A British Tradition. Thoughtfully Evolved.
Trade · Craft · Heritage · Hospitality
Over 170 Years. One Living Tradition.
Britain's Last Licensed Hackney Carriage Trade
Exceptional Visits | Events | British Hospitality
We no longer offer stand-alone taxi rides. Instead, we invite guests into a living Windsor tradition.
For generations, our trade has been shaped by coachmen, horses and craftspeople. Today, Britain’s last surviving licensed horse-drawn Hackney Carriage tradition becomes one special chapter within a thoughtfully hosted, exquisite Windsor visit or exceptional event.
We work with private families, travel advisors, concierges, companies and event planners, drawing upon generations of local knowledge and trusted relationships to bring together historic carriage travel, expert guiding and the very best of Windsor hospitality.
There is no fixed route or set itinerary. Each visit is individually planned around you, allowing us to work with the natural rhythm of a working Royal town and Estate, adapting to the seasons, weather and ceremonial activity while protecting the craft, the tradition, your experience and, above all, the comfort of our horses.
Your time in the carriage may be one chapter. The Windsor story we create around it is much greater.
"Without question, the highlight of our entire UK and Europe vacation.”
How We Share Our Traditions
Our carriage is privately commissioned for families, private parties, visiting groups and corporate guests. Each booking brings together the horse and carriage, our professional coachman, your host and guide, Windsor hospitality and the operational arrangements required around them. We curate one private carriage booking on each operating day, giving our horses, team and guests the time the service deserves.
How has a Victorian taxi
survived into the 21st century?
A LICENSE PASSED FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION
1800’s
We were Windsor's taxis.Horse-drawn Hackney Carriages carried residents and visitors through Windsor long before the motorcar.
1900’s
The motorcar arrived.
Hackney Carriages became the motor taxis we recognise today. We continued with the horse and carriage.
TODAY
Same regulations. Original vehicle.
Windsor Carriages remains a licensed Hackney Carriage operation, continuing the horse-drawn trade in modern Windsor.
The Tradition Continues Today
Windsor Carriages remains part of Windsor's licensed Hackney Carriage trade.
Our coachmen, horses and carriages operate within the professional standards required of a working taxi service, supported by the licences, permissions, insurance, horse and carriage transport and operational planning needed to work safely within modern Windsor and the Estate.
Our horses and carriages are brought into Windsor for each operating day, together with the team and support required around them.
It is an old trade, carefully continued in a modern place.
Our Stories
Our knowledge does not begin in a guidebook. It has been inherited through generations of working with horses and carriages in Windsor, stories, customs and memories passed from one coachman and family to the next.
Today, we have the privilege of sharing them with you.
Our Windsor
Windsor has never been simply a backdrop to our trade. It is part of its story.
Our knowledge comes from generations spent travelling through this landscape with horses and carriages: its roads, gates, villages, traditions, characters and changing seasons.
These are the stories we share with our guests as we travel.
Our Horses
Our horses are not here for entertainment. They are working horses at the heart of a living British trade, and we believe their role should be understood and respected.
We curate one private carriage booking on each operating day, allowing the horse to work at a gentler pace and our guests time to meet them, understand their work and enjoy the traditions surrounding them.
It is a way of working that puts the horse first, as it should.
Hello, I'm Rebecca, Your Windsor Host
My family has worked within Windsor's carriage trade for generations. Today, I am its custodian, bringing together our horses, coachmen and carriage team and sharing the stories that have been passed down with our guests.
In this short film, I explain a little about who we are, how our historic Hackney Carriage trade has evolved and what it means to experience Windsor with us today.
If you would like to understand a little more about our history and the way we work today, I've shared some of our story below.
Understanding Windsor Carriages
Our trade has served Windsor for generations. These three short stories explain how we got here, what we offer today and why the horses continue to shape the way we work.
We provide a privately arranged horse-drawn carriage service for families, private guests, groups and corporate visitors to Windsor.
Each booking brings together our horse or horses, carriage, professional coachman, hosting and Windsor hospitality, with the transport, permissions and practical arrangements needed around them.
Windsor Carriages remains part of the same licensed Hackney Carriage trade as Windsor's motor taxis.
When the motorcar arrived, the taxis changed.
We didn't.
Continuing a horse-drawn carriage trade in modern Windsor requires a different way of working, so today our carriage is privately arranged in advance and we curate one booking per operating day.
We don't operate on set routes and times or price our carriage by the minute or mile. Each booking is privately arranged around you, your timings and the occasion, while working thoughtfully within a working Royal Estate and busy Royal town.
Our professional carriage team, hosting, guiding, hospitality and the operational arrangements required around your time with us are all part of the service.
Bringing Horses & Carriages To Britain?
For decades, we have welcomed and supported visiting horses, drivers and carriage owners coming to Windsor for Royal Ascot, Royal Windsor Horse Show and private Estate visits.
Our local knowledge extends far beyond the carriage seat. From international horse travel and stabling to permissions, access, routes, staffing and carriage arrangements, we understand the practicalities behind bringing a turnout to Windsor.
Whether arriving with your own horses and carriage or requiring us to provide them, we can help make the arrangements on the ground.
TREADGOLD BROCK
WINDSOR VISIT EVENTS HOSPITALITY
Windsor Carriages provides the carriage service.
For guests wishing to build a wider Windsor visit or event around it, Treadgold Brock brings together the people, places and arrangements beyond the carriage, from private guides and Windsor Castle visits to chauffeurs, dining, venues and corporate programmes.
One Windsor. Two very different roles.
Licensed Since 1849.
Still In Trade
Horse’s Welfare Above All
One Private Booking per Operating Day
Giving Back To Windsor
Trade - Heritage - Tradition - Service
