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Visiting Eton and the College
An Interesting Addition To Your Visit To Windsor





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Eton College is one of England's most eminent public schools and is famous world-wide. Those who have attended Eton reads like a who's who list of the UK with royalty, prime ministers and many other leaders.
In recent years these have included people as diverse as princes Harry and William, Hugh Laurie and Winston Churchill.

Eton College is at the top end of Eton High Street, on the other side of the river from Windsor. Just a 15 minute stroll from Windsor Castle and a great way to complement your visit to Windsor.

Eton College
Eton College
Eton College
Today Eton College is a secondary school (a ‘high school’ in the American sense) for approximately 1,290 boys between the ages of 13 and 18, all of whom are boarders. Eton College was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. The fees from September 2006 are £24,990 (approximately US$46,500 or €36500) per year for accommodation + tuition, but there are also‘Extras’
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All boys have a uniform of black tailcoat (or morning coat) and waistcoat, false-collar and pinstriped trousers. All students wear a white tie. This uniform is not for special occasions, it is worn at all times and if you visit during term time, you will see the boys walking around.

Full details of the tour and in-depth coverage of Eton College are covered in depth on Eton Colleges Official Web Site :

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Eton High Street
Eton is on the other side of the River Thames to Windsor. In olden times the main road out of Windsor was across Eton Bridge and down Eton High Street and onto London.
Nowadays Eton Bridge allows no traffic and Eton itself is largely devoid of traffic. It is a very pleasant place to visit as part of your visit to Windsor.
Eton itself is long and linear with much of the buildings fronting Eton High Street, fields can be seen if you look down many of the side streets.

Eton Bridge From Sir Christopher Wren's Hotel


Cockpit Inn Eton

As you walk across Eton Bridge, the area immediately by the riverfront is not that promising. A lot of upmarket, expensive restaurants have riverside settings and in between are signs of tourist tat. If money is not a problem you can have a fine meal overlooking the Thames with views across Eton Bridge to Windsor Castle.

The first part of the High Street is a mix of cheaper tea rooms, pubs and lots of antique, painting and book shops. The shops here seem to come and go quite quickly. You can also see Eton rowing club fronting the river.

You soon come to the Cockpit Inn on your right. It was once where cock fighting was performed. Nowadays its an Indian Restaurant in an olde worlde setting - mind that low beam!.The building dates from 1420.
Eton High Street With Castle in Background On your left is the Christoper Hotel, an historic hotel originally dating from 1511. You can still see the wide entrance where the original horse carriages entered.

On your left set back in grounds is a church, St. John the Evangelist, dating from 1852 and is of Victorian Gothic design. The foundation stone was laid by Prince Albert. The building was recently renovated to become the local surgery and Eton College sanatorium. A chapel remains on the upper level.


The next section of the High Street is like a small village, with post office, small school, Barclays Bank etc. One shop that always catches the eye is the Teddy Bear shop on your right - a shop full of nothing but Teddy Bears.

As you cross Baldwin’s bridge the High Street changes again in character. Retail outlets here are targeted at the school. There are several 'gentlemans' outfitters with clothing in the windows most people would associate with a bygone stage. In one, you can see the tailors working, still using old hand sewing machines.
There is also a branch of the exclusive Coutts Bank.
You now enter the impressive buildings of Eton College on both sides. The entrance for the tours is down by the Windsor side of the church on your right, at the back of the church.
There are extensive Eton sports fields north of the campus with many public footpaths cutting through them. Our Windsor & Eton self guided walk passes through.