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Camping for the Royal Wedding


The Royal Wedding. Unless you’ve been hiding in a box for the past six months you’ll know that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are getting married in Windsor on Saturday, 19 May.
If you’re intending to help celebrate the big occasion what better way than to be in or around Windsor and the Home Counties on the day to cheer on the happy couple?
In preparation for the historic event, we’ve put together a guide to the Club Sites in the region and how best to travel between them and Windsor, along with other key locations.
 
Get close to the main event
There are four Club Sites within 90-minutes reach of Windsor.
 
Chertsey: Chertsey’s a Thames-side site with a true London feel to it, about one-hour’s travel from Windsor. Your first option for reaching Windsor from your pitch at the site is to go by Uber with an approximate cost of £20 each way.
Alternatively, walk from the site to Heriot Road (just over half a mile) and take the 456 bus to Elmsleigh Bus Station. Then walk to Staines Railway Station and take a service to Windsor and Eton. The total journey should cost about £10, depending on the time of travel.
 
Chertsey Camping and Caravanning Club Site
Walton on Thames: This site is believed by the Club to be the oldest leisure campsite in the world, so it’s a great place to pitch up (though be aware of the minimal facilities on-site).
Transport to Windsor should take about 90 minutes. You can walk from the site to Hersham Railway Station (about 1.3 miles). Take a service to Weybridge and once there, change for Staines. Finally, change for Windsor and Eton. This journey will cost you about £15 off-peak.
 
Horsley: The location of our Horsley Club Site means it’s within easy reach of the best of both worlds – the bustling English capital or the sublime countryside of the South East.
A train to Windsor would set you back about £15 from nearby Weybridge station, so either drive or get a cab there. As with the instructions above, if you go by rail you’ll need to change at Weybridge for Staines and then for Windsor and Eton.
 
Oxford: Our city site, due for a big refurbishment this year, is brilliantly located close to transport links, so getting to Windsor is easier than you might think.
Walk the short (200m) distance from site to Canning Crescent and take the X3 bus to Oxford Railway Station, from where you can hop on the Great Western Railway service to Slough. Change there for Windsor and Eton. Your tickets should cost you about £20 return.
 
What to see when you get there
Windsor Castle

Apart from the main event itself there are plenty of attractions to look out for on a trip to Windsor. Here are just some:
 
  • Windsor Castle – the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world, and the Queen’s private weekend residence
  • St George’s Chapel – the location of the royal wedding
  • Fudge Kitchen – watch some seriously good fudge being made, then sample it afterwards
  • Windsor Great Park – explore 4,800 acres of parkland, gardens, woodland and forest trails
  • Windsor and Eton Brewery – a small craft brewery with a shop and bar to enjoy award-winning beers, plus tours of the beer-making process
  • The Harte and Garter Hotel – a great place to enjoy afternoon tea in a historic building dating back to 14th century

Windsor Park 
We also think London would be a great place to visit at the time of the wedding, so pick from any of the following sites, which are close in terms of transport to and from the Big Smoke. We’ve listed their nearest train stations for convenience:

Hertford - Hertford East
Theobalds Park - Turkey Street
Oldbury Hill - Sevenoaks
Crowborough - Tunbridge Wells
Kelvedon Hatch - Brentwood
Gulliver’s Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes Central
Chertsey - Chertsey
Walton on Thames - Hersham
Horsley - Weybridge
 
Book your pitch using the links above or call 024 7647 5426.
 


Stuart Kidman Stuart Kidman is the magazine's Print Editor. He has been a journalist for ten years, writing for local newspapers before joining the Club in 2009. He loves camping and enjoys nothing better than trekking off into the wilderness to 'rough it' for a couple of nights. Read other posts by this author