Visitor updates

Visiting Windsor Great Park - Covid 19 Update 29 November.

Visiting Windsor Great Park

In line with Government advice, it is now mandatory to wear a face covering whilst moving around our Visitor Centres, all catering areas in the Great Park, and Gift Shops.

Cow Pond access update (10 January)

Please be aware that from 10 January there were will be restricted access around the Cow Pond while we carry out essential bank reinstatement work.

Weekdays - closed
Weekends - full access

Please observe all signage for your safety and the safety of our staff.

Park map and rules

Before you visit download a map to your smartphone as well as familiarise yourself with the Park code. Take a look here.

Virginia Water Café closure - Wednesday 26 January

Please be aware that the Virginia Water Café will be closed all day on Wednesday 26 January 2022 for essential cleaning.

Winter car park closing times

Winter car park closing times can be found here.

Deer Park closures

The Totem Pole restoration

We are preparing the Totem Pole for restoration work which has been delayed as a result of the pandemic.

Working with Canadian specialist restorers and direct descendants of Chief Mungo Martin, the original carver, the Totem Pole will be lowered later this year before a lengthy period of drying, repair and restoration. Although still fundamentally sound, an exclusion zone has been placed around the pole to guarantee the safety of all.

This important landmark in the Great Park needs careful restoration so that it can be enjoyed by future generations in complete safety. The restoration work will follow the complex operation of lowering the Pole.

Crown Estate representatives were present in Vancouver in November 2018, when an identical pole - see pictures, carved by Chief Mungo Martin at the same time as the Windsor Pole, was lowered from its position outside the Vancouver Maritime Museum. The lessons learnt from this will allow us to safely lower the Windsor Pole, whilst at the same time ensuring that all necessary First Nation customs, are observed, as preserving heritage and tradition is as important as preserving the fabric of the pole.

Safety around areas of open water

Warm weather warning - There can be the temptation to enter the areas of open water in Windsor Great Park but please do not enter or attempt to swim at any of the ponds or lakes in the Great Park.

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Here are just some of the potential risks of entering the water:

Hidden currents
Underwater hazards
Unexpected water temperature

Leptis Magna Ruins

The Leptis Magna Ruins will be fenced off until further notice so that we may carry out essential maintenance work. Our website will be updated when the work has been completed.

Essential maintenance work at The Savill Garden

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The Queen Elizabeth Temperate House will be closed from 30 August 2021 for essential maintenance work. We will update our website as soon as it re-opens.

Lawn areas of The Savill Garden will be closed over the winter where the ground is heavily wet underfoot. The closures also allow for lawns to rest after a busy year and repair before the spring. Several areas, including the winter borders, remain open to enjoy.

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