It is home to 13 attractions including Windsor Castle, Eton College, Changing the Guard and LEGOLAND Windsor. The River Thames flows through the whole of the Royal Borough and it is along or near the river that many of its historic and attractive towns and villages can be found including Bray, Eton and Maidenhead. Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Windsor towards Runnymede and you will pass some of England's historic sites, including the site of the sealing of the Magna Carta. It offers easy strolls and the chance to visit many attractions.
Whether your interest is heritage, shopping or family fun, there is plenty to see and do. Check out the Daily Express's 10 Things to Do in Windsor. Blue Badge Guided Tours are available in Windsor.
Blue Badge Guide, Graham Horn, Tours2Order, has developed a series of local online heritage talks including The Royal Wives of Windsor and the River Thames at Windsor and Eton.
10 Things to Do in Windsor
For a leisurely trip, join a French Brothers Cruise with unique views of Windsor Castle as well as Eton College. The 40 minute or 2 hour return trips should be on every visitor “to do” list. French Brothers also operate special sailings throughout the year, including steamboat tea cruises and bird and wildlife cruises.
Windsor Castle is another ‘must do’. It is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. Today The Queen spends most of her private weekends at the Castle, which is also used regularly for ceremonial and State occasions. Within the grounds is St George’s Chapel the setting for the Royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex. A visit to the Chapel is included in Windsor Castle admission ticket.
Watch Changing of the Guard. The Guards can be watched as they march up the High Street and into the Castle, but to see the actual ‘changing’ ceremony you need to have paid to go into the Castle, you need to be positioned in the High Street at 10.50am.
You haven’t seen Windsor until you’ve seen it by Duck with Windsor Duck Tours! Laugh, learn and experience a fantastic 1-hour live guided tour by Road and River.
Windsor Leisure Centre - a multi-purpose leisure centre offering fantastic health and fitness facilities. With services such as a 150 station gym, swimming pool, leisure pool, sports hall and brand new spin studio, there’s sure to be something to suit all tastes!
Find out the history of Windsor and the other towns and villages across the borough at The Windsor & Royal Borough Museum; a small local history museum in a Grade 1 listed building completed in 1689.The collection includes a100,000 year old mammoth’s tusk, pre-historic tools,together with objects and ephemera from before Victorian times up to World War II and beyond.
Relax in a woodland garden: The Savill Garden, in Windsor Great Park, known as Britain's finest ornamental garden. With 35 acres of interconnecting gardens and exotic woodland.
Walk through the formal gardens, open glades and majestic beech woodland that lead down to the Thames at Cliveden National Trust Gardens. A great place for children with its storybook-themed play area and 500 metres of winding paths in the Maze.
Go racing… Windsor is home to two racecourses – Royal Windsor Racecourse and Ascot Racecourse. French Brothers offer a river boat shuttle to Windsor Racecourse on race days.
