The Savill Garden — Attraction in Borough of Runnymede

Lovely few hours spent here with my little boy (20 months old) and baby girl. It was my first time so a few things I would note are: -walk through the big building to get to the playground entrance (follow the foot path to the left) -tickets can be also bought at the information kiosk with less of a line/wait time -adult tickets are £12 each, under twos are free! -parking tickets can be validated 👍🏻so I didn’t have the parking charge on top -parent and child spaces in the car park are very limited to just half a row so unfortunately I had to squeeze the baby out the passenger door in a tighter space. -there were some areas of the play area that aren’t accessible for prams so bear this in mind for your visit (as for myself, I wasn’t aware of this so sometimes couldn’t follow my son and leave the baby behind.) -I felt, for the fact they must be making a lot on the entrance fees, a balance could be struck with the food prices. I wasn’t expecting the child’s meal box to cost £6.95 for a small cheese(or ham) roll, popcorn, chopped cucumber&carrots and a juice box. I think around the £4 mark would be more fair of a price for this.

Overall a lovely day out as I said. It’s more of a treat than a regular day out. Lots to explore and I liked all of the tree houses had something special to discover and find in each one! The whole place was also very spotless and clean 👌🏻 The staff were very good and I had some help from a member of staff who pushed the pram as I carried my boy out because he was a bit overtired at that point so she was a very kind and sympathetic person! Thank you to you! 4* just to reflect lack of parent parking and the pricey...

The wild garden at the front of the building is so pretty. We didn't pay to go into the gardens as we were really only having a COVID catch up and we had a 2 year old with us. We walked around outside which was fun, lots of trees and open spaces to run around in, plenty of spaces to sit on the grass and lots of bug hunting. We didn't use it but there was a really nice Windsor Great Park truck selling a limited amount of food and drink. Although limited they still sold imaginative sandwiches, tea and coffee as well as other drinks. It's a Windsor Great Park truck so don't expect cheap, it was about £3.50 for a tea. We did go into the coffee shop restaurant though and enjoyed 3 x sandwiches and chips (very generous) 2 x tea (tiny pots) , 1 x diet coke (small bottle) and a children's box (standard) all for £40. Very tasty and the seating was airy and pleasant. As it was COVID no colouring etc for the little one but his mum was well prepared and brought her own things. Staff were all wearing face masks and were very careful so I felt safe, first time I have eaten out for months but it was a very nice experience. They did bring extra salt, mayonnaise, ketchup packets but again due to COVID no bottles of things. I would come back for more walking and next time I would go into the gardens. Parking is not cheap £3 per hour, which is a shame as it does limit those who can afford to enjoy the park, unless they are local or quite well off. Apparently (but don't take my word for it ask Mr Google) if you go into the gardens and pay its free parking, can only assume the cost of entry is...

The carpark is very large and access is controlled by ticket or membership card. Non-members pay at ticket machines according to time spent. Visitors may go from the car park into Windsor Great Park or Savill garden. The large building with a wavy top is the Savill garden visitor centre. Entrance to it is straight ahead from the carpark through glass doors. Inside the visitor centre, to the immediate left is a fancy goods shop, further to the left are some very good toilets, and further left is where used to be a snack and coffee bar. This is due to be re-instated next year (2022) and its absence leads me to give 4 not 5 stars. To the right of the entrance door is a restaurant with decent menu but to my mind rather pretentious. The layout of the restaurant is a left over from lockdown (as per 21/10/21) as entrance to it is barred from the rest of the visitor centre and it is necessary to go through the building and make entry through a glass patio door. Entrance into the garden is not mandatory, the visitor centre facilities can be used as stand alone options. To go into the garden, non members pay at a long counter to the left of the visitor centre exit door. Entrance to the actual garden is via a gate or turnstile controlled by machines taking both paid-for tickets and membership cards. Inside the garden are extensive pathways, a map is advisable if a new visitor. The flower beds are set a distance away from the visitor centre, it is really up to the...