Visiting Windsor Great Park

Updated: 23 September

Guidance for visitors to Windsor Great Park

Your safety, the safety of our staff and other Park visitors is our utmost priority, so please maintain social distancing at all times, staying at least two metres from people outside of your household. When meeting family and/or friends you do not live with, or have formed a support bubble with, you must not meet in a group of more than six (6), indoors or outdoors. Before visiting please familiarise yourselves with the latest Government guidelines. Please also refer to the guidelines about meeting others safely.

Before you leave home

Check our visitor updates
Don't forget your secure face covering which must be worn in all indoor locations whilst moving around
If you are visiting The Savill Garden and are not a Member of Windsor Great Park or Friend of The Savill Garden, please pre-book your tickets here
Please come prepared to take your rubbish home with you

Please note - there may be occasions where our team will ask you to move on if an area is becoming too crowded. Please respect their request.

The Savill Building

The Gift Shop, Plant Centre and toilets at The Savill Building are open. On busier days you may need to queue.

The Savill Garden

The Savill Garden is open for Friends and Members as well as a limited number of pre-booked tickets.

The children's play area - Obelisk Lawn

This area will remain closed.

Virginia Water Pavilion

The Pavilion is currently closed for improvement works. Please follow the signs for the temporary entrance
Temporary toilet facilities are available at Virginia Water lake on weekdays from 8am - 6pm and weekends from 8am to 7pm

Car parks

Firstly, try The Savill Garden car park at TW20 0UJ. Other areas of the Great Park are within easy reach of this car park.

The following are also open:

Virginia Water
Virginia Water South
Wick Road is open to Members only
Ranger's Gate and Cranbourne Gate

The car park at The Valley Gardens remains closed.

More information about car parking can be found here.

Cycling in Windsor Great Park

Always cycle slowly, considerately and two metres apart
Only cycle on metalled roads
Cycles and scooters are not permitted in The Deer Park and on The Long Walk, ridden or otherwise, with the exception of pre-school aged children

More information about cycling can be found here.

Catering facilities in Windsor Great Park

The Savill Garden Kitchen is open with a reduced menu. The terrace is open from 9am - 11am for teas, coffees and pastries and then the lunch menu is available from 11.30am - 4pm.

During this time whilst we are operating a reduced service, we want to ensure that as many of our Visitors, Friends and Members are able to enjoy the restaurant facilities. Your table occupancy for dining is limited to one (1) hour with no return within two (2) hours. Thank you for your understanding and co-operation.

The following reduced take-away catering will be available:

The Potting Shed at The Savill Building from 9am - 6pm
Obelisk Lawn from 9am - 5pm
The Totem Pole – ice cream van
The Valley Gardens
Blacknest Gate

We are constantly reviewing the situation and should Government advice change, or public safety be compromised, we will not hesitate to impose further closures or restrictions.

How to find us

Everything you need to know about travelling to each area of Windsor Great Park, or to Swinley Forest.

Travelling to Windsor Great Park and Swinley Forest by car

Details of parking charges can be found on our Parking page. Dedicated disabled car parking bays are available in The Savill Garden, Valley Gardens and Virginia Water car parks, as well as in the car park which serves Swinley Forest.

The Savill Garden

View our interactive map to see the exact location of this car park.

Sat nav postcode - TW20 0UJ. The car park entrance is on Wick Lane
Follow brown tourist road signs showing ‘The Royal Landscape’, ‘The Savill Garden’ or a flower symbol
Approx. 4 miles/15 mins drive from Windsor town centre by road
Accessible from J13 of M25 via the A30 and J6 of the M4 via the A308 towards Windsor
Closest petrol stations can be found on Straight Road in Old Windsor, or opposite Virginia Water car park on the A30

The Savill Garden and Building is closed on the 24th and 25th of December.

Virginia Water and Virginia Water South

View our interactive map to see the exact location of these car parks.

Sat nav postcodes - GU25 4QF for Virginia Water car park and SL5 7SB for Virginia Water South car park.
Virginia Water lake is 6 miles/20mins from Windsor town centre and 2 miles/5 mins from Egham town centre.
Accessible from J13 of M25 via the A30.
The closest petrol station can be found opposite Virginia Water car park on the A30.

The Valley Gardens

View our interactive map to see the exact location of these car parks.

Sat nav postcode - TW20 0HJ. Use the same entrance for Valley Garden and Wick Road car parks. These are member-only car parks.
There is no access for motorcycles into these car parks.
Wick Road car park is a five minute walk to The Valley Gardens.
The Valley Gardens is also a 20min walk from the Savill Garden car park - instructions for how to walk to The Valley Gardens are available from The Savill Building.
Accessible from J13 of M25 via the A30 and J6 of the M4 via the A308 towards Windsor.
The closest petrol station can be found opposite Virginia Water car park on the A30.

The Long Walk and Deer Park

To access the Long Walk and Deer Park, you can park at one of the car parks dotted along the A332 near Windsor, however visitors often park in Windsor town centre and walk along the High Street to enter Windsor Great Park through Cambridge Gate, which is located next to Windsor Castle. View our interactive map to see the layout of the Great Park and its pedestrian entrances.

Other areas of Windsor Great Park

Cow Pond

If you park at The Savill Garden car park, you can then take a short walk to the right of The Savill Building, along Rhododendron Ride, to Cow Pond. This is a gentle walk and should take around five minutes.

Obelisk Lawn

From The Savill Garden car park, Obelisk Lawn is almost immediately to the left of The Savill Building. Then just head towards the Cumberland Obelisk, which you will be able to see from the car park.

Smith's Lawn

You can choose to park at The Savill Garden car park and walk towards the Cumberland Obelisk, then cross Obelisk Bridge on your right, to arrive at Smith’s Lawn. Alternatively, park at The Valley Gardens car park to enter Smith’s Lawn from the opposite side of the polo fields.

Queen Anne's Ride and Stag Meadow

To access Queen Anne’s Ride and Stag Meadow on foot, you can park at any of the car parks dotted along the A332. Horsebox parking is available at the car park opposite Ranger’s Gate.

Swinley Forest

View our interactive map to see the exact location of the car park which serves Swinley Forest.

Sat nav postcode - RG12 7QW
Approximately 3 miles from Bracknell town centre.
Accessible from junction 3 of M3 and junction 10 of the M4.
Follow brown tourist signs for The Look Out Discovery Centre.
The nearest mainline train station is Bracknell.
The mountain biking trails are 1.7 miles from Martins Heron train station and 2.1 miles from Bracknell train station..

By public transport and bicycle

Windsor Great park is easily accessible via train, bus, bicycle and taxi - so you don’t need a car in order to experience everything that we have to offer.

Train

Nearest railway stations are Egham, Windsor Central and Windsor Riverside, Ascot and Virginia Water.
From London Paddington - First Great Western trains operate a service to Windsor Central via a change at Slough.
South West Trains operate services from London Waterloo to the other stations.
A taxi will be needed to complete your journey into the Park - this usually takes around 15 to 20 mins depending on traffic.
The mountain biking trails of Swinley Forest are 1.7 miles from Martins Heron train station and 2.1 miles from Bracknell train station.

Useful links

National Rail website

Travel Line South East website

Taxi Finder

Bus

The White Bus Service runs from Windsor to Ascot through Windsor Great Park on Monday to Saturday. Take the bus from Windsor High Street or Ascot Train Station.

Further details can be found here

The White Bus Service website

Bicycle

Enter via National Cycle Route 4 which passes through Windsor Great Park, to enjoy miles of permitted cycling paths.
Visit our Cycling page for more information. Remember cycling is not allowed on all roads, and not permitted on the Long Walk.
Bicycle hire is available from Windsor town centre. Contact Windsor Tourist Information for details.

Click here for a map of cycling routes within the Great Park.

Windsor Great Park Membership

Whether you're a keen horticulturist looking for inspiration, a dog owner who wants an unrivalled variety of short and longer walks, or a family looking for a place to enjoy nature and history there is a membership type to suit you.

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