Castle · Windsor · Berkshire

Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle is a historic castle, royal residence at Windsor in Berkshire. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument. Around it, within 15 km, lie 80 more places, Frogmore House (1.3 km) first on our list.

Photo: Windsor Castle, Diliff (CC BY 2.5)

Where

In Windsor

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 1%

#6 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle in Windsor

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#6 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (85 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Windsor

Windsor Castle is inside Windsor’s built-up area, with 21 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Windsor has 247 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

Afternoons in Windsor reach 17–23°C from May to September.

Jan8° / 2°65 mm

Feb8° / 2°49 mm

Mar11° / 3°43 mm

Apr14° / 5°49 mm

May17° / 7°47 mm

Jun20° / 10°50 mm

Jul23° / 12°48 mm

Aug22° / 12°57 mm

Sep19° / 10°54 mm

Oct15° / 7°72 mm

Nov11° / 4°76 mm

Dec8° / 2°65 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Windsor, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Windsor. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Windsor’s full climate →

About

Windsor Castle

Wikipedia covers it in 85 languages.

Windsor’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 85 languages
Town: in Windsor
Official site: rct.uk/visit/windsor-castle

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

How to visit

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting to Windsor Castle

Find Windsor Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Windsor Castle

Of the 8, Slough is the largest, at 166,868 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Windsor

31,569 people · 29 places to visit

2 · 400 m north of it

Eton

2,461 people · 23 places to visit

3 · 1.4 km east of it

Datchet

4,807 people · 28 places to visit

4 · 1.6 km southeast of it

Old Windsor and Wraysbury

7,689 people · 31 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Windsor Castle is	People	Places to visit
Windsor	It’s in town	31,569	29
Eton	400 m north of it	2,461	23
Datchet	1.4 km east of it	4,807	28
Old Windsor and Wraysbury	1.6 km southeast of it	7,689	31
Slough	2.1 km north of it	166,868	36
Eton Wick	2.1 km northwest of it	2,121	21
Oakley Green	3.7 km west of it	281	19
Bishopsgate	4.2 km south of it	302	29

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Windsor Castle

4 historic houses, 2 theme parks and 2 gardens are among the 80 within 15 km.

Historic houseFrogmore House1.3 km away 2

Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor4 km away · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)3

Garden · National TrustRunnymede5.8 km away 4

GardenFrogmore Estate1.2 km away 5Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park11 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)6

Historic houseCumberland Lodge5.5 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustCliveden House10 km away 8

Historic houseBagshot Park Mansion14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Windsor Castle

Where is Windsor Castle?

Windsor Castle is in Windsor, Berkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Windsor Castle?

Historic castle, royal residence at Windsor in Berkshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Windsor Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Windsor, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Windsor Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Windsor Castle?

Within 15 km: Frogmore House (1.3 km), Legoland Windsor (4 km), Runnymede (5.8 km) and Frogmore Estate (1.2 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Frogmore House: Gill Hicks, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Legoland Windsor: Rob Young profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Frogmore Estate: Karen Roe from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cumberland Lodge: The original uploader was Jadriaen at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Cliveden House: Antony McCallum. The original uploader was Wyrdlight at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bagshot Park Mansion: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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