Duration: 5 hours
Category: Sightseeing
Follow the footsteps of British royalty with a tour of Windsor Castle, just over an hour’s drive from London. Your half-day trip gives you an inside look at the many areas of Windsor Castle, home to Queen Elizabeth II, including St George’s Chapel and the sumptuous State Apartments. Finish back in London with a quintessential English lunch at the famous Harrods department store. Make it a full-day trip by including a visit to the Tower of London to you Windsor Castle half-day trip.
After a complimentary pickup from your central London hotel, you’ll be off to Windsor Castle, where more than 900 years of royal history awaits! This majestic castle is the scene of 900 years of British history, and where generations of the British royal family have conducted their business. Tour Windsor Castle independently, taking time to see St George’s Chapel and the formal State Apartments in all their lavish glory.
Follow up the morning’s sightseeing with a walking tour around the town of Windsor itself. Lasting approximately an hour, the guided tour will introduce you to the merits of this delightful royal town, brimming with traditional shops and historic pubs. It was in one of these pubs that Shakespeare was said to have written his play The Merry Widows of Windsor.
En route back to London, there will be a brief stop at the historical site of Runnymede, where King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215. This was an important document that took some power away from the monarchy, and gave more rights and freedoms to the British people.
Your tour concludes in Knightsbridge (central London), at the famous Harrods department store. Harrods is nothing if not decadent, and your meal will be no exception – you’ll enjoy a delicious one-course meal in the store’s elegant Georgian Restaurant. Your half-day trip ends after lunch, but you can stay at Harrods and walk off your meal by browsing the popular food stalls and designer clothing.
Upgrade to include the Tower of London
Include a visit to the Tower of London to your half-day trip. Meet one of the Beefeaters who explains the history behind the fortress of imprisonment and torture. See the Crown Jewels before enjoying some time at your leisure to explore the Tower of London on your own. Why not visit Traitors Gate or the Bloody Tower? Keep an eye out for the famous Ravens; it is believed, that if the Ravens leave the Tower, the monarch will fall.
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