The buildings of the castle precincts are not only exceptional for their architectural refinement, but have also inscribed themselves in history as the birthplace of the Czech composer, Bedřich Smetana.

Parts that are accessible to visitors are the castle precincts including the royal palace, burgrave's house and the unique early Gothic Chapel.

Take a free walking tour of Windsor to see the castle precincts, cobbled streets and historic buildings dating back to the 17th century.

In the 19th century and into the 20th century the castle precinct and curtain walls were used as the municipal cemetery.

Critics pointed out that each year some two million people enjoy visiting the castle precincts and only about 770,000 actually pay to go inside the buildings.

Furthermore, Jesse would still have to make his escape from a largely unfamiliar area, whereas you're free to go where you wish in the castle precincts without arousing suspicion.

During the mid 16th century, a walled garden to the south of the castle precinct, was established mainly to house an orchard.

I went up within the castle precinct, to the tower Coudraye," she said, "for I knew that she lodged hard by, with a good woman who dwells there.

The newest addition to the castle precinct is the Chester Beatty Library, which moved here from Ballsbridge (see page 58).

By the 12th century the parish had both a church and the 'old castle precinct' on the Stowey 'herpath'.