Guided Tours To Windsor From London

A Briefing Of Escorted Tours From Central London Visiting Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle

Windsor is only about 20 miles west of the centre of London on the other side of Heathrow Airport. Windsor is a very popular excursion and has been for a very long time. A century ago Londoners would take the train out to Windsor just like overseas visitors do so now.


Although Windsor can be visited very simply independently. Many prefer a guided tour from London with a professional guide to enhance your experience. The other advantage of traveling in a tour group is that you have your own entrance to Windsor Castle, often escaping the long queues.

Windsor Overview
Windsor Castle
Windsor Old Town
Eton College
Thames Waterfront
Royal Farm Shop
 
Legoland
Runnymede
Getting To Windsor
London To Windsor
Windsor By Train
Windsor By Bus
Windsor From Heathrow
 
Tours From London
Windsor Hotels
Windsor Hotels
Heathrow Airport Hotels

Most guided tours to Windsor have their focus purely on the castle with a stay of around 2 hours. Most tours also drive through neighbouring historic Runnymede. We cover what to expect inside Windsor Castle in some detail on our Windsor Castle page.

Many of the tours to Windsor go onto Stonehenge around lunchtime after leaving Windsor.

Most tours use full size touring coaches, with hotel pickups in London early morning, returning early evening.

Afternoon Tour Of Windsor & Runnymede

Nearly all the tours to Windsor Castle combine Windsor with at least one other destination. Because of opening times and proximity to London, Windsor invariably is the first stop on these tours. An exception is the Windsor Afternoon Tour by Evan Evans which only visits the Windsor area. One of the side benefits of this is that because your visit is in the afternoon, most of the other tours have already left by the time you arrive.

Windsor Castle

The tour only runs during the summer months. Note if you take the tour on a Sunday, viewing within Windsor Castle is restricted, notably St Georges Chapel which is used for religious services on Sunday.

Unlike the full day tours, this tour has not hotel pickup service, there area few pickup points in the centre of London.


The coach leaves London around 13:00 and takes around an hour to get to Windsor. We have a detailed page on what to expect at Windsor Castle. On the way back from Windsor, the coach visits Runnymede where King John met his barons in 1215 and agreed to seal the Magna Carta that was to have a profound influence on rights and freedoms, not only in England, but across much of the civilised world.

The tour ends at Victoria rail station about 18:00.

Windsor Afternoon Tour - More Details

Windsor, Stonehenge and Bath

Includes admission Windsor Castle

Includes admission Stonehenge

Includes Pub Lunch

The Windsor, Stonehenge and Bath tour is the most popular day tour of them all. Three world class sights within a days trip from London in one long day..

The itinerary is fast paced. No time to loiter if you want to see everything.The reward is seeing three world class attractions in one day, Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and Georgian Bath including the famous Roman Baths.

Windsor, Stonehenge and Bath - Full Tour Details

Windsor, Stonehenge and Oxford Tour

The Windsor, Stonehenge and Oxford tour if nothing else is diverse. Windsor Castle is so good the Queen prefers to live there out of the choice of palaces and homes she has at her disposal.


World famous Stonehenge is both a mystery and ancient monument steeped in legend.

The university city of Oxford offers an insight into modern academia set within a medieval tradition and buildings and of course Christ Church now brought to life for younger generations by the Harry Potter films shot there.

Windsor, Stonehenge and Oxford Tour - More Details

Summary of Most Popular Guided Tours From London
(Reduced Frequencies Common January & February 2012 - See Individual Tour Pages)
Including Stonehenge
Stonehenge Afternoon or Morning Tour PR £29 Full Size Bus Stonehenge only. Morning or Afternoon. (Afternoon only Nov-March) Daily.
Stonehenge & London Sights PR £49 Full Size Bus Morning tour of London on red London bus. Afternoon tour Stonehenge. Daily.
Stonehenge & Bath PR £39 Full Size Bus Admission Stonehenge afternoon in Bath.
Daily (Nov -Mar, not Tue or Thu).
Stonehenge & Bath IF £54 Small Group Admission Stonehenge + Roman Baths at Bath. Saturdays only.
Windsor - Stonehenge - Bath PR £65 Full Size Bus Admission Windsor, Stonehenge + Pub lunch. Flexible time Bath after tour. Daily
Windsor - Stonehenge - Bath IF £85 Small Group Admission Stonehenge, Roman Baths, but not Windsor. Mon, Wed,Fri and Sat.
Windsor - Stonehenge - Lacock - Bath PR £83 Midi Size Bus Admission Windsor, Stonehenge + Pub lunch at Lacock included - Daily
Windsor - Stonehenge - Oxford EE £74 Full Size Bus Admissions to Windsor Catle, Stonehenge, Walking Tour Oxford. Daily
Salisbury - Stonehenge - Avebury IF £85 Small Group Admission Stonehenge+Salisbury Cathedral. Tour Avebury. Wednesdays
Lacock - Bath - Stonehenge IF £85 Small Group Admission Stonehenge + Roman Baths at Bath. Walking tour Lacock. Tuesdays.
Stonehenge - Glastonbury - Avebury IF £85 Small Group Admission Stonehenge, Glastonbury Abbey. Fridays.
Stonehenge - Glastonbury - Avebury AN £75 Small Group Admission Stonehenge, Glastonbury Abbey. Daily.
Salisbury - Stonehenge - Bath EE £74 Full Size Bus Admissions to Salisbury Cath, Stonehenge, Roman Baths. Daily
Stratford - Cotswolds - Stonehenge - Bath PR £76 Full Size Bus Admission Stratford, Stonehenge, Tour Cotswolds Sun, Wed, (Fri Apr-Sep Only)
Oxford - Cotswolds - Bath - Stonehenge IF £169 2 Day small group with hotel Includes admissions, walking tors and good hotel. Every Weekend
Stonehenge Special Access Tours
Stonehenge - Lacock - Bath PR £97 Various Special access admission at Stonehenge plus Roman Bath
Stonehenge - Salisbury or Avebury AN £79 Various Special access at Stonehenge plus either Avebury or Salisbury
Stonehenge From Salisbury   £85 Various Evening Special access at Stonehenge from Salisbury
Cotswolds, Oxford, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwick Castle
Oxford - Stratford - Warwick Castle PR £65 Full Size Bus Admission Christ Church Oxford and Shakespeare's Birthplace + Warwick
In depth Cotswolds + Lunch - Stratford PR £72 Full Size Bus With lunch + Cream Tea in Cotswolds, Walking Tour Stratford. (2-7 days a week)
Oxford - Cotswolds - Stratford IF £85 Small Group Guided tours of Oxford, Stratford, Burford, Boutron On Water. Thursday & Sunday
Oxford - Cotswolds - Stratford AN £75 Small Group Guided tours of Oxford, Stratford, Cream T Cotswolds. Daily.
Oxford and Stratford AN £50 Full Size Bus Includes Anne Hathaway's Cottage.
Tues+Thurs+Sat+Sun
Windsor - Stonehenge - Oxford EE £74 Full Size Bus Admissions to Windsor Catle, Stonehenge, Walking Tour Oxford. Daily
Stratford - Stonehenge - Bath PR £76 Full Size Bus Admission Stratford, Stonehenge, Roman Baths. Sun+Wed, (Fri Apr-Sep Only)
Oxford - Cotswolds - Bath - Stonehenge IF £169 2 Day small group with hotel Includes admissions, walking tors and good hotel.Every Weekend
Canterbury, Greenwich Thames River Cruise, Leeds Castle & Dover Castle
Canterbury - Dover Castle - Greenwich PR £65 Full Size Bus Admission Dover Castle+Canterbury Cath. Lunch inc. Greenwich tour+ cruise.
Leeds - Canterbury - Dover - Greenwich PR £65 Full Size Bus Admission Leeds Castle, Canterbury, Lunch Dover. Greenwich tour+cruise.
Scotland, Amsterdam & Paris
Day Trip Paris - Train & Metro/River Pass PR £119 Eurostar Train Day return on Eurostar train. Paris public transport pass and Seine cruise.
Escorted Day Trip To Paris PR £149 Eurostar Train Pickup from hotel. Eurostar day return. Fully escorted tour of Paris
Luxury Day Trip To Paris PR £209 Eurostar Train Pickup from hotel. Eurostar day return. Tour + Champagne lunch on Eiffel Tower.
3 day Weekend Break In Paris IF £229 Coach 2 nights in Paris with full sightseeing.
Optional Versailles trip.
3 Day Weekend Break In Edinburgh IF £189 Train 2 nights in Edinburgh with guide, optional trips to Highlands. Every Friday.
3 Day Weekend Break In Amsterdam IF £229 Coach 2 nights in Amsterdam with guide and full sightseeing programme.
IF - International Friends (Uses 16 seat minibuses)
AN - Anderson Tours		 EE - Evan Evans Tours
PR - Premium Tours