Ascot Carriages

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Enjoy carriage rides in Windsor Great Park with Ascot Carriages

Carriage tours start from outside The Savill Building at The Savill Gardens, TW20 0UJ.

The award-winning Savill Building is the main visitor centre for Windsor Great Park with cafe, shop plus all the visitor facilities and plenty of parking.

The carriage can be found one mins walk to the right of Savill Building by a Cream House, there’s a bench seat and our sign to mark the spot.

Ascot Carriages is a small family business and we’re fully insured to offer a personal and professional service including luxury carriages for weddings, film work and exclusive carriages to Royal Ascot.

Travel through the Windsor countryside away from traffic, and relax and unwind as you discover the area from the comfort of an elegant horse-drawn carriage.

Your carriage driver/guide can provide history and lesser-known facts about this beautiful royal park.

We operate all year round, between 11am and 4pm, on selected dates*.

Rides are weather permitting; please pay cash on the day.

You may reserve your special date up to three months in advance or call on the day (before 10am) to check we are operating.

Our 4/6 seat country carriage seats a maximum of four adults and two toddlers (aged 3 or under) or a combination (60 stone weight restriction applies).

Have a photo taken with our family-friendly carriage horse and our historic carriage which was previously used by the late Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Miller, Her Majesty The Queen's Equerry and horsemaster for 26 years.

We have easy-rise steps, cosy lap rugs and umbrellas for your comfort!

Carriage rides from The Savill Garden

Rides start from The Savill Building at The Savill Garden, Wick Lane, Englefield Green, Surrey, TW20 0UJ, just 4 miles south of Windsor Castle, 1 mile from Englefield Green.

Just follow the tourist signs to The Savill Garden on A308 from Windsor, A30 from Bagshot or M25 Junction 13.

30-minute tour: £60 per carriage

1-hour tour: £120 per carriage.

Picnic specials

60-minute tour: £120

Bring your own picnic or order one from The Savill Garden Kitchen in The Savill Building (our carriage tours start right outside).

The carriage stops for 30 minutes (or longer if you wish) for you to picnic by the beautiful 18th-century lake called Cow Pond, enjoy wildlife and waterlilies in the heart of Windsor Great Park.  Waterlilies flower here from May to September.

Romantic wedding proposal and special occasion drives

What could be more romantic than travelling on an elegant horse-drawn carriage and stopping by a beautiful 18th-century lake?

We believe we have one of the best places in the country to propose, hidden away in the heart of Windsor Great Park.

Take a stroll to the Georgian footbridge with diamond-patterned balustrade and decking, the ideal place to go down on bended knee.

When you return to the carriage we’ll have champagne and glasses ready for a celebration toast and of course we can take photos with your camera. 

Call Jo on 07811 543019 to see how we arrange the surprise.  The back-up plan – should the weather prevent the carriage operating – is a covered area in The Savill Garden; a bridge by the stream all ready for you!

From £150, including champagne.

Special vintage afternoon tea and carriage rides, Monday to Friday

Enjoy a vintage tea in the Gallery Cafe at The Savill Garden and a carriage ride with Ascot Carriages.

Pre-book your tea by calling 01784 485402 and your carriage ride by calling 07811 543019.

Carriage rides are weather permitting and subject to midweek availability.

Private drives

Organise a private carriage ride on a pre-arranged day and time to suit you, rather than as part of our published schedule.

Annual highlights include: Valentine's Weekend, Mothers’ Day, Spring Azaleas and Autumn Acers Colour Spectacular, Royal Ascot Week, Festive carriage rides at Christmas and New Year.

From £150 per hour

Family carriage rides 

Family carriage rides are available on selected dates throughout the school holidays.  See the calendar on our website or please call for dates.

Children of all ages will enjoy meeting and having a family photo with Henry our gentle Part Shire Horse. The carriage seats four adults, or a combination of up to two adults and four children under 12 years (maximum six seats).

We travel at a relaxing pace, in timeless style on private roads and woodland paths, to see a restored 18th-century lake with a summer display of glorious waterlilies complete with Diamond Jubilee Arbour unveiled by The Queen in 2012.

We can stop by the lakeside for a picnic and for children to enjoy the pond life or just sit back and enjoy the tour and history of this beautiful landscape.

30-, 60-minute tours and picnic rides available.  The 30-minute family ride is £60 per carriage.

Rides are popular so early booking recommended, its weather permitting, so just pay cash on the day, and we contact you the day before to confirm we are running once we know the weather forecast.
 

*Ascot Carriages' scheduled departures from The Savill Building

October

Tues 1
Sat 5
Sat 12
Thurs 17
Sat 19
Tues 22
Thurs 24
Sat 26
Tues 29

November

Sat 2
Sat 9
Sat 16
Sat 23
Tues 26
Sat 30

December

Tues 3
Sat 7
Sat 14
Tues 17
Sat 21
Mon 23
Sat 28

January 2020

Thurs 2
Sat 4
Sat 11
Sat 18

Contact Jo to make a reservation or for more information 07811 543019 or email info@ascotcarriages.co.uk.