Windsor Historical Tour: Explore Royal Castle and Eton College with Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Ticket
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56 Ratings
Discover the rich history of Windsor on a hop-on hop-off bus tour. Visit Windsor Castle, Eton College, and more while enjoying an audio-guide in multiple languages.
Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Windsor Hop on Hop off (Route)

Operating Schedule: Days of operation:

Daily: 30-min frequency

First Bus: 9:45am from Theatre Road, Thames Street
Last Bus: 4:45pm from Theatre Road, Thames Street for a complete loop
Live Guide: Subject to availability.

Frequency:
17th May to 26th May: Buses operate every hour.
27th May to 4th Sept: Buses operate every 30 mins.

You can join the tour at any of the 10 bus stops.

1. Theatre Royal Windsor
32 Thames St, Windsor SL4 1PS, UK

2. Windsor Parish Church of St John the Baptist
First bus- 09.51am, Last bus- 4:51pm

3. Barclays Bank
First bus- 09.55am, Last bus- 4:55pm

4. Windsor & Eton Riverside
First bus- 09.59am, Last bus- 4:59pm

5. Datchet Road
First bus- 10.07am, Last bus- 5:07pm

6. High Street
First bus- 10.15am, Last bus- 5:15pm

7. The Watermans Arms
First bus- 10.18am, Last bus- 5:18pm

8. Burning Bush
First bus- 10.21am, Last bus- 5:21pm

9. Datchet Road
First bus- 10.28am, Last bus- 5:28pm

10. Windsor Farm Shop
First bus- 10.31am, Last bus- 5:31pm

11. The Windsor Castle
First bus- 10.36am, Last bus- 5:36pm

Points of Interest

  • Windsor

  • Windsor Castle

  • St. George’s Chapel

  • Diamond Jubilee Fountain

  • Holy Trinity Church

  • Eton College

  • Eton College Natural History Museum

  • Frogmore House

What's Included
  • 24-hour ticket validity
  • Hop-on hop-off open top bus tour
  • Multilingual audio guide (English, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese)
What's Not Included
  • Refreshments
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Windsor, renowned globally, is located to the west of London. Its history stretches back a millennium, initiated when Windsor Castle was constructed by William the Conqueror and most recently served as the wedding venue for Prince Harry and Megan Markle.

A 24-hour hop-on hop-off bus ticket guarantees your exploration of Windsor’s renowned locations. Enjoy a leisurely walk along the Long Walk en route to the Castle. Test your trivia at Eton College, notable for being the alma mater of many UK Prime Ministers and Royal family members. You can also visit Holy Trinity Church or Frogmore House and Gardens, or simply unwind with afternoon tea served on quaint, cobbled streets.

The onboard audio-guide, available in English, Spanish, Italian, German and Chinese, will enrich your Windsor visit with interesting facts and hidden secrets about this distinct English town.

  • No food will be provided on this tour
  • Single use masks will be provided and are compulsory although customers are welcome to bring their own gloves and masks. These must be worn onboard for the comfort of all passengers.
  • Buses will be cleaned thoroughly after every tour
  • We reserve the right to refuse entry onto the bus.
  • There will be no breaks during the tour
  • Our vehicles are modern, comfortable, and kept to the highest standards of cleanliness, including a deep clean every day
  • The tour itinerary and order may change.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Northcoast_flyer
Sep 10, 2023
Great for orientation - The Windsor/Eton area is not large, but key attractions are spread out. The bus got us oriented and allowed us views of the Castle and the Long Walk and Eaton High Street that we would otherwise have missed. We bought our 24-hr. ticket at 3:00 P.M., did one full circuit, and then took the 40 minute cruise on the Thames in the early evening. That gave us the whole next day to enjoy other sights along the bus line.
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Craig
Sep 6, 2023
Loved it - Great tour, well informed and helpful staff. Was a good length of time and plenty to see. The commentary was good and played on time to where we were, yes it mentions the queen but I’d hardly say it’s outdated, took us an hour to go round, would recommend for nice quick look round.
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Douglas
Jun 4, 2023
Perfect - We had a wonderful friendly driver. The recording of the sites we went by was very good,clear and understandable offering all sorts of languages. Recommend this for a day tour of Windsor, Eton etc.
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Joan_d
Sep 19, 2023
A useful touring tool… - Overall understanding of the “lay of the land”, the view of the Long Walk, being made aware of the King’s Farm Shop, finding the tour sufficiently covered Elton and being introduced to Datchet (which was nothing we had ever been aware of).
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Alisons201
Aug 11, 2023
Good not Average - I want to give a Good, rather than average, just not very good. It was lovely and sunny, so the bus was busy. The driver was extremely friendly. The headphones works perfectly, but the audio was outdated, but it wasn’t an issue for us. This was my granddaughter’s favourite part of the day, which considering we made chocolate later in the day, it must of been good. We also added the boot trip, which was average. The chairs are plastic canteen chairs clipped together. The commentary on the boat was informative.
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Stegzzzz
Oct 4, 2023
Poor value - Rather disappointing. Most of the tour was in the countryside around Windsor and not in the town so not very interesting. The audio guide did not work in any of the four seats I tried.
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Sue
Aug 13, 2023
Definitely not worth the money! - As four adults visiting Windsor last week, we decided to gain an overview of the town and surrounding area by taking a trip on an open top tour bus. Big mistake! The commentary was dire and spasmodic, via headphones, telling us the very bare minimum and often out of sync. with what we were looking at. The commentary also referred to the Queen throughout, so obviously nobody had bothered to update it in the year since Her Majesty had died and King Charles ascended to the throne… very sloppy! The cost for this trip was £18.00 per head (£72.00 in total) for a circuit of not even an hour on the bus. Don’t waste your money by doing this trip… it simply is not worth it! You will learn nothing as you are rushed around the route.
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_jillathome12
Jul 27, 2023
Absolutely abysmal pre-recorded commentary - still not changed to mention that Charles is now our monarch !! - Very poor value for money as both the pre-recorded commentary and the hop-on-hop-off facility were decidedly sub standard. Ages between each bus and only the very basic commentary provided ; even though Queen Elizabeth passed away in September 2022 they haven’t even bothered to update their information - completely unacceptable !! If I ever contemplate another bus tour around Windsor then it’ll be the Toot bus for me
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Diane
Oct 7, 2023
Waste of money - Went to try get tickets from the bus but his card reader was not working so had to get cash to pay. No receipt given but asked how we could hop on and off the bus with no proof he said take a spare pair of ear phones as proof. Half of the ear phone ports didn’t work. Commentary on the ear phones was few and far between with it all referencing the Queen. I would have thought that after a year of loosing The Queen the company would have been able to change the commentary to reference the King. Didn’t hop on and off did one trip round and that was enough. Driver was very friendly though. Would not recommend at all.
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Tyrone923
Aug 11, 2023
Don’t bother - Great driver friendly and drove well. However the tour was a shocking con. Too expensive, headphones hardly worked and when we managed to hear some of the commentary, we realised that the information was outdated. According to the tour, the Queen still lives on at Windsor and there was no mention of Charles… 11 months later. Makes you question the accuracy of the rest of the info.
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