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Home | Out of London Attractions | Windsor Castle |
| Prices: | Ticket Type | Price | Adult | £16.00 | Child (5 -16) | £9.50 | Senior | £14.50 |
Tour Highlights:
An Official Residence of The Queen
Royal Palace and Fortress
Visit the State Aparments and more!
Days of Operation:
Windsor Castle is open daily throughout the year, with a few exceptions when the Castle is in use for official functions.
Open Daily
March to October 09:45am - 5:15pm (last admission 4:00pm)
November to Febraury 09:45am - 4:15pm (last admission 3:00pm)
Castle Completely Closed
26 October 2010
25–26 December 2010
State Apartments
5 October 2010
24-28 October 2010
15-17 November 2010
On these dates, The Precincts, Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House and The Drawings Gallery will continue to be open. Reduced admission charges will apply.
St George's Chapel Closed
1 September 2010 (St George's Chapel open from 13:00)
4 September 2010 (St George’s Chapel closed from 13:00)
13 October 2010 (St George’s Chapel closed from 13:00)
17 December 2010 (St George’s Chapel closed from 10:30)
23 December 2010 (St George’s Chapel closed from 13:00)
24 December 2010
Other dates may be added
Please note: St George’s Chapel is also closed to visitors on Sundays as services are held throughout the day. Worshippers are welcome to attend the services.
Semi-State Rooms
During the winter months an additional five rooms, known collectively as the Semi-State Rooms, are included in the visitor route. Standard admission charges apply.
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle, the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world, is the home of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Castle's dramatic site encapsulates 900 years of British history and its magnificent State Rooms and works of art reflect the tastes of successive kings and queens. In 1992 a devastating fire destroyed or damaged more than 100 rooms at the Castle. The highly acclaimed restoration work, completed in 1997, is a testament to the skills of some of the finest craftsmen in Europe.
HM The Queen and her family spend most of their private weekends at Windsor Castle. The Queen is also officially in residence throughout April and June, when the annual Garter Service is held in St George's Chapel.
The State Apartments, the heart of the working palace, are regularly used for ceremonial and official occasions. They are furnished with some of the finest works of art from the Royal Collection, including paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Van Dyck. During the winter months the Semi-State Rooms, among the most richly decorated interiors in the Castle are added to the visitor route.
Queen Mary's Dolls' House is the most famous dolls' house in the world. It took three years to complete and involved the work of 1,500 tradesmen, artists and authors. The house is unusually well equipped for its day with modern comforts and labour saving devices. It has electric lighting, an electric vacuum cleaner, hot and cold running water, and even flushing lavatories.
St. George's Chapel is one of the finest examples of gothic architecture in England. It has been the setting for many royal weddings and is the burial place of ten sovereigns. The Chapel is dedicated to the patron saint of the Order of the Garter. Britain's highest Order of Chivalry.
The Changing of the Guard takes place at 11:00am, weather permitting, from Monday to Saturday between April and the end of June, and on alternate days for the rest of the year, with the exception of Sundays.
NEW royal portraits exhibition. Marcus Adams: Royal Photographer - 24th April 2010 to 6th February 2011
A special exhibition of royal portraits by Marcus Adams, who photographed four generations of the Royal Family between 1926 and 1956, will be shown in the Drawings Gallery at Windsor Castle. The centrepiece of the exhibition is a charming group of photographs of the very young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret taken in the late 1920s and 1930s. This exhibition is available to all day visitors.
The Castle is open to visitors everyday, including when The Queen is in residence, except for 25 and 26 December.
As the Castle is a working royal palace opening arrangements may be subject to change at short notice.
Additional Information:
Due to the heightened security alert, visitors will not be allowed to take any form of liquid into Windsor Castle.
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