Private Guided Tour of Windsor Castle PLUS and History
Description
Travel in style with an experienced Guide who will make your tour fun, informative & safe. We will escort you to & around the world’s largest & oldest inhabited Castle which Queen Elizabeth II called home & is her final resting place within St George’s Chapel. Visit the unbelievable state apartments & the beautiful town of Windsor on the banks of The River Thames. * PLUS we stop at historic Runnymede to view the JFK & Magna Carta memorials. (which isn’t offered on most Windsor half day tours.) ** PLUS the opportunity to be escorted to Kensington Palace & gardens on return to Central London. This being the former home of Princess Diana and her boys Princes William & Harry. This Tour can also be customised to your needs too, including a lunch stop or perhaps as a layover tour from Heathrow Airport.
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Itinerary
We visit the amazing Windsor Castle, the family home to British Kings & Queens for over 1,000 years. The size of the 13 acre Castle is breathtaking, & is the largest & oldest occupied Castle in the world & it is where Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II chose to spend most of her time & called home. You might even time your visit when the new King Charles III is in residence! Look at the flag flying from the Castle’s Round Tower; if it’s the Royal Standard The King will be there too.
We then walk alongside the River Thames watching the boats & wildlife, including “The King’s Swans” and cross the bridge which separates Windsor from Eton College, Prince William’s former private school.
We tour the small town of Windsor immediately upon leaving the Castle. We tour the quaint streets & shops (including the smallest street in the UK). We also see The Long Walk entrance to the Castle & a view towards Frogmore, where Prince Harry & Megan once resided!
PLUS Either on our way to, or returning from Windsor, we visit the JF Kennedy & Magna Carta memorials. The JFK memorial sits on an acre of land designated to the USA from the UK to remember one of the greatest leaders of modern times. The Magna Carta statue was designed in 1957 to honour democracy & liberty. The charter, first signed here in 1215 by King John, is honoured by The American Bar to this day.
Make Kensington Palace your drop off point & maybe have lunch there in the outstanding gardens or restaurants on your way back to Central London. Kensington Palace is where Princess Diana lived & where Prince William & Princess Catherine resided with their young family before moving to Windsor. We will walk you through the Royal Kensington Gardens & introduce you to the Palace & grounds. * Entrance to the Palace & museum is optional & by ticket only.
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Pickup Locations & Times
WINDSOR CASTLE CLOSED TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(37)
I highly recommend Barry Tours UK. We had a lovely tour of Windsor with Barry, who provided a lot of local commentary and historical context. He managed to get us fast-tracked from the long lines to optimize our time. Unbeknownst to us, we were amidst history in the making as King Charles hosted President Zelensky at Windsor Castle while we explored the State Apartments. In the afternoon, we enjoyed a leisurely lunch in Windsor, at a pub on the River Thames. On the way back to London, we made a historic stop at Runnymede, which is not to be missed. Barry was warm, friendly, engaged in his work and quite exceptional.
Hi Theresa Many thanks for such a great and fully comprehensive review. Really enjoyed both of your companies and how engaged you were. Really lovely of you to invite me to lunch too! Bless you both Barry
Barry is a great host for touring London and surrounding areas. He is very accommodating and brings a lot of personal history to the areas we visited. He made every detail (including pictures) of the trip easy and convenient and even made personal reservations for us at a great restaurant on the Thames. We plan on utilizing him again for the next trip to London!
Hi Gabe and Michelle So glad you enjoyed our Windsor Plus tour and the beautiful sunshine I arranged too!! 🤣 Be great to tour with you both again on your next trip Stay well Barry 🇬🇧🇺🇸🙏
Highlight of our trip to London! Barry was the BEST!! So thankful for a wonderful day in Windsor!! Barry has great knowledge and a little gossip.
Hi Farmers Wife’s Great to meet the pair of you, great fun and laughter in beautiful weather. So glad we got to show you the Acre of USA at Runnymede and JFK Memorial. Come back soon 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Fabulous time! You made one of the highlights of our trip to London. Thank you so much Th The
Hi Peggy So glad you enjoyed your time on the Windsor Tour this week. Lovely to meet you 🙏🇬🇧🇺🇸
Barry was incredibly knowledgeable, funny and accommodating when he spent the day with our family of 5. He thoughtfully planned our itinerary so that there were no surprises and kept the attention of an 18, 16 and 10 year old simultaneously! We will book him again for our next visit for sure.
Hey! So glad you all enjoyed your day with Barry Tours. When you come back perhaps I can take you to Stonehenge and Bath! Kind regards Barry 🙏🇬🇧🇺🇸
My family enjoyed the private Windsor tour with Barry in his London black cab. It was a perfect day! As a London black cab driver, Barry is an iconic, highly trained professional who has passed the rigorous exam to memorize thousands of streets and landmarks. His amazing knowledge was on display during our detailed, personal tour through London on the way there and back and in Windsor castle, Windsor, Eton and Kensington gardens. Barry, hearing that we had just seen Paddington the musical and were big fans, made a quick photo stop at a Paddington bear statue with an iconic phone booth in the background before dropping us home as an extra bonus. He took lots of great family photos throughout the day and made the entire experience very memorable!
Hi Tara and family So pleased you enjoyed the Windsor Plus tour. My pleasure to customise and give you a great day. Come back soon! Barry
Barry was amazing and very knowledgeable. Would defiantly recommend this tour. Everything we wanted and more.
5 star guided tour!! Barry is super knowledgeable about Windsor and the Castle. In fact he’s a wealth of knowledge on a lot of topics, some you’ll see in the history books and some you won’t! Barry also gave us a great tour of Belgravia on the way out to Windsor. We also had my 83 year old mum with us and she was getting a bit tired and he took extremely good care of her. We finished up the tour with a fab lunch at the boatman and stopped off to see where the Magna Carta was signed in Runnymede. Highly recommend Barry Tours !!
Claire & family Many thanks for the kind words and so glad you all enjoyed the Windsor Castle plus tour. Thank you too for inviting me to take lunch with you all and hope your vacation continues to go well … especially on a special Birthday 🎂 Happy Birthday from all at BarryTours
We booked the private Windsor tour with Barry, who picked us up at our hotel. Barry was very informative and an excellent tour guide, he even took photos of our group at key locations throughout the day. For lunch, Barry had reserved us a spot at the Boatman restaurant in which the food was delicious! Overall, I would highly recommend Barry and his tour for when you visit London. Will definitely reach out to Barry if we were to come back to London again!
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. Yes we had a great day escorting you round the Castle and sharing the delightful Windsor to you and family. Hope to see you all again soon! 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸
Barry was an outstanding tour guide. He shared so much information about the places around London and Windsor Castle. Communication for details of the pick up and tour was great. We highly recommend him.
Thank you Patsy for the review So glad you enjoyed the tour. BarryTours
