Windsor & Oxford – The Golden Years of Transport

Day 1

Your base for this tour will be the Holiday Inn Hotel in Maidenhead, arrive at a leisurely pace before enjoying dinner at the Hotel’s restaurant.

Day 2

We’ll spend today exploring the Queen’s weekend home of Windsor Castle and it’s surrounding Royal Borough.  You can concentrate on taking in the sights as an audio guide walks you through all there is to discover within the Castle and main sights. If it’s open, we’ll even get a chance to visit St George’s Chapel. We’ll be indulging in a river cruise down the Thames this afternoon to see the stunning views of Eton College and Windsor Castle.

Day 3

did you know that Brooklands was the first purpose-built motor racing circuit? You’ll find out all about it today at the Brooklands Museum, the birthplace of British motorsport and aviation. After taking in the history of racing, step around the fastest passenger jet ever in deployment as you explore Concorde! Spend your leisure time this afternoon exploring Maidenhead.

Day 4

Today you’ll have the opportunity to explore Oxford, the “City of Dreaming Spires”. Will you head to New College Lane and catch a view under the Bridge of Sighs, or maybe tick the Ashmolean Museum off of your sightseeing list? A wonderful steam journey awaits us in the afternoon along the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway where we enjoy a Ploughman’s Lunch abroad.

Day 5

After a leisurely breakfast we bid farewell to Maidenheadas you travel home.