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Windsor combined visit and lunch stop
· Entrances are paid by voucher for all visits
· Check in advance for special events, closed areas of sites etc.
· St George’s Chapel is closed on Sundays
· You are not allowed to guide within the castle precincts.
· There are lots of places for lunch in Windsor town. Lunch will be late. Advise group of this.
· Departing York earlier that 8am is an option. Lunch can be earlier and you can maximize time in Windsor.
Castle Donnington Services: You need to exit the M1 at junction 24 and follow the A453 for about 1 mile, parallel to the M1. You rejoin the M1 at junction 23A, after your rest stop. Two service stops might be required on today’s journey.
Windsor
Windsor
As you leave the M4 and you see views of Windsor Castle on the hill above the Thames but nearer to you on your left hand side you see the roof of Eton College. Set down group in the coach park. Ensure passengers are aware of meeting point, time for departure and that they know they will be returning on their own. Restrooms are in the corner by the shops in the coach park. If in doubt of Windsor layout then refer to the town map near staircase. Walk group through coach park, up the spiral staircase (lift if needed), through the railway station to the High Street. The castle is straight ahead. Cross the road. The ticket office is on the right. Lead group into the ticket office (the group’s entrance is the door on the right). They wait in the Groups area while you give in voucher and receive wristbands. No tickets. There are airport style security checks at this point. Admission includes audio guides and entrance to The State Apartments, Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House and St George’s Chapel. Good idea to visit the Dolls’ House first, as queues are often lengthy. A Guard Change ceremony takes place on alternate days at 11am, weather permitting. Toilets and gift shops within the Castle precincts, but no food.
If you have tickets booked via an agency they may ask you to join the individual entrance line.