Bilder von Charles & Camilla - Fotos: Hochzeit auf Windsor

Opening Times

From March - October 2005 Windsor Castle opens 7 days a week from 9.45am to 5.15pm with the last admissions at 4.00pm. See note below about closure on special occasions.

The castle will be open every day except as listed below . As the castle is a royal palace the Castle and/or the State Apartments can be closed at certain times of the year. The price of admission is reduced when the State Apartments are closed. For more information please call the Special Occasions - Pre-recorded Information telephone number 01753 831118 before your visit as other dates may be announced. When the State Apartments are closed, visitors can still enjoy the extensive Castle Precincts, St George's Chapel, Queen Mary's Dolls' House, the Castle Exhibition and the exhibition in the Drawings Gallery.

In 2005 the castle will be closed to visitors on these dates;
25 March
27 March (re-opens at 13:00)
5-9 April
25 April (last admission at 12:00, closes at 13:30)
13 June
25 & 26 December

The State Apartments are closed:
5-9 April
11 - 14 June 2005. Other dates may be announced. Please check nearer the date of your intended visit.

From November - February Windsor Castle opens 7 days a week from 9.45am to 4.15pm with the last admissions at 3.00pm. See above for any dates when the castle is closed.

Ticket Prices

£12.50 adults. £10.50 Senior Citizens and students (valid ID required). £6.50 Children. Family ticket £31.00.

Price reductions apply whenever areas of the castle are temporarily closed to the public.

Queen Mary's Dolls House is normally open to view whenever the Castle is open.

Exhibitions

Ticket prices include admission to the exhibition in the Drawings Gallery. The current Exhibition is listed below.

The Drawings Gallery, Windsor Castle

Queen Alexandra and the Art of Photography and Treasures from the Royal Library

9th October 2004 - 25th April 2005

Queen Alexandra, the consort of King Edward VII, was a talented artist and the most celebrated royal photographer of her time. Her interest in photography began in 1885, after George Eastman presented her with one of his new roll-film cameras. Over the next 20 years she went on to take part in several Kodak exhibitions. Queen Alexandra's photographic albums, often embellished with exquisite watercolour decoration and annotated with impromptu anecdotes, are unique personal diaries that provide a fascinating insight into the lives of the royal families of Europe from the 1880s to the First World War. The display, which marks the publication of Developing the Picture: Queen Alexandra and the Art of Photography (Royal Collection Publications), includes the Queen's Kinora, an early machine for viewing short films. It is shown alongside a selection of Treasures from the Royal Library, including drawings by Leonardo da Vinci and Hans Holbein.


Tour - Great Kitchen to State Apartments
Available to pre-booked groups from 28 September 2004 to 17 March 2005 (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday). A rare opportunity to go behind the scenes at Windsor Castle to see the medieval Great Kitchen, 'the oldest, substantially unchanged and still working kitchen in the country'.


Band Concerts in the Jubilee Gardens (Summer only) on Sunday afternoons, weather permitting.

Special Occasions - Pre-recorded information
As the Castle or certain areas within the castle such as St George's Chapel or the State Apartments, can be closed for special occasions, we recommend that you call 01753 831118 before your visit for the latest recorded information (Outside UK dial +44 1753 831118). Additional information about visits to the Castle can be obtained by telephoning 0207 321 2233.

There is also a web information page at: Windsor Castle Information


St George's Chapel
St George's Chapel is normally open to visitors and is included as part of the public opening of Windsor Castle.

St George's Chapel is closed to visitors on Sundays as services are held at throughout the day. Those wishing to attend a service at St George's are asked to queue at Henry VIII Gateway (illustrated above) before the start of the service.

St George's Chapel is open every day to visitors except:

26th and 27th March (inclusive)
8th April
4th May (Chapel closes at 13:00)
7th May (Chapel closes at 13:00)
20th May (Chapel closes at 13:00)
3rd June (Chapel closes at 13:00)
10th - 13th June (inclusive)
23rd June (Chapel closes at 13:00)
9th July (Chapel closes at 13:00)
17th July (Chapel closes at 13:00)
10th September (Chapel closes at 13:00)
2nd December 2004 (Chapel closed, re-opens at 13:00)
3rd December 2004 (Chapel closes at 13:00)
23rd December (Chapel closes at 13:00)
24th - 26th December (inclusive)
10-13th June 2005
23rd December 2005
24th December 2005

Other dates may be announced. Please check nearer the date of your proposed visit. St George's Chapel offers a pre-recorded information service on 01753 865538 (Overseas +44 1753 865538)

St George's Chapel Organ Recitals
Information is included here. Organ Recitals at St George's Chapel

Windsor Castle - Disabled Information
Wheelchairs are available free of charge at the entrance to Windsor Castle for use only within the grounds, though they cannot be pre-booked. Toilets for the disabled are also provided. We are told that the staff are excellent, making sure wheelchair users knew the best way to get round and helping with the lift, etc. Wheelchair access is not possible however to the Semi-State Rooms.
One visitor reports: "As soon as one of them [a member of staff] saw the wheelchair they would come over and ask how we were managing and check if we needed any help - it was one of the most helpful experiences either of us have had. I am going to write to the castle administrators to say that the staff were excellent and to pass on our thanks." Jeane

Nearby, Wetherspoons pub and restaurant "King and Castle" has wheelchair access and toilets for the disabled.

Parking. We have yet to discover the ideal solution to the problem of parking for the disabled in Windsor as there is nowhere really close to the castle, and being on top of a hill, some inclines are inevitable. We suggest the King Edward Car Park at the end of Arthur Road which offers disabled parking spaces above Level 4, which reduces the need to negociate inclines. Disabled parking is also available opposite the Taxi Rank in Thames Street, located beyond Queen Victoria Statue and Guildhall in the High Street. Entry to Thames Street at 'river level', by Windsor Bridge, is not permitted, it is necessary to drive around the town and enter from the eastern, Long Walk, side.

Infos:
http://www.thamesweb.co.uk/windsor/info/csltimes.html