It may only have been £500 for the license, but the alterations required by law to bring Windsor Castle up to DDA standards (Disability Discrimination Act - public buildings are required to be DDA compliant) with stairlifts, ramps, toilet facilities - in areas that are presently not accessible to the public (not on the tour) would have been considerably more expensive and not physically possible before April 8th. Add the fact that the castle is a Grade I Listed building and all sorts of laws and recommendations have to be followed before any alterations are done; and it would be a logistical nightmare.

The town hall is already DDA compliant and so is the next best venue.

I've never been to Windsor, but I suspect the bits that are open to the public normally are DDA compliant, with altnernative routes, ramps and lifts where necessary.

LTS