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Windsor and the Secrets of the Thames Valley

  • River and Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames

    River and Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames - Wind in the Willows exhibition
  • River and Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames - Wind in the Willows exhibition

    Thames Valley, River and Rowing Museum
  • Waterperry Gardens © Mark Lord

    Thames Valley, Waterperry Gardens
  • Windsor Castle from the river ©windsor.gov.uk, Royal Collection Trust ©His Majesty King Charles III 2023

    Windsor Castle from the river
  • Close-up of Windsor Castle ©Doug Harding, Royal Collection Trust ©His Majesty King Charles III 2023

    Close-up of Windsor Castle
  • The Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park ©Photographer Doug Harding, Royal Collection Trust ©His Majesty King Charles III 2023

    The Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park
  • Eton College School Yard ©Provost, Fellows, windsor.gov.uk, Royal Collection Trust ©His Majesty King Charles III 2023

    Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire - Eton College School Yard
3 day tour
From £179 per person - minimum 20 passengers

The sequel to our popular ‘Thames Tales’ tour, this tour includes visits to the remarkable Waterperry Gardens and the riverside regatta town of Henley-on-Thames. We also spend time in Windsor at The Savill Garden located in the Great Park, and take a scenic cruise on the River Thames.


Dates

Dates throughout 2024 & 2025


Suggested itinerary by coach

Day 1

Travel to Henley-on-Thames

Arrive in the riverside town of Henley-on-Thames. We visit the award-winning River and Rowing Museum where you can learn more about the history of Henley and its river, and discover the story behind Kenneth Grahame’s classic 1908 children’s novel The Wind in the Willows. We then travel to our hotel in Reading for dinner.

Day 2

 Windsor River Cruise and The Savill Garden

This morning we take a relaxing 40 minute cruise along the River Thames. This short cruise goes to Boveney Lock & returns with fantastic views of Windsor Castle, Eton College, and the Brocas Meadows. In the afternoon we visit The Savill Garden, a hidden gem in the Windsor Great Park. As we walk the beautifully landscaped paths we will be connecting with decades of Royal history – the garden was commissioned by George V and the magnificent Rose Garden was opened by Her Majesty The Queen in July 2002.

Day 3

Waterperry Gardens and return home

This morning we visit Waterperry Gardens, home to eight acres of beautifully landscaped ornamental gardens, a fascinating museum and a delightful garden shop and tea room. In the afternoon we return home.


Greatdays offer a selection of quality hotels in Reading.


Dates 3 days / 2 nights
2024 dates From £179.00 per person
2025 dates Prices available on request

Single room supplement available upon request.

All prices are per person based on sharing a double or twin room and with one free place for a coach driver or group organiser in a single room, both are based on a minimum 20 full fare paying passengers. Prices do not include coach hire or travel insurance. Dates are subject to availability. Smaller groups can be quoted for on request. Pictures are for illustrative purposes only. Our website policy is to use only copyright free images or images which have been authorised to us for free use by the owner. If you consider an image to be unauthorised or to be your property, please contact us immediately and if invalid we will have the image removed. If your image requires crediting or is missing a copyright statement then we will be pleased to add this to the webpage, contact us at info@greatdays.co.uk

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