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Courtesy of Mo McLean / Castle Hotel Windsor

The Pennington Penny

22/02/2017 by a3traveller

Having worked in PR and marketing for all of my working life, it is rare indeed to discover something that is genuinely new about a hotel, something which even the tourism authorities would not have known about. So imagine my excitement about working on an opening project with the sales team of the newly rebadged Castle Hotel Windsor, part of the MGallery Collection by Sofitel. We were tipped off about a possible coin – The Pennington Penny – and we […]

Categories: Art & Culture, Historic Heritage, UK • Tags: British Museum, Castle Hotel, Castle Hotel Windsor, Coins, George Pennington, Hotels, MGallery Collection, Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, The Pennington Penny, Windsor

Sir Christopher Wren – the joker

18/02/2015 by a3traveller

My brief introduction to Windsor was delivered by the statement, “you know the story behind these pillars in our Guildhall, don’t you?”. The answer was no actually and an intriguing tale was then related. Windsor’s historic Guildhall, in the shadow of the Castle, was where HRH Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowlers were married in 2005 followed by A-listers David Furnish and Elton John (not at the same time of course!). On the ground floor, it’s now a museum – The […]

Categories: Art & Culture, Historic Heritage, UK • Tags: Berkshire, David Furnish & Elton John, Market Cross House, Marriage, Prince Charles & Camilla Parker Bowles, Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, Sir Christopher Wren, Sir Thomas Fiddes, Visit Windsor, Windsor