Top Tips for Spring in Windsor and Maidenhead

After a cold and miserable winter, it’s no surprise that we all look forward to spring. With warmer weather and sunshine on the horizon, now is the perfect time to plan your next trip to the Royal Borough.

Tickets for many attractions and events are available to book in advance through the Windsor online shop.

Our friendly staff at the Royal Windsor Information Centre are also there in person to offer advice and make suggestions for great days out.

Watch the Six Nations in Windsor

A good atmosphere and a big screen can make all the difference! Rugby in the Brewery returns to the Windsor & Eton Brewery and you can join them for every match.  For the England games only, they will have extra seating in the brewhouse, which is bookable for groups of 6+ (£5 per person deposit required, which will be redeemed on the day via a pint of beer).  Please call 01753 392495 or email unit4@webrew.co.uk to book.  They operate on a first come, first serve basis for the taproom, so please arrive early to guarantee your space.  All Windsor & Eton Brewery's beers, including their rugby special Last Drop, will be available on the bar and in pitchers. 

Get ready for the school holidays

With the Easter holidays in the spring, it’s good to be prepared for when you get asked ‘What are we going to do TODAY?’  Whatever the weather we have some great ideas for indoor and outdoor family fun activities.

Will it be splashing down into the River Thames on the Windsor Duck or cycling through Windsor Great Park?  Making chocolate goodies at Dr Choc's Windsor Chocolate Factory or getting lost in the Cliveden Maze?

Check out our Ideas and Inspiration section and get planning and look at our Special Offers too!

Spring colour in Windsor parks and gardens

Spring sees our glorious parks and gardens coming alive with colour.

Cliveden

Every spring the gardens at National Trust Cliveden are a delight to behold as hundreds of thousands of narcissi spring up across the estate.

The six-acre Parterre bursts at the seams with spring bedding plants, filling the 16 central triangular beds. In the Long Garden you'll discover a carpet of colour inside the box hedging, whilst topiary, statuary and herbaceous borders line the outside of this unique and unusual garden.

In the oriental inspired Water Garden, you’ll spot dusky pinks of flowering blossom and creamy-white magnolias forming picture perfect reflections in the lakes below. From May there’ll be 2,000 pale blue Camassia leichtlinii in bloom, adding more glamour to this already gorgeous garden.

Take a walk beyond the Grade I listed gardens at Cliveden and you’ll find yourself surrounded in a woodland escarpment. As you wander through these magnificent ancient woodlands this spring, a beautiful bluebell bounty will slowly begin to appear.

And for Easter, families can enjoy Cliveden's Easter Egg Hunt through the estate with a chocolate egg to be enjoyed at the end!

The Savill Garden

The Savill Garden has earned its reputation as one of the finest woodland gardens in the country, not because it is the biggest woodland garden or that it has the largest collection of plants, but for a combination of all of these elements.

Its ability to keep adapting to its landscape environment provides a great balance of design, colour and texture. Visit throughout the seasons and you will see there is always something new to discover.

In exceptional years spring can begin as early as late February with the appearance of breathtaking Magnolias, or it might be as late as April before you will see the drifts of Crocus followed by thousands of dwarf daffodils in the Alpine Meadow. Generally, visit from the middle of March onwards and you will be rewarded with a host of floral interest.

Seasonal highlights:

March
•    Spring Wood comes alive

April
•    Carpets of Crocus and dwarf daffodils
•    The Garden is awash with the National Collection of Magnolias and award winning Rhododendrons
•    Stunningly beautiful flowering Japanese Cherries
•    Carpets of Crocus and dwarf daffodils

May
•    Special woodland wonders including: Trilliums, Erythroniums and Primulas
•    Dazzling Azaleas

Before you visit

Take a look at The Savill Garden's website to see what is in flower. Visit www.windsorgreatpark.co.uk/seasons

Mother's Day

Looking for a gorgeous gift for your mother on Mother's Day?  Browse our shopping pages and be inspired by some of the great shops in the Windsor and Maidenhead area – including many superb independent stores – and bag that perfect present.

Peruse our food and drink pages for the best place to treat her to lunch or dinner, or perhaps an elegant Afternoon Tea is the way to her heart?

And of course there are plenty of great things to do, however she likes to relax with family.

Discover The Stanley Spencer Gallery

In the tiny former Methodist Chapel in the pretty riverside town of Cookham, discover the wonderful art of the characterful Stanley Spencer.  The Stanley Spencer Gallery has two exhibitions a year and the summer exhibition launches in March.  Why not visit this hidden gem for yourself?

Enjoy a day at the races

Flat racing returns to Royal Windsor Racecourse with the season opener in April and Windsor’s course is unique – it’s on an island in the Thames and is shaped like a figure of eight!  It’s famed for Monday evening meetings April to October as well as themed racedays with plenty of family entertainment.

Ascot Racecourse’s racing calendar includes flat and jumps racing year round.  Enjoy a spring family race day at the beginning of April – the final jumps meeting of the season – then celebrate the start of the flat season in May.

Coronation Weekend, 6-8 May 2023

The Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort will take place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6 May 2023.  Across the Coronation Weekend, there will be further opportunities for people to come together in celebration of the historic occasion. On Sunday 7 May 2023, a special Coronation Concert will be staged and broadcast live at Windsor Castle by the BBC and BBC Studios.  The Coronation Big Lunch, at which neighbours and communities are invited to share food and fun together, will take place across the country on the same date.

Find out what is happening in Windsor on Coronation Weekend.

Royal Windsor Horse Show

May sees Royal Windsor Horse Show, the UK’s largest premier outdoor horse show at Windsor, set in the private grounds of Windsor Castle.  Enjoy international show jumping, dressage and carriage driving and a whole host of national classes too.

There are numerous exciting displays such as the Shetland Pony Grand National and the skill of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery.  Peruse the retailers’ stalls in the shopping village for that perfect purchase.

Turn your visit into a Windsor short break!

There’s so much to see and do in the area, why not stay a few nights?  Visit our accommodation pages to discover a huge range of accommodation options to suit all budgets, from five star spa retreats to cosy and comfortable bed and breakfasts and well-appointed self-catering apartments.

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