Windsor great Park Valley Gardens are erupting into life right now . Daffodils, Camellias and Magnolias, Azaelias and Rhododendrons are all begining to bloom. We even saw a butterfly. Over the next couple of weeks the valleys will be a riot
5 great Windsor pubs you should visit
Windsor has a lot of pubs and bars in the centre of town that day trippers visit after the Castle has been explored. There are some great gems to be found in less visited parts of town too. Some of
Windsors Beards get tamed
Locals with hairy faces are set to be looking a bit more tidy from now on following the launch of Faceful.co.uk selling beard oils online. A Windsor resident was unhappy with the quality of the beard oil he was given
La Tasca closes
In a change that will please as many people as it upsets, the La Tasca tapas restaurant in the Windsor Royal Shopping Arcade has closed its doors. The restaurant which scored an average of 3.5 out of 5 from 458
Nam King Korean Restaurant adds authentic aromatic note to Windsor Dining
Although Peascod Street is easy to find, non-locals may not discover the little side alley by number eleven that leads to a newly established Korean Restaurant. We hope that doesn’t happen because the Nam Kang deserves to survive and flourish.
April 2016 in Windsor
The 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth will be marked by a number of colourful events in Windsor. The Council have announced a celebratory ticketed concert in the new bandstand in Alexandra Gardens on Wednesday 20th April 2016. The
Queen ‘at home’ more and more
For the first time in her reign, Her Majesty is now spending more time in Windsor than at Buckingham Palace. For years it has been common knowledge that Her Majesty and Princ Phillip consider Windsor to be their primary home,
Christmas Lights 2015
Windsor has lit it’s Christmas tree and turned on the Peascod Street illuminations. However the real star of the show, for the second year running are the projections on the Garter tower which will be running from dusk each evening.
Christmas in Windsor 2015
This weekend (Saturday 21st November 2015) we will be switching on our Christmas lights. Last year there was, as ever, a huge turnout for the first big Windsor event of the Holiday period. The fun begins mid afternoon with music
Morrisons on Peascod Street Closes its doors
After just a couple of years of trading the Morrisons local supermarket at 32 Peascod Street has closed its doors. The smallest of the ‘big four’ supermarket chains sold all their 140 “local” stores earlier in the year. It is
Bandstand Opening Concert
Today’s concert in Alexandra Gardens was a great success. On a sunny late summer Sunday, local bands and choirs gave a free afternoon concert which was enjoyed by an audience of more than a thousand people. Windsor Boys School Swing
Windsor’s listed buildings
Many buildings in the middle of Windsor are protected by law, but you may be surprised to learn exactly which buildings are, or are not, safe for future generations. Starting down at the Riverside, the Christopher Wren Hotel is as