Windsor Racecourse
So, armed with a compact camera, an empty memory card, a new set of batteries and a window seat on the Airbus A320, here is my day yesterday, fro the wait at the check-in desk to the gate, to the view out of the window of Sweden and then the Home Counties and then a trip on what, mile for mile, must be the most expensive railway line in Britain, The Heathrow Express: £34 for two 15 minute trips.
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Windsor Racecourse, also known as Royal Windsor Racecourse, is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Windsor, Berkshire, England. It is one of only two figure-of-eight courses in the United Kingdom, the other being at Fontwell Park. It abandoned National Hunt jump racing in December 1998, switching entirely to Flat racing. However, the course has occasionally held National Hunt meetings since, such as when it took over some of nearby Ascot's jump meetings during its refurbishment in the mid-2000s.
Windsor Racecourse is located on the banks of the River Thames and occupies a large island between the main channel of the River and the Clewer Mill Stream backwater.
The local area has links to horse racing that date back to the time of Henry VIII, but the first race meeting at Royal Windsor did not take place until 1866.
Windsor Racecourse
So, armed with a compact camera, an empty memory card, a new set of batteries and a window seat on the Airbus A320, here is my day yesterday, fro the wait at the check-in desk to the gate, to the view out of the window of Sweden and then the Home Counties and then a trip on what, mile for mile, must be the most expensive railway line in Britain, The Heathrow Express: £34 for two 15 minute trips.
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Windsor Racecourse, also known as Royal Windsor Racecourse, is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Windsor, Berkshire, England. It is one of only two figure-of-eight courses in the United Kingdom, the other being at Fontwell Park. It abandoned National Hunt jump racing in December 1998, switching entirely to Flat racing. However, the course has occasionally held National Hunt meetings since, such as when it took over some of nearby Ascot's jump meetings during its refurbishment in the mid-2000s.
Windsor Racecourse is located on the banks of the River Thames and occupies a large island between the main channel of the River and the Clewer Mill Stream backwater.
The local area has links to horse racing that date back to the time of Henry VIII, but the first race meeting at Royal Windsor did not take place until 1866.