Creative Writing Workshops

Choose from one of our amazing sessions:

Creative Writing - A Knights' Tale  KS1, KS2

The pen is mightier than the sword!

Be prepared to joust with jargon, do battle with words and slay the Blank Page Dragon in this lively creative writing session inspired by the Order of the Garter - the oldest and highest order of chivalry in the world.

During this session students will have privileged access to spaces in St George’s Chapel, and following a series of writing activities that take place in the splendid State Apartments inside Windsor Castle, they will leave armed with a writer’s notebook full of ideas.

Creative Writing - Victoria & Albert's Windsor  KS2, KS3

Queen Victoria is often portrayed as the aged ‘Widow of Windsor’ but there was another side to her life with Prince Albert at the castle. This lively and interactive creative writing session explores the lives of Victoria and Albert at Windsor Castle from proposals to parties, politics to presents.

Students will have privileged access to some areas within the beautiful State Rooms at Windsor Castle, where they explore different writing styles and will leave with a writer's notebook full of ideas, observations, an enriched vocabulary and story starters.

Creative Writing - The Many Lives of Shakespeare  KS2, KS3

This creative writing session looks at aspects of Shakespeare's life and work in relation to the monarchs that either knew him or who were inspired by his words.

Students will have privileged access to some areas of Windsor Castle, where they will have the opportunity to explore different writing styles and will leave with a writer's notebook of ideas, vocabulary, story and drama starters.

Available on Weekdays

Duration: 90 minutes

Subject to availability, school groups can book use of the facilities at the lunch spaces within the Learning Centre.   Facilities include a space to eat packed lunches, plenty of designated school's toilets and a safe place to leave coats and bags.

Note: schools who book a fully self-guided visit, without any Learning team input. or without pre-booking a lunch space, will not have use of the Learning Centre. 

Our learning programmes are designed to be accessible to all pupils.  Most of our sessions can be adapted to meet any educational or access needs your group may have.  Please ask for details when booking.

You may find the information for visitors on the Autism spectrum helpful when planning your visit to Windsor Castle.

Our presentation Introducung the Castle and Learning Centre for worried teacher and pupils, is a useful starting point for familiarising yourself and your special needs pupils with these spaces.

If you book a learning session or a lunch space, you will have use of The Learning Centre, which is fully accessible and has suitable toilets. 

Should your group book a fully self-guided visit, without any learning input, or use of the lunch space, you will not have access to the Learning Centre. 

Note that within The Castle precints is a Changing Places facility which all groups can use, if required. 

To find out more or to make a booking contact the Learning Bookings team.

Please have to hand:

• Preferred date and possible alternatives, plus time of arrival
• Numbers of children and supervising adults
• The taught session, if you would like one
• Details of any special educational or access needs

You will then be sent a reservation letter, together with your teachers’ resource pack, giving a date by which full payment must be received to secure the booking.

Please note: you may be asked to cover the cost of the session if you cancel within short notice of your visit.  Non-booked schools will be charged at standard group admission rates.  Please see our Terms of Application for Learning Group Admissions.

Also, please be aware that audio guides are not available to school groups at Windsor Castle. 

School Access Scheme and School Travel Support Scheme

One of Royal Collection Trust's charitable aims is to broaden and increase access to the Collection for the nation. Our school access scheme and school travel support scheme are designed to ensure that visits to our sites are possible for state schools working with economically disadvantaged pupils. See here for more information about these schemes and information on how to apply.

Contact us

Learning Bookings Team
Ticket Sales and Information Office
Buckingham Palace
London SW1A 1AA

T. (+44) (0)303 123 7323

F. (+44) (0)20 7930 9625

[email protected]

Sharing Learning Objectives

Please contact us in advance if you have any specific learning objectives in mind.

Planning Visits

Once you have made your booking, we offer two complimentary tickets for you and a colleague to conduct a planning visit.  If you would like to meet a member of the Learning team during this visit, please let us know at the time of booking.

Our presentation Introducing you to the Learning Centre and Castle Precincts is a useful starting point for familiarising yourself and your pupils with these spaces.

All teachers and supporting adults must read the Teachers Pack before their visit. Teachers' Packs for each site can be downloaded here.

Reduced-rate admission for school groups

Pre-booked school groups: £6.00 per pupil
Children in Reception or below: FREE
Discounted rate for schools in the Royal borough 

Accompanying adults

One teacher or adult helper is admitted free of charge at the following ratios:

Under 5s - 1 adult: 3 pupils
Years 1 to 3 - 1 adult: 6 pupils
Year 4 and above - 1 adult: 10 pupils

Please ask for details of rates for additional adults when booking.

All online workshops: £70 per class attending a booked session. 

Windsor Lite workshops: £150 per session, £50 per additional session plus travel costs incurred by RCT staff.