St George's Chapel Reviews Summary

Historical Significance

Pros:

• "A marvellous place to visit. So full of history and has its place in recent events."
• "It is the site of many past royal services, weddings and also many royal burials have taken place here."
• "You'll be visiting the Chapel where over the centuries, around 12 kings of England have been buried underground."
• "This is one of the most beautiful churches in the area. It has the burial places of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour."
• "So very moving to visit an historic place of worship for the Royal family and see the burial places of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip."
• "No less than 10 monarchs are buried here."
• "The visit is chocked full of history with the most recent burial of Queen Elizabeth II."

Cons:

• "Was sad to view Queen Elizabeth's for appropriately 3 seconds."
• "So much history and many of the Kings and Queens of the UK in there."
• "The Chapel itself is smaller than it looks on TV but obviously very interesting from a historical point of view."
• "Great to see the Chapel, mixed feelings seeing where the Queen sat on her own during the Funeral of HRH Prince Phillip."
• "Sadly it was busy so you could not spend much time looking or paying respects."
• "People where walking passed me and making comment that I was spoiling their day as I was in their way and that I should not have attended or even attempted to attend Windsor Castle and St George's Chapel."
• "Having only recently lost my mobility and having to deal with being in a mobility scooter to keep my independence i came away from this experience ashamed of who I have become due to no fault of my own."

Architecture and Aesthetics

Pros:

• "It is breathtaking with its impressive architecture and gorgeous large stained glass areas."
• "The architecture and utter detail that has gone into each individual area of the chapel is incredible."
• "Beautifully maintained chapel with huge amounts of history attached, very approachable and knowledgeable staff members."
• "The architecture and interior design of the chapel is breathtaking."
• "Asthetic as well as Structural marvel. Particularly, I was impressed by the delicate internal side wall work as well as sealing art."
• "The architectural detailing is truly breathtaking."
• "A spectacular gothic chapel within Windsor Castle grounds, this is a must-see."

Cons:

• "First time to Windsor castle very disappointed with the whole thing not allowed to take any photo inside."
• "The only downside for me was the size of the numbers within the Chapel which accompanied the audio tour."
• "I loved it, but wish I had more time to look and admire, felt a bit rushed through."
• "No photographs allowed, but the audio guide was really useful."
• "Nice to visit, but would be better if you could take pictures of all the great tombs there are to see."
• "Some of the employees there are very rude."
• "Unfortunately it is not allowed to take photos inside the chapel."

Visitor Experience

Pros:

• "A must-see for anyone visiting the area!"
• "Definitely worth the visit."
• "Although there was so many people there it was a very quiet and humbling experience."
• "The staffs are happy to share more information with you if you ask them."
• "The staff were wonderful with both myself and husband taking us different ways through the castle so he didn't miss and thing due to him being on his mobility scooter."
• "Amazing day out with the family. Old lady that works there was fantastic amazing how much she knew about the place."
• "The staff are engaging and enjoy telling one about the history of the building."

Cons:

• "Our visit was slightly spoilt by the lack of manners from some visitors."
• "Unfortunately, the organizers were too greedy allowing far too many of us/parties in at one time."
• "Very expensive gift shops and very crowded."
• "Good that they don't allow photos in the beautiful and peaceful Chapel but there seems to be many tourists or visitors who cannot read the signs and the no photography rule isn't strictly enforced."
• "It's worth a visit. However the volunteers I found to be frosty abrupt and not very welcoming!"
• "Disappointed by the behavior of other visitors who when asked to remove their hat in the chapel had a go at the guide."
• "Very, very, very crowded on a Saturday."