Stonehenge Inner Circle Tour from London With Windsor

Included in the Price

The listing names five inclusions: a private viewing of the Stonehenge inner circle, an expert guide, a personal audio headset, a superior coach with Wi-Fi and USB chargers, and entry to Windsor Castle if you picked an option that names it. The inner circle visit is the reason this tour costs more than a standard coach day. Most Stonehenge visitors stay on the path around the stones and never go inside the circle, and English Heritage only sells that access through its own Stone Circle Experience sessions, which start at £70 for adults before you add transport from London.

The options work like this: the early departure puts the inner circle visit in the morning, the late departures put it in the evening, and each version is sold with or without a Windsor Castle ticket. Choosing a no-Windsor option leaves you free time in the town instead.

• Private viewing of the Stonehenge inner circle, outside regular opening hours
• Expert guide with a personal audio headset
• Superior coach with Wi-Fi and USB chargers
• Windsor Castle entry, only if that option is chosen at booking

What You Pay on the Day

Food and drinks are not included on any option, so budget for lunch and any snacks. Windsor Castle advance tickets cost £32 for adults when booked ahead, so the options with entry cost more than the headline price. Gratuities are not included.

Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included either, so you make your own way to 258 Vauxhall Bridge Road. None of the options name a meal stop, so eat before the early 5:30 AM departure or bring food.

Early Departure

Boarding is at 5:15 AM at Evan Evans Tours, 258 Vauxhall Bridge Road, and the coach leaves at 5:30 AM. The inner circle visit at Stonehenge happens in the morning, outside regular opening hours, so you stand among the stones in early light with the site closed to everyone else. The coach then continues to Windsor, where you either enter Windsor Castle with your included ticket or have free time in the town without one.

The day finishes back at Victoria Station at around 4:15-4:30 PM.

• 5:15 AM boarding, 5:30 AM departure from 258 Vauxhall Bridge Road
• Morning inner circle access at Stonehenge
• Windsor in the afternoon, castle entry or free time
• Back at Victoria Station around 4:15-4:30 PM

Late Departures

The late version departs at 9:15 AM or 11:15 AM from the same meeting point. The inner circle visit moves to the evening, again outside regular opening hours, which English Heritage describes as the other window for its own Stone Circle Experience sessions. Windsor comes earlier in the day, with castle entry in the inclusive options or free time in the others. The return to Victoria Station is around 8:00 PM or 10:00 PM, depending on the departure.

For comparison, English Heritage's own Stone Circle Experience lasts an hour with visitors split into two groups at the stones, and it asks visitors not to touch or climb on them. The listing gives no time at the stones for this tour. Stonehenge itself is largely outdoors, so dress for the weather no matter which departure you choose.

Check These Before You Book

You need at least a moderate level of physical fitness, and the 5:15 AM boarding will be brutal if your body runs late. The tour is listed as wheelchair accessible, but you must contact the operator at least 7 days before travel so a suitable vehicle can be arranged. Infants aged 0 to 2 ride on an adult's lap, children aged 3 to 16 and adults 17 and over are priced separately, and strollers are allowed. There is no hotel pickup, so anyone staying far from Victoria faces an early or late walk or cab ride as well.

The dates are the biggest trap. The listing's 2026 dates ended on 21 September, and English Heritage runs no inner circle sessions in October or November. If you are travelling later in the year, check the calendar for the next season before planning anything, or pivot to the Stonehenge, Windsor and Bath day trip, which starts from $106.26. If your real goal is just Windsor Castle, the 4-hour Windsor Castle half-day trip skips the long drive to Wiltshire entirely. For a shorter, cheaper full day elsewhere, compare the tours on the homepage covering day tours from London.

The Train Alternative

Getting to Windsor is simple. Direct trains from London Waterloo reach Windsor and Eton Riverside in about 55 minutes, and trains from London Paddington reach Slough in as little as 13 minutes with a 6-minute branch line connection to Windsor and Eton Central, about 35 minutes in total. Both Windsor stations sit a few minutes' walk from the castle. Windsor Castle adult tickets cost £32 booked in advance, a typical visit lasts 2 to 3 hours, and the castle closes every Tuesday and Wednesday and can shut at short notice as a working royal palace. On this front the train wins on price and flexibility, and the tour earns nothing on Windsor alone.

Stonehenge is a different story. Salisbury is the nearest station, about 12 miles (19 km) from the stones, with the direct train from London Waterloo taking about 1.5 hours. From Salisbury you would take the Salisbury to Stonehenge Shuttle at £15 per person return, about 30 minutes each way, not including admission. To go inside the circle without a tour you would book English Heritage's own Stone Circle Experience, which starts at £70 for adults, must be booked ahead, runs in early morning or evening slots, and has no sessions in October or November.

So the honest verdict: by train, Windsor plus a normal Stonehenge visit in one day is a long but possible self-planned trip, and the tour is not needed for that. What the $254.21 buys is the coordination of an out-of-hours inner circle session with a second destination, plus zero timetable stress. If you would rather stitch together cheaper train days, start with our free day trips from London by train. If you would rather spread this region over more than one day, see the 2 day trip from London and 3 day trip from London guides instead.