Six wives of one King tour

Day 1 Windsor
The late summer has given us a splendid sunny start to the tour so form our base hotel right opposite Hampton Court palace( more of that later? We set off to Windsor only a 40 minute drive along the River Thames, passing the site where Magna Carta was signed at Runneymede in 1215 along the way.

As it is the end of the summer the crowds had gone, so we had a pleasant stroll around the castle and St Georges Chapel. Some of the favourite Tudor portraits had been taken off to Buckingham Palace for a special exhibition of Tudor fashion, never the leas there was plenty to see. After the castle we wandered down to the river side to have pleasant lunch on a terrace whilst watching life on the river.

We had the last guided tour of Eton College summer holidays before the students are back. It is a fascinating place, full of history and quirky customs. Founded by Henry VI in 1440 the original classroom is still there and still in use. Many famous people went to school there, Damien Lewis actor, our present Prime Minister Prince William and Prince Harry to name just a few.

Our final appointment was to attend evensong at St Georges chapel, it’s a great feeling to just walk up to the castle gate and say to the policeman there that we are attending evensong. He simply points you inside. The service itself has remained almost the same for the 500 years that the chapel has been in existence so it somehow gives you a little uplifting feeling to have been part of that kind of history. So at the end of the day we travel back to Hampton court to have dinner at the Blubeckers pub by the river Thames.