The Long Walk
The Long Walk features on the Gingerguide audio walk through Windsor. Give it roughly ~45 min: enough to look, hear a two to three minute story on the spot, and ask the AI guide whatever the story leaves open.
- Type park
- Suggested visit ~45 min
- Windsor Windsor guide
About The Long Walk
A tree-lined avenue stretching 2.65 miles from Windsor Castle to the Copper Horse statue in Windsor Great Park.
The Long Walk is one of the most iconic avenues in England, stretching 2.65 miles from the George IV Gateway at Windsor Castle to the Copper Horse statue of George III on Snow Hill. Created by Charles II in 1680 and planted with a double row of elm trees, the avenue was replanted with London plane and horse chestnut trees after Dutch elm disease devastated the originals in the 1940s.
Did you know? The Long Walk is exactly 2.65 miles (4.26 km) long and runs in a perfectly straight line, a remarkable feat of 17th-century surveying.
How long is a visit to The Long Walk?
Set aside roughly ~45 min for The Long Walk. That covers a good look and the narrated story, and because you set the pace you can always stay on.
Is The Long Walk worth your time?
The Long Walk is among the 8 narrated highlights the Gingerguide team chose for Windsor, so it is worth a look. Hear the story for the context, then ask the AI guide for anything more.
Nearby stops in Windsor
Hear the story of The Long Walk
Preview the Windsor tour free in the Gingerguide app.