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Discover the wonderland of Windsor-on-Thames and explore the best of Windsor on this day trip with Black Cab Heritage Tours.
Located on the South Bank of the River Thames, the town is dominated by Windsor Castle, the largest and oldest inhabited castle in the world. The Queen of England has made it her home and it’s her favourite holiday residence, and yes, it’s worth all the fuss.
Your first stop will be Runnymede Field, described as a meadow between Windsor and Staines, where King John signed the Magna Carta more than eight centuries ago in 1215.
Known as the birthplace of modern democracy, the Magna Carta influenced key declarations of human rights and its principles of freedom.
Once in Windsor, you will enjoy a guided walking tour that lasts 45-60 minutes, followed by a caffeine fix at an atmospheric English cafe, and jaw-dropping moments at the official residence of Her Majesty the Queen.
You will also visit St. George’s Chapel, the tombs of many English Kings and Queens, and the venue of the celeb-wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markel.
Let it all settle at a lunch table relaxing at a riverside restaurant away from the buzzy bars of the High Street or have a traditional afternoon tearoom with chintzy china in the village.
There will be free time later to visit Eton College, where 13 British Prime Ministers and Princes William and Harry studied. You could pamper yourself with some shop browsing or take a stroll along the River Thames.
If you want to visit Windsor Castle, save yourself the hassle of long queues by pre-ordering Windsor Castle tickets with us.
Centrally located hotel in London
8:00 am, 9:00 am, 10:00 am or 11:00 am
On this day trip to Windsor from London, you will:
This is a typical itinerary for this tour:
Stop At: Windsor Castle, Castle Hill
Castle origins date back to the 11th-Century Norman Conquest – used by The Crown and is the occupied palace in Europe.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: St. George’s Chapel, Castle Hill
Where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were recently married in a special space of 15th-Century medieval Gothic splendour.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Windsor Great Park The Crown Estate Office
Windsor Great Park is a Royal Park – its present area was determined in the 1360s and was popular with Saxon kings as a hunting forest.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Quaint riverside setting in the Royal County of Berkshire – and home to Her Majesty the Queen.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Guildhall High Street
Discover a hidden secret about this building’s architecture – and it’s the venue for the marriages of Charles and Camilla plus Elton John and David Furnish.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Theatre Royal Windsor, 32 Thames Street
Edwardian theatre near the banks of the River Thames – your Guide will have some amusing anecdotes at this stop.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Old Windsor
Tiny village bound by the River Thames to the east and Windsor Great Park to the west.
Stop At: Runnymede National Trust, Windsor Road, Egham TW20 0AG England
Site of the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 – managed by the National Trust.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: John F Kennedy Memorial
An emotive acre of English ground was given to the USA by the British people in memory of President John F Kennedy.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Magna Carta Monument
Memorial erected by the American Bar Association – nestled in a quiet spot near the meadows alongside the River Thames.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Air Forces Memorial Lodge Air Forces Memorial Lodge Coopers Hill Lane
A moving memorial inscribed with the names of over 20,000 men and women of the Allied Air Forces who lost their lives in World War Two on missions and have no known grave.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Thames River, London England
One of England’s longest waterways which meanders through the Royal County of Berkshire and the Windsor neighbourhood.
Stop At: Eton College
Founded in the 15th-Century this world-renowned College has educated 20 British Prime Ministers and numerous members of the aristocracy including Prince William and Prince Harry.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Eton
Historic old town on the opposite bank of the River Thames to Windsor.
Duration: 30 minutes
We loved our tour of Eton and Windsor. Paul was so knowledgeable and his warm demeanor made the day incredible. He managed to get us into the Doll House which is not open to the public.
We hired a car and driver for a private tour to Windsor and were very pleased with the experience. Our driver Mark was excellent, he was very informative with an awesome sense of humor. Mark made us reservations at a wonderful riverside restaurant and stopped so we could share a pint at a quaint local pub. Our kids still talk about this trip with Mark. I would highly recommend hiring Black Cab Heritage for anyone wanting a uniquely British experience.
We had an amazing tour of Windsor with Barry — one of the awesome tour guides from Black Cab Heritage (In previous years we have toured London and Stone Henge/Lacock/Bath with Craig who is also great!)
We had been in Wales on a trip and then arrived in London and dropped out rental car off at the airport. Barry picked us up at the rental car place and took us on the Windsor tour and dropped us at our AirBnB at the end of the day. This was the last day Windsor was open before closing down for Covid-19 lockdown. We had the ‘luck’ of having a lot of the places to ourselves and Barry was very informative and fun to talk to and learn from. I highly recommend Black Cab Heritage if you are in London and looking to do some excursions or even get around town. You don’t have to think about driving or the details of when and where you are going, and the tour guide/drivers are all excellent at what they do! We will be doing other tours with them in the future.
