Windsor Day Trip from London with a Local: Private & 100% Personalized

London, England

8 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore Windsor the way you want on this full-day private and customizable guided tour from London. Travel by train with a host, who can choose the attractions to suit your interests. Suggestions include visiting Windsor Castle—entry is included—and strolling around the town. Your guide will tell you about the history of this typically English town, so you’ll get deeper insights into the place than you would if exploring on your own.

Receive personalized attention on a private tour
Return train ticket from London to Windsor is included
Entrance tickets to Windsor Castle are provided
Enjoy an itinerary that's tailored to your interests

What's Included

A totally private and personalized experience
8 hours with a host
Return Train Ticket from London to Windsor
Entrance Fee to Windsor Castle
Walking experience

Additional food and drink
Tickets to any additional attractions
Transportation while in Windsor
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

WHSmith Paddington Rail
Paddington, Praed St, London W2 1HB, UK
After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Paddington Station (Pass By)

Windsor Castle

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Thames Charters - Windsor (Pass By)

St. George's Chapel (Pass By)

Windsor Great Park (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Featured review

m42noe

Such a perfect day!!! Becky was so personable ! She was a wealth of information! My day was so wonderful. I got great pictures! Highly recommend Becky ! I loved all the tidbits of information! A+

Reviews

4.6

based on 7 reviews

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Our guide met us at our...

Kathleen_P, Jan 2026

Our guide met us at our flat and we grabbed the train to Windsor. She made it a great day, seeing all of Windsor Castle and shopped the fun town. Christmas lights were awesome and we finished the day enjoying Afternoon Tea at Sir Christopher Wren Hotel on the river.

Response from Host, Jan 2026

We truly appreciate your kind words and are thrilled you had such a memorable day with us. We hope to welcome you on another adventure soon!

Expensive disappointment

Susan_F, Oct 2025

We are experienced travelers and could have made our way out to Windsor on our own and bought tickets for the castle, but splurged on this private tour so we could have an interesting and stress free day with someone else making all the arrangements and engaging us with an interesting tour. At $550 a person it's quite a splurge. What a horrible disappointment. Communicating with Tom, our guide, by email, we told him we'd be coming to Paddington station by underground . While we were very capable at using the underground, Tom didn't explain that we'd need to make our way from the underground station to the national rail station. It's a huge station! Normally on a private tour the guide is holding a sign with your name on it and greeting you. Instead, it's our responsibility to find him! It was quite a fiasco locating him and he seemed annoyed we hadn't found him sooner---off to a bad start. The train was delayed so it took quite a while to get out to Windsor. On the train, Tom is asking about things we could possibly do if we went back to London after Windsor castle --it was apparent he was "flying by the seat of his pants" and hadn't planned out our day. Once we got to the castle we had tickets for entry with an audio guide . Tom didn't seem that familiar with the process and didn't offer basic things like a bathroom stop. We started our audio tour and Tom went off on his own with his audio guide. At the end of the chapel tour we waited but didn't see Tom. After a full 10 minutes we finally went outside to look for him and then waited more when he didn't come . Once we realized we'd lost him we went on to the royal apartments but couldn't get in because Tom had the tickets on his phone! We talked our way in as far as the restroom and I emailed Tom that we needed tickets. I finally get a phone call from Tom who seemed surprised that we needed tickets meta to continue !! This is the private guide we paid $1100 for??!! So far we've mainly experienced stress of looking for our guide!!! After the royal apartments we found Tom and concluded . We wandered through the town--which we would have happily done on our own--and finally asked if we could do lunch stop. It seems he hadn't thought about that . After lunch we took a rather long walk to see the outside of Eaton College--Tom always forging ahead a good half block ahead of us! There was nothing to see there and it was obviously a time killer. No engaging narrative or stories as one usually gets from a good guide . We walked back to the train station and returned to London. For that money we could have purchased entry tickets , hired a private driver and enjoyed some time in Windsor--and still had money left! Every reason that one would hire a private guide was not provided. It was a giant expensive mistake!!! I should say that the day before we had booked a tour of the British Museum and had a guide from the same company, City unscripted, and she was fabulous!! As experienced travelers we know and appreciate good guides . On a $1000+ private tour one would expect the best experience --instead, the day was only made worse and all we could think about was the huge amount of money we had wasted.

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Hello Susan I completely understand your frustration, especially after having such a great experience the day before. I’m truly sorry that the communication, organization, and overall flow of the tour fell short of what you were promised. This isn’t the standard we hold ourselves to, and our Global Host Manager has already reviewed this case with the host team to strengthen planning, communication, and guest support. I’m glad your other experience with us went wonderfully, and we’d love the opportunity to restore your confidence with the quality experience you rightfully expected throughout. Warm regards, Sheenah and the City Unscripted team.

Day at Windsor Castle

Gina_N, Sep 2025

Loved touring Windsor Castle. Our tour guide, JJ Hazan, booked us a lovely lunch at The Ivy which we enjoyed. He was very helpful in navigating the best times to arrive at the castle & knew what to see when. We even got to catch a changing of the guard.

Response from Host, Sep 2025

It’s great to hear JJ made your Windsor Castle tour so memorable — from navigating the best times to visit, to booking a lovely lunch, and even catching the changing of the guard, it sounds like a perfectly planned day. Thanks for the glowing feedback!

Family Day Trip to Windsor

Desta_L, Oct 2024

Every sight in Windsor was wonderful. Mother Nature co-operated, and Becky John was an excellent guide. Highly Recommend!

Response from Host, Oct 2024

Your positive review is incredibly valuable to us and Becky John. Thank you sincerely!

Personality Plus knowledge

m42noe, Sep 2024

Such a perfect day!!! Becky was so personable ! She was a wealth of information! My day was so wonderful. I got great pictures! Highly recommend Becky ! I loved all the tidbits of information! A+

Response from Host, Sep 2024

We're delighted you got some great pictures and found the tidbits of information valuable. Thanks for choosing City Unscripted and here's to more great adventures!

Great and very knowledgeable

Alan_H, Jul 2024

Richard our tour guide was great. He tailored our tour to my grand children. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Well done

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Thank you for your kind words! We're delighted to hear that Richard provided such a wonderful experience for your family, tailoring the tour to suit your grandchildren. His knowledge and friendliness truly shine through in his interactions. We appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you back again soon!

Seeing Windsor itself as well as the chapel. A dream come true

Robgreen015, Jan 2020

A fantastic tour to Windsor castle. Our guide Ana Maria was excellent, compassionate and very bubbly. She went out of her way to make sure we were comfortable and saw all there was to see. Highly recommended tour and guide.