What to do · Windsor
The Long Walk, from the castle to the Copper Horse statue
Information
- Price
- Free
- Duration
- 1 h
- Distance
- 4.2 km
- Season
- All year
- Who it's for
- All ages; pushchair on the avenue
- With a dog
- On a lead in the deer park
A straight avenue of trees that leaves from the castle's south gate and crosses Windsor Great Park to Snow Hill, where an equestrian statue of George III, the Copper Horse, looks back towards the castle. It is about 4 km each way, flat until the end; the last stretch climbs and enters the deer park.
Windsor Great Park is also a filming location for Bridgerton: according to Netflix's filming guide, in the second series its woods and meadows are the grounds of Aubrey Hall, where Anthony and Kate cross paths on horseback and go to fetch the pall-mall ball. Netflix does not say in which exact corner of the park it was filmed, so the Long Walk is a way of setting foot in it, not the specific scene.
It is free, open every day and gives the best photo of the castle, especially on the way back, in the afternoon light. With small children you don't need to go all the way: the first 20 minutes already give you the view. With a dog, on a lead in the deer area.
With young childrenAs a familyWith teenagersWith a dog
