Windsor Castle Tour from London with Transportation & Audio Guide

Overview

5 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Explore Windsor Castle independently on a day trip from London, and hear its incredible history from an audio guide! While walking around at your own pace, prepare to be amazed by the castle’s striking State Apartments. Learn about King Henry VIII, who once lived in the castle, and see his final resting place at St George’s Chapel before returning to London.

Highlights of the day:

Entry to Windsor Castle State Apartments

See Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House and Visit St George’s Chapel

Audio Guide available at Windsor Castle in multiple languages (English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese & Spanish)

Return Transportation in luxury air conditioned vehicle

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Please show this e-ticket to gain entry to this tour.

This tour is unescorted.

St. George’s Chapel closes at 4pm and is closed to visitors on Sundays as services are held throughout the day.

As Windsor Castle is a working royal palace, sometimes the entire Castle or the State Apartments within the Castle need to be closed at short notice.

During the winter months an additional five rooms, known collectively as the Semi-State Rooms, are included in the visitor route.

St. George’s Chapel is closed to visitors on Sundays as services are held throughout the day. Worshippers are welcome to attend the services. It also closes at 4pm during the week, so please ensure that this is one of the first places you visit upon arrival.

Windsor castle is closed on every Tuesday & Wednesday and on 17th June 2024, and 24-26 December 2024.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Audio guides at Windsor Castle (subject to availability)

Transportation to Windsor Castle from Central London and back

Entry to Windsor Castle State Apartments

Visit St George’s Chapel

Gratuities

Tour guide (Tour is unescorted)

Hotel pick-up & drop-off

What To Expect

Windsor Castle

Departing from Central London, your driver will take you straight to Windsor Castle for an extended visit. Upon arrival at Windsor Castle audio guides are available in different languages. Windsor Castle Steeped in history, Windsor Castle perches proudly on a lush wooded hill overlooking the Thames. Dating back to Norman times, with sweeping landscaped gardens and turreted Round Tower, it’s easy to see why it’s the Queen’s favorite weekend residence. Enjoy a fascinating through–the–keyhole peek at the lavish State Apartments, home to priceless artworks by Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci, and visit St. George’s Chapel, the atmospheric final resting place of former monarchs including Henry VIII. You can visit Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, a truly incredible structure complete with working lifts, running water, electricity and wine bottles, all in miniature! This tour is unescorted and you will spend approximately 2 hours at Windsor Castle.

2 hours • Admission Included

Options

Afternoon Tour + Tastecard

Afternoon Tour + tastecard (dining out discount card)

Windsor Castle Afternoon Tour

Reviews

3.62

213 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Interesting but too short.
Raymonde C,
Oct 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
Too little time to take full advantage of the self-guides. We entered the site at 2:20 p.m. and had to leave at 4:30 p.m. to arrive in time at the meeting place for departure. Barely 2 hours while we are announced a 3 hour visit. You have to hide the information on the audio guide and there is no time to visit souvenir shops or shops outside the Châreau site.
By the time you get in...
tim v,
Oct 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00
By the time you get in and have to leave you have about 2 hours which you will need to rush through to get it done. The tour come with a dining voucher which we didn’t get and we left at 5:00pm so was too early for dinner anyway. I suggest booking it on your own for this one.
Our bus driver was...
Matilyn R,
Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our bus driver was wonderful. He has been in London for 26 years and came from Albania. His detail and his communication, plus his concern for all the passengers were above and beyond
Great experience at Windsor Castle
nicianderson,
Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Armando was a great driver. He gave us history of london sights on the way to the castle. He is very friendly. He took the time to walk us to the castle and explain the way back to the bus. The castle was beautiful. Great experience.
The castle is beautiful....
Don N,
Sep 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The castle is beautiful. Especially the chapel and the inside rooms . Bus ride from London was easy. Don’t miss it!
Disappointed
Dennis O,
Sep 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
Did not see enough inside the Castle. Were not allowed to take photos inside. ZOutsidr was lovely though
What a great rainy trip
W6552OZdavidb,
Jul 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great trip. Windsor Castle is amazing. Our driver, Armando was top-notch. Got us there safely and quickly, despite horrible traffic.
Excellent Tour
Michael S,
Jul 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Excellent Tour with Zizi (spelling?) & driver Ashley. Everything timed perfectly, great commentary, & plenty of time at Windsor Castle & Hampton Court Palace.
Excellent Trip!
Carlos S,
Jun 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It is a castle with a lot of life, you can feel an important part of London life. People are friendly in the castle and give you important information.
Just NO!!
Brenda Y,
Jun 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
2.00
No......just take an Uber......all this trip does is transportation. Certainly not worth the money! Instructions were inconsistent.....meeting times and places were different. Instructions were that pick up and drop off would be in same place. They were not.