Home to English monarchs for almost a thousand years, half an hour from London, with the State Apartments and St George’s Chapel. Here you’ll find which Windsor Castle tickets to buy, the weather during opening hours, closing days and tips for your visit.
Queues and crowds → · Windsor, England, United Kingdom
Weather at 4:00 PM. The castle opens at 10:00.
Check the day: the castle is closed every Tuesday and Wednesday. It’s a working royal palace, so it can also close at short notice.
Our pick: book in advance and take the free multimedia guide. If you want flexibility, the Tiqets ticket can be cancelled until the evening before; if you’re a UK visitor, the official ticket can become a 1-Year Pass.
Coming by train? Check National Rail’s Days Out Guide: with your train ticket, official entry is half price.
Cancel until 11:59 pm the day before · 4.7 from over 2,200 reviews
In line with the official advance price (£32), and you can cancel until the evening before.
Indicative prices, checked onOctober 26, 2026: they may change: the final price is the one shown by the seller.
Perfect day
Perfect day: fair, 11 to 13 degrees, no rain.
Perfect day
Perfect day: clear, 10 to 13 degrees, no rain.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Partly cloudy | 10° | – | 10 km/h |
| 11:00 | Partly cloudy | 12° | – | 11 km/h |
| 12:00 | Fair | 12° | – | 10 km/h |
| 13:00 | Clear | 13° | – | 9 km/h |
| 14:00 | Clear | 13° | – | 8 km/h |
| 15:00 | Clear | 13° | – | 8 km/h |
| 16:00 | Clear | 12° | – | 5 km/h |
| 17:00 | Fair | 10° | – | 5 km/h |
The best days are Friday, October 30, Saturday, October 31 and Monday, November 2. The rating only looks at opening hours: rain at night doesn’t spoil the visit.
Today and tomorrow the forecast is accurate hour by hour; up to day seven it is reliable on the trend; the last days give a rough idea. Updated every hour.
Today, Friday, October 30: open 10:00–17:15.
| Period | Hours |
|---|---|
| March 1 – October 31 | 10:00–17:15 |
| November 1 – February 28 | 10:00–16:15 |
Closed every Tuesday and Wednesday.
Closed on December 25 and December 26.
Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, as well as 25 and 26 December. Last admission: 4 pm from March to October, 3 pm from November to February. St George’s Chapel: closes at 4 pm and is closed to visitors on Sundays (services continue).
Best time to visit: May, June and September. Highs are between 18 and 22°C and it’s less crowded than in high summer.
| Month | Average high | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8° | 12 |
| Feb | 9° | 10 |
| Mar | 12° | 9 |
| Apr | 15° | 9 |
| MayRecommended | 18° | 8 |
| JunRecommended | 22° | 8 |
| Jul | 24° | 8 |
| Aug | 23° | 8 |
| SepRecommended | 20° | 8 |
| Oct | 16° | 11 |
| Nov | 12° | 11 |
| Dec | 9° | 11 |
1991–2020 normals for the Met Office station at London Heathrow, about 10 km from Windsor: average high and days with at least 1 mm of rain. Source: Met Office, table published on Wikipedia (article “London”).
The main visit is indoors: the State Apartments, the Semi-State Rooms and St George’s Chapel.
An hour-by-hour crowd estimate is coming later, always marked as an estimate and with its source.
The castle suggests allowing an hour and a half to two hours.
By train from London: there are two stations in central Windsor, Windsor & Eton Central (from Paddington, changing at Slough) and Windsor & Eton Riverside (from Waterloo). The castle is a short walk from both.
By car: there’s no visitor parking at the castle; use the public car parks in Windsor town centre.
Security: there are airport-style checks on arrival. Keep your phone, keys and wallet in your bag.
Perfect day: fair, 11 to 13 degrees, no rain.
Saturday, October 31: Perfect day: clear, 10 to 13 degrees, no rain. Sunday, November 1: Good: cloudy, 8 to 10 degrees, no rain.
In 2026 the official ticket costs £32 in advance and £36 on the day; £21 for ages 18–24, £16 for ages 5–17, free under 5. On Tiqets it’s from €38.16, with cancellation until the evening before.
Every Tuesday and Wednesday, plus 25 and 26 December. As a working royal palace it can also close on other dates, sometimes at short notice, so check the official website before you go.
Thursday to Monday: from March to October, 10 am to 5:15 pm (last admission 4 pm); from November to February, 10 am to 4:15 pm (last admission 3 pm).
By train: from Paddington, changing at Slough, to Windsor & Eton Central, or from Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside. Both stations are in the town centre, a few minutes’ walk from the castle.
Not for sightseeing: on Sundays the chapel is closed to visitors, though worshippers can attend services. On other days it closes at 4 pm.
Reliable forecasts reach about 10 days: here you get the next 10, hour by hour for today and tomorrow and as a trend after that. To pick a month, check the climate month by month.
Forecasts come from MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the castle’s coordinates and updated every hour during the day and every 3 hours at night. Crowd figures are labelled as estimates, with their source.
Entry ticket with multimedia guide · from €38.16
Forecast by MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the castle’s coordinates. Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated every hour. Updated: October 26, 2026.