Signature experience — Windsor
Windsor Castle and Eton
Duration
Half day
Price
From €390
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
In March 1661, diarist Samuel Pepys remarked on the “surprising neatness” of Eton’s streets while Charles II was restoring Windsor’s State Apartments after the 1640 fire. That snapshot captures the pairing: an active royal seat on one bank and a college founded by Henry VI in 1440 on the other, joined by a pedestrian bridge just 500 meters from the castle gates. Expect Tudor brick pragmatism and Perpendicular Gothic: St George’s Chapel, Van Dyck-lined State Rooms, and the Lower Ward where the Guards’ band drills.
We collect you directly from your London hotel, timings precise and a Mercedes at disposal for roughly four hours. It’s 40 km from Hyde Park Corner via the A4 or M4, while your private chauffeur in Windsor handles near-gate drop-off at Henry VIII Gate, quiet standby, then a short hop to Eton High Street for a focused stroll and tea stop. You explore while we drive; we adapt to the Changing of the Guard, add the Long Walk if you wish, or slip into Eton College’s bookshop before a smooth ride back.
Your itinerary
- I
09:00 — Pick-up at your London hotel and 50–60 minute drive to Windsor via the A4 or M4.
- II
10:00 — Drop-off by Henry VIII Gate; tour the State Apartments (about 60–75 min).
- III
11:15 — Visit St George’s Chapel and, on scheduled days, see the Changing of the Guard on the Lower Ward (20–30 min).
- IV
12:00 — Short transfer to Eton High Street for a stroll and tea, then return to London (arrive around 13:30).
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated Amani chauffeur
- ✓ Late-model Mercedes + water
- ✓ Hotel pick-up
- ✓ Near-gate drop-off
Your chauffeur’s tip
To catch the Guard with fewer crowds, aim for a Tuesday or Thursday outside school holidays and stand 10 minutes early on the Lower Ward by the Queen’s Guard Chamber; Saturdays are markedly busier.
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