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Walks,
talks and tours by Royal Windsor Blue Badge Guides |
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Windsor Walking Tours (1-2 hours duration) |
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town full of history, attracting many visitors each year. During our
walks you see the town and local attractions,
learn about the past and explore the present. Perhaps stop to have a
drink in one of the local pubs, allowing you to soak up a unique
royal and historic atmosphere. |
Pre-booked tours
We offer many different walks and tours which you can
pre-book for your party, a selection is given below. We can also offer
any of the Public Tours as a private tour for your
party. For information or to book your place, please telephone 01753
857885 or
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Royal Windsor
Town Tour
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Capture
the romance of this historic Thames side town, seat of monarchy
for 1,000 years.
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Windsor
Castle and St George’s Chapel
(separate combined entrance fee)
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No royal
palace is more special to the Queen than Windsor. See the
splendour of the royal apartments. Hear the
story of St George’s Chapel and the chivalrous Knights of the
Garter.
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Hauntings and Horrible Happenings in Windsor
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Ghost Walk
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darkness falls, take a
walk around the shadowy streets to discover haunted restaurants, shops and houses of Windsor
Town Centre, not forgetting all the royal ghosts who haunt the
Castle and Great Park.
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Eton
and Eton
College
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Enjoy the walk
up to this world famous boys school where 19 British Prime
Ministers and more recently Princes William and Harry were
educated.
Alternative
walks include: historic pubs of Windsor, Georgian/Victorian
Windsor, Runnymede (The Magna Carta),
Romney Lock/Home Park.
Please also see our Public Tours programme as any of those tours can
be booked for your private party on a date of your choice.
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Public
Tours
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Ticket Prices:
£5.00 Adults, £4.00 Advantage Card Holders, £2.50 under 14’s.
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Please book in
advance. Tours will only operate with a minimum of 4 bookings.
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All tours last approx
1 hour and start outside the Visitor Information Centre in the Royal
Windsor Station (opposite Windsor Castle).
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For information and to
book, contact the Visitor
Information Centre, Windsor Royal Station.
(for enquiries on public tours telephone the V.I.C. on 01753 743900)
See below for the
Windsor Welcome 2008 Public Tours Programme
Any of the walks in
our 2008 programme can be arranged as a private tour, please
telephone 01753
857885 or
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Tailor-made tours to suit your needs. |
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Windsor/Eton
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See the
Castle from a variety of vantage points, drive across the Great
Park where the Duke of Edinburgh is Ranger, past the Royal Farm
Shop to historic Runnymede where King John sealed the Magna
Carta. See Eton College where 19 British Prime Ministers and
Princes William and Harry were educated.
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Thames/Chilterns
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Experience
the heart of the English countryside: the majestic Thames, riverside towns
and see the hidden delights of the beech clothed Chiltern Hills
outstandingly beautiful in all seasons.
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Metroland
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Immortalised by the Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman in his
whimsical poetry “Gaily into Ruislip Gardens Runs the red
electric train” and visit Harrow where Sir Winston Churchill was
educated.
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Central London
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A
panoramic coach tour to take in all the sights: Big Ben, The
Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, The Tower of London, Piccadilly Circus,
Trafalgar Square, St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and
lots more.
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Calling all Conference Organisers |
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We can
organise packages tailored to suit your needs.
From one hour to three days,
delegates and/or their partners will have a memorable visit.
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We can organise:
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Pre-dinner town walks in Windsor or Eton or ghost walks (1 hour duration)
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Half-day or full day visits to Windsor Town/Castle/St George’s Chapel
(separate entrance fee to Windsor Castle/St George’s Chapel)
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Panoramic coach tours – Bath, Canterbury, Chilterns, Cotswolds, London,
Oxford, Salisbury, Stonehenge, Stratford on Avon, Thames Valley, and
Winchester
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Visits to stately homes and gardens, medieval manors and World Heritage
Sites
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Partner packages
Let us design the perfect partner package -
from afternoon tea in Oxford
or a visit to Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
Whether a visit to the Magna Carta at Runnymede or Henley on Thames,
home of the world famous Regatta or simply a shopping trip in Windsor or
in London, we’ll ensure you have a wonderful time.
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Our guides are
pleased to give stimulating and interesting talks. We look forward to hearing from groups, social
secretaries and other group organisers. |
| Here's what some of our previous
groups have said about our Guides................. |
"I am just writing to thank
you and our two guides for
a wonderful walking tour of Windsor and Windsor Castle on
Saturday 27 October 2007. The tour was a great
success and a great time was had by all.
Many thanks and we look forward to working with you again in the
future."
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| "My friends and I send
you our thanks for the delightful tour of Windsor. They were singing
your praises on the way home and I have had a number of messages since
the visit." |
| "Our Guide was
very informative and charming company. He has many anecdotes that are
entertaining and informative which we enjoyed. Taking a tour of Windsor
with a guide certainly is the best way to make this trip. "
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"Thank you for the
wonderful and best tour we had during our 10 day stay in the UK!
You were great and
very kind to us! The tour was a delight and your interest in each person
seeing and doing everything that they wanted was very special!
I can tell you
REALLY enjoy what you do!" |
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And a testimonial for a coach tour:
"Our Guide was so interesting and even our
local staff members said they had learned a lot on our guided tour of
Windsor and Eton. We really appreciate you in arranging him to meet us.
Such a wonderful beginning to a very delightful evening! We will keep
you in mind the next time we plan team activities in the area. Many
thanks!" |
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