Walks from Windsor and Eton Riverside
Berkshire · South East England
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Windsor and Eton Riverside Station.
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Windsor and Eton Riverside Circular via Windsor Great Park
Beginner-friendly: A gigantic well-signposted park. It’s completely fine to deviate from the suggested route — explore as you like! The lunch stop is a simple café, so no messing around with booking a table in advance.
Time: 5h–9h30
3 lunch spots: Windsor Great Park (2h30–5h in) — the King And Castle, or Savill Garden Visitor Centre Cafe; plus Water Lilies at Windsor Great Park (3h–5h30 in)
3 end-of-walk rewards: the Two Brewers Pub, the Prince Harry, or the Royal Windsor
Source: Trains2Green.
Sunningdale to Windsor and Eton Riverside
Parkland, lake shores, ornamental gardens, light woodland, deer park, tree-lined avenue and historic town streets.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Time: 3h30–7h30
1 lunch spot: Savill Garden Visitor Centre Cafe (1h30–3h30 in)
4 end-of-walk rewards: the Prince Harry, the Carpenters Arms, the Royal Windsor, or the Boatman
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Maidenhead to Windsor and Eton Riverside
Recommended: A scenic, mostly traffic-free route using waterside and green paths out of Maidenhead through Braywick Nature Reserve, then crossing the Thames on the Summerleaze footbridge to follow a wooded stretch of the Thames Path and before leaving the river at Boveney to cross meadows and pass under railway arches into Eton. Mostly flat apart from the bridges; can get muddy after rain in Braywick Park and along the riverside. Passes Dorney Lake; no refreshment stops between Bray and Eton, though there are picnic places. Take a toilet break at Braywick Leisure Centre as facilities are sparse afterwards.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Time: 3h–6h
End-of-walk reward: Plenty of refreshment options in Eton, with Windsor just across the river.
Warnings: The riverside path is rugged and can get very muddy after rain. Cycle barriers on the Cut Foot Bridge. Direct access to the river along a long stretch — watch for tripping hazards.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Windsor and Eton Riverside to Egham
Flat parkland, deer park, historic royal landscape, ornamental gardens and lake.
Source: An alternative variant of Slough to Egham via Windsor Great Park – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).