Attractions in Windsor

18 places from our Windsor guide, from Castle & Town to Eton. Each links to its area guide and, where we have one, its official site.

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Attractions

Attractions in Windsor

18 places

Alexandra Gardens, Castle & TownPark or nature
Park

Alexandra Gardens

Riverside gardens between the town and the Thames, with a temporary ice rink in winter.

Outdoor
  • Castle & Town, Windsor
In our guideDirections
Changing the Guard, Castle & TownOther sight
Ceremony

Changing the Guard

The new guard marches from Victoria Barracks up the High Street at about 10.45am on set days; the ceremony inside needs a castle ticket.

  • Castle & Town, Windsor
In our guideOfficial siteDirections
Dorney Lake, EtonPark or nature
Rowing lake

Dorney Lake

Eton College's 2,200-metre rowing lake, the 2012 Olympic rowing venue; the public may use the grounds when no events are on.

  • Eton, Windsor
In our guideDirections
Eton College, EtonOther sight
School

Eton College

Boarding school founded by Henry VI in 1440; Lupton's Tower fronts School Yard. No heritage tours in 2026 because of building works.

  • Eton, Windsor
In our guideOfficial siteDirections
LEGOLAND Windsor Resort, Castle & TownPark or nature
Theme park

LEGOLAND Windsor Resort

LEGO theme park for families with children aged 2 to 12, about two miles from the town; main season March to early November.

Outdoor
  • Castle & Town, Windsor
In our guideOfficial siteDirections
Museum of Antiquities, Eton College, EtonMuseum
Museum

Museum of Antiquities, Eton College

Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Greek objects, plus flint hand-axes and finds dredged from the Thames. Free, Sunday afternoons.

Indoor
  • Eton, Windsor
In our guideOfficial siteDirections
Natural History Museum, Eton College, EtonMuseum
Museum

Natural History Museum, Eton College

On its present site since 1895: Thames Valley wildlife, dinosaur casts and a replica of Joseph Banks's Endeavour cabin. Free, Sunday afternoons.

Indoor
  • Eton, Windsor
In our guideOfficial siteDirections
Romney Lock, Castle & TownOther sight
Lock

Romney Lock

Thames lock about half a mile downstream of Windsor Bridge, first built in the 1790s, with the castle on the skyline upstream.

  • Castle & Town, Windsor
In our guideDirections
The Brocas, EtonPark or nature
Riverside meadow

The Brocas

Open meadow on the Eton bank upstream of the bridge, on the Eton Walkway, with a view across the Thames to the castle.

  • Eton, Windsor
In our guideDirections
The Copper Horse, Castle & TownOther sight
Statue

The Copper Horse

Equestrian statue of George III, put up in 1831 at the highest point of the Long Walk, with views back to the castle.

Outdoor
  • Castle & Town, Windsor
In our guideOfficial siteDirections
The Eton Walkway, EtonPark or nature
Walking trail

The Eton Walkway

Two-mile circular walk from Windsor Bridge, marked by 18 bronze shields set in the ground, past the college, the Brocas and the boathouse.

Outdoor
  • Eton, Windsor
In our guideOfficial siteDirections
The Long Walk, Castle & TownOther sight
Avenue

The Long Walk

Tree-lined avenue laid out for Charles II in 1682-85, running almost 2.5 miles from the castle to the Copper Horse.

  • Castle & Town, Windsor
In our guideOfficial siteDirections
Windsor Bridge, EtonOther sight
Bridge

Windsor Bridge

Cast-iron bridge of 1824 between Windsor and Eton, closed to cars since 1970 and now part of the Thames Path.

Outdoor
  • Eton, Windsor
In our guideDirections
Windsor Castle, Castle & TownCastle
Royal castle

Windsor Castle

Royal residence begun after 1066 and used by monarchs since Henry I, with the Round Tower and state rooms; tickets from the Royal Collection Trust.

  • Castle & Town, Windsor
In our guideOfficial siteDirections

By area

Things to do by area in Windsor

Each link opens the area guide with the full descriptions, photos and directions.

More about Windsor: the Windsor guide, free things to do and UK museums and galleries.

Other destinations

How the flags work

What we show, and what we leave out

Every flag below comes from a source you can open. Where we hold no report, the list says "not stated" or shows nothing: it does not guess. Check the venue before you travel, because prices, hours and booking rules change.

  • Type. Our own grouping of each place's kind in our destination guides (for example museum, castle or garden). It is a filter, not a rating.
  • Entry (free or paid). Shown only where the venue's own website says so in plain words, read on Oct 25, 2026. 0 places here are marked free and 0 paid; the other 18 are not stated. "Free" means general admission: special exhibitions, events and facilities can still be charged. The words we relied on are on the sources page.
  • Booking. We have not yet read a venue page that advises booking for these places, so there is no booking filter. Check each official site.
  • Step-free. Reported status only, from OpenStreetMap contributors or the venue's own access page: 0 places have a step-free or partly step-free report. The step-free filter hides places with no report; that does not mean they are not accessible. Contact the venue.
  • Indoor or outdoor. Our rules for the kind of place (4 indoor, 0 partly covered, 5 outdoor; the rest are not classed). It says nothing about opening hours or shelter on the day.
  • Family-friendly. Places marked family-friendly in our guides (0 so far).
  • Nearest to me. Straight-line distance from the position your device reports when you choose it. The position stays in your browser.
  • Saved on this device. Places you have saved with the heart. They are kept in this browser only, and appear in My trip.

Sources

  1. Our destination guides: the places, descriptions and positions come from their "Things to do" pages, which link each venue's official site.
  2. Venue websites, read on Oct 25, 2026 for free-entry, admission-price and booking wording. Each flag and the words behind it: flag sources.
  3. OpenStreetMap contributors (opens in new tab), for reported step-free tags.
  4. Our free things guide, which lists places whose own websites say entry is free.