Exploring Royal Windsor

There are a number of fun ways to explore Windsor and Eton including open top bus tours, carriage rides, guided tours of Windsor with one of our Blue Badge Guides or a  self-guided heritage tour.

Blue Badge Guides • Carriage Tours • City Sightseeing Bus Tour • Eton College • Heritage Tour • Windsor 360° Virtual Tours • Windsor Castle Tours • 2012 Tours  

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Blue Badge Guided Tours

The Royal Borough has a rich heritage for you to discover.  Our professional and knowledgeable Blue Badge Guides have achieved the highest guiding qualification in the UK.  Any group – large or small – can be guaranteed a fun and informative tour of Windsor and the local area.  Individuals can join one of our Royal Windsor Town Walks which take place each Saturday and Sunday from Easter to the end of August.

·  Rendez-Vous Blue Badge Tourist Guides

·  Windsor Tourist Guides Ltd

·  Windsor Tours

·  Spirit of England Tours

·  Explore and Discover Tours

·  Windsor Welcome Guides

·  Windsor Heritage Talks and Tours

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Horse-Drawn Carriage Tours

Experience the Windsor area from the comfort of a carriage.  Two companies currently operate rides: one in Windsor town centre, the other in Windsor Great Park.  The carriages can also be hired for private events. 

• Ascot Carriages
• Orchard Poyle

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City Sightseeing Tour Bus

An open top double-decker bus tour is a convenient, fun and interesting way to explore the Windsor and Eton area.  The circular tour route lasts for 45 minutes with pre-recorded English commentary.  Ttickets are valid for 24 hours allowing visitors to get hop on and off the bus at the 11 stops of interest along the route.

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Eton College

Short guided tours for individuals, of around an hour in duration, are arranged at 14.00 and 15.15 on some Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and daily during Eton's holidays. Pre-booking is essential for everyone, tickets are available in person from the Windsor Information Centre and via the Windsor Online Shop.

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Self-Guided Heritage Tour 

Explore Windsor at your own pace by downloading our Heritage Trail.  It takes in the historic parts of Windsor, around the walls of Windsor Castle, down towards and over the River Thames and into Eton. 

• Download the Heritage Tour
• Download the Heritage Tour Map

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Windsor 360° -Virtual Tours

Windsor 360° provides a fantastic selection of 360° panoramas that allow you to explore and enjoy Windsor and the Royal Borough before you even get here!  From in and around the old parts of Windsor town centre images are also available of scenes at Eton College, the Long Walk as well as some of the local accommodation facilities. 

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Windsor Castle Tours

Tours of Windsor Castle and St George's Chapel are self-guided.  An audio tour, which lasts approximately 2 hours, is included in the ticket price and is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese and Russian.  Guided tours of the Castle Precincts are available at regular intervals throughout the day.  Precinct tours last approximately 30 minutes and depart from the Admissions Centre.  The tours are included in the ticket price. 

Conquer the Tower Tours and Tours of the Great Kitchen are available in the summer months.  Special tours are also available for pre-booked groups.

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Windsor 2012

As the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games approach local Blue Badge Guides have been officially accredited to provide group tours of Eton Dorney Rowing Lake, the venue for the rowing, paralympic rowing and sprint canoe events.  Download the flyer or visit the website for more information.