Tickets Alert: Attend the Garter Day ceremony in Windsor Castle
Each year, a grand procession full of pomp and ceremony takes place inside Windsor Castle, and free tickets to attend are now available.
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is England’s highest order of chivalry, founded in 1348, and is one of the few honours that is entirely within the gift of the Monarch without consulting the Prime Minister.
Each year in June (likely 16th June 2025), there’s a formal celebration of the Order, when the members, most of whom will be Very Important People, accompanied by most of the Royal Family, heralds, marching bands and enough people in fancy uniforms to overload a costume drama.
Once you’re settled on the day, there’s the walking parade through the castle grounds to St George’s Chapel. The service inside is naturally private but usually broadcast on speakers. It is then followed by a carriage ride back.
Although it’s a formal royal event, it’s also very relaxed. People sit on the lawns with picnics and enjoy the usually summery weather that we get in June. It’s also one of the rare events where the Royals dress up a bit in fancy clothing rather than their usual day wear.
To request tickets, go here. You can request up to four tickets. They are free.
IMPORTANT – when requesting more than one ticket, you will be asked for the other guest’s names.
Please indicate on your application if anyone in your party is a disabled wheelchair user, as that affects the seating arrangements.
An alternative option – and one that comes with rather better seating – is to join the Friends of St George’s Chapel, as that includes an opportunity to get tickets to Garter Day, among other things.
There are two railway stations in Windsor town centre – about an hour from Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside, or about 40 minutes from Paddington via Slough. Garter Ceremony aside, you can comfortably spend a day in Windsor as well.
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Updated 5th Jan – new booking details for 2025.
This is Eventbrite rather than an email and is confirmed as June 16th.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/procession-of-the-most-noble-order-of-the-garter-tickets-1088581920829?aff=oddtdtcreator
Dear Ian. Many thanks for this post and for all your work in general. You are brilliant. Just an FYI: This is the information I have received in response to the email I sent to the address you provided:
Dear Sir/Madam,
The Procession of the Most Noble Order of the Garter takes place at Windsor Castle on Monday, 16th June 2025.
The ticket process for this event runs from 1st January to 1st March 2025. In a change from previous years, to apply for tickets, please follow this link to input your details https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/procession-of-the-most-noble-order-of-the-garter-tickets-1088581920829?aff=oddtdtcreator. The process goes live on 1st January, so please do not try to access the link before then. You can apply for up to a maximum of four tickets and you will need to input the full name and postal address of each person on your application when applying. To support guests with limited mobility, please also advise if any guest requires wheelchair access. We would ask that you and your guests do not duplicate applications, as this causes delays in the process.
Ticket holders must be aged 6 years or above.
The personal information we have requested is for security and vetting purposes. Before submitting your application, please ensure that your guests have agreed to your sharing their personal information with us. For information on how the Royal Household processes your personal information, please see the Royal Household’s privacy notice on the Royal Website https://www.royal.uk/privacy-policy
A ballot is held in April and tickets sent to successful applicants throughout May in the post. Please note that the names of guests will be printed on tickets this year.
Information for groups (WI’s, Military, U3a, School groups etc)
Groups can apply for a maximum of ten tickets, but the request needs to be submitted on official group headed paper. Please submit your application as normal to [email protected] or by post to The Castle Superintendent’s Office, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1NJ. Group applications also need to provide the full name and postal address of each person on the application for security and vetting purposes (see note above). Please do not submit details of anyone who has applied individually, as we cannot accept duplicate requests.
Should you have any queries, please leave a message and we will respond as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
Castle Superintendent’s Office
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