Address: The Crown Estate Windsor Great Park, SL4 2HT, United Kingdom
Rating: 4.7
based on 328 reviews.
Park Experience
Pros:
"Lovely Park I use it for training and helping others lose weight. Happy to pay parking and great Cafe's too."
"Brilliant experience - well thought out with a pit stop halfway with food and drink stalls."
"So much to do and some beautiful places to walk or sit and picnic!"
"A beautiful day to experience the Spring blossom and flowers. The Great Park is a wonderful place to visit throughout the year."
"A good place is a haven of serenity, where the chaos of life recedes, and we find a moment of stillness."
"Great place to walk with a dog but it can get busy."
"Beautifully landscaped gardens, really well maintained. Some of the best I’ve seen with magnolia flowers the size of your head!"
Cons:
"Note Aug 2022 - numerous toilet blocks closed and signs can direct you from one closed to another one that's closed!!"
"Sadly the free parking places outside are now going to charge for parking so I will be unable to visit so often."
"Just beware that the park is bigger than you might expect and the lake in particular takes longer to walk round than you might think!"
"Unfortunately, on our visit the gate was locked, so we couldn't come very close, but still have managed to get some shots of it."
"I never saw any deer though due to walking mainly during the heat of the day, over 30C."
"Downside - no available WC, as the one in the park was closed for repairs & no portaloo replacement - had to walk to Savill garden to use facilities."
"The walk around the lake was extremely busy even though Google said it wasn't too busy."
Accessibility & Facilities
Pros:
"The car parks very specious considering the huge park!"
"With free car parking for visitors to the garden, superb food and excellent facilities for wheelchair users."
"Perfect location for cycling in or through it to get some outdoors exercise."
"Fabulous open space which stretches for miles, you could very easily get lost."
"The paved roads makes getting around with a pram easy."
"This is such a wonderful park - great any time of the year."
"The facilities (beverages, toilets etc) are tidy, kept in good working order."
Cons:
"Very expensive.... kids loved it but adults had to pay full price."
"Cold drinks were very pricey - tap water available."
"Parking is very expensive."
"However very disappointed with the parking price was £12 for over 3 hours on a Sunday."
"Parking is expensive but if you take a picnic rather than eat in the restaurant then it is a perfect balance."
"Parking charges were quite steep at £5 for 2 hours, machines took coins, notes and card payments."
"Parking £3/hr, £12 for over 3hrs."
Nature & Wildlife
Pros:
"A fantastic, rich natural area full of wildlife to explore and observe safely."
"Absolutely stunning walk, scenery, views, wildlife, waterfall was a finishing touch I was not expecting."
"This place is stunning! Really recommend visiting in early and mid-autumn to see all the beautiful trees in colour!"
"Beautiful natural country side park with lovely views, fauna, flora and animal life."
"The antiquity of the landscape is enhanced by the scattering of great ancient oaks for which the Great Park and its forest are renowned."
"Lovely to see deer and stag roaming free."
"A beautiful extensive natural woodland park surrounding Virginia water lake, a truly stunning place to spend a day walking, picnic breaks."
Cons:
"Since the pandemic struck, however, it has become a far less welcoming place for cyclists with many roads signed with NO CYCLES."
"Paths especially around the Virginia Water Lake can get really crowded on a beautiful day, making cycling there next to impossible."
"However, it is a shame that cycles are inexplicably banned 'ridden or otherwise' from the long walk and areas of nearby Virginia water."
"Very cycle unfriendly. Routes you could previously cycle on now have signs saying no cycling (pushed or ridden)."
"Really sad it has been cut off to cyclists."
"Many horseriders and beware the cyclists - they're often rude!"
"Only downside is despite the signs to keep dogs under control, there are a lot of dogs which are not under control and are loose."