for the Roman Baths) and Stonehenge! We had booked another full day of guided tours via Golden Tours. We met the bus very early, and our first stop was the town of Windsor. Of course, it’s famous for the Queen’s castle, but it was such a cute town. We arrived and walked through the "train station" heading straight to the castle.

We were provided an audio tour so could take our time exploring each room. A lot of the rooms look straight out of medieval times! This is where the Queen’s Order of the Garter meets annually – it’s known as the most prestigious order of chivalry in England and the UK! We walked around the grounds some more then went into St. George’s Cathedral. Of course, all eyes of the world will be on this chapel this year for the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan.  I can only imagine how beautiful the grounds will be that day!

As we headed to the bus, it was time for the changing of the guards. Much easier to see and appreciate at this residence than at Buckingham Palace!  It's like your own personal show.

We said goodbye to Windsor and settled in for lunch on the bus as we drove toward Bath. Bath, Windsor, and Canterbury have something famous in each of their cities, and for some reason that is all our minds associated those cities with. They are SO much more. Such charming little villages with the cutest shops and restaurants and cafes. We could’ve spent a day in each but on the guided tours – we had limited time. I guess that’s the whole point of the tour - to give you highlights so you'll want to go back!

We arrived in Bath and headed straight to the “Roman Baths”. They were just in the middle of this little city.  We had heard a little about them but words do not do it justice. It was such a neat experience to walk through the walls and floors of this place that was packed with so much history. You were provided a audio tour where you could learn fun facts or travel back in time and hear someone’s perspective as like they were here hundreds of years ago. You could even try some batch water at the very end.  Ewww.  Not the best.  J

Before we headed back to the bus, our tour guide had recommended stopping and getting a Cornish pastie (pronounced passsssstie). It was very similar to an empanada filled with beef and vegetables.  It was a little restaurant called The Cornish Bakery. It was a perfect little snack on this cooler day!

When we got back on the bus it started to rain. We made our journey over to Stonehenge. By the time we got there, it was cold, windy, and rainy. We were let out and given time to explore. We took a little shuttle bus out to the rocks.  There’s not too many words to say about Stonehenge. It is what it is.  It was SUPER neat to see and amazing to hear about all the theories of how they rocks got to where they are. After you walk around the rocks though, there’s not much else to do. We both felt like there was way too much time allotted here, where we should have had more time to explore at Windsor or Bath. The change in weather probably didn’t help our mood either, but we were troopers and made the best of it!

What a day of touring! We were exhausted so had a little snack and toast before calling it a day. 

Next up -- A morning at a museum, Bubble Tea (YES) and a show on the West End!