New short breaks guide to Royal Windsor

A new short breaks guide to Windsor and the Royal Borough, Berkshire (England) features a heritage walking trail leading from Windsor Castle, across the Thames to Eton College helping visitors to discover over a thousand years of history.

The guide encourages visitors to stop along the way taking in a visit to Windsor Castle, a riverboat trip with French Brothers or a guided tour of Eton College. It also contains information about the many gift shops and designer outlets in Windsor Royal Shopping tempting them as they explore the towns; and the welcoming cafés, bars and restaurants offering 16 different types of cuisine awaiting their custom.

Other themed sections are devoted to ‘Living the High Life’ with suggestions for a stylish break away from home; ‘Healthy Living’ which has information about the many luxurious spa hotels and leisure facilities, and how to enjoy the ‘Great Outdoors’ with everything from a day at the races or a polo match to gardens and a walk by the Thames. ‘Evening Culture’ outlines the sophisticated night life, theatre, where to dine and the autumn and spring Windsor Festivals while ‘Child’s Play’ talks about the many places for families such as the 150-acre LEGOLAND theme park which has over 50 interactive rides.

There’s also a River Thames trail from Henley to Runnymede plus various maps and movie locations, event listings, details of how to reach the Royal Borough and its accessibility plus suggestions where to stay from high quality town and country house hotels and riverside retreats to traditional inns and family hotels.

Although less than thirty miles west of London, the Royal Borough boasts over twenty visitor attractions. Combine this with a lively, happening, exciting ambience and it has the formula for one of Britain’s coolest short break destinations.

With so much to see and do in a short space of time, the guide includes a very useful ‘Weekend Break To Do List’ to help with planning days out and budgets - some of the suggestions are free such as watching the Guards march along Windsor High Street to the Castle, feeding the swans and a stroll around Windsor Great Park or a visit to St John’s Parish Church in Windsor.

For further details about the Royal Borough and its many attractions visit Windsor.gov.uk.