Windsor

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Windsor is best known around the world for Windsor Castle, but the town offers much more for a day out. Its pedestrianised streets are lined with boutique shops, classy cafés and traditional pubs, making it an absorbing place to wander. The streets cluster around the castle precincts, giving a sense of history at almost every turn. Windsor’s riverside is another highlight — a stroll along the Thames here is peaceful and scenic, with regular views of boats and wide water meadows. If time allows, take in The Long Walk or explore the park itself, which unfolds into vast grassland and woodland. Windsor’s thermally-timeless character reveals itself slowly: linger over lunch in a café near the High Street, watch local life move at a relaxed pace and take photographs of architectural details that range from medieval stonework to Georgian facades.