The Palace Walk & Palace to Palace Bike Ride
Sun 5 Oct 2025 Windsor, Berkshire, UK

The Palace Walk & Palace to Palace Bike Ride

Walk or cycle with The King's Trust and make your miles matter to support young people. Choose to walk 13-miles around iconic Windsor landmarks or cycle from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle!

3 races

  • Sun 5 Oct 2025
  • #1 of 3
Windsor, Windsor > Windsor, Windsor

The Palace Walk

08:00

Age 14 & over

Sign up £30

Fundraise £150

  • 13 miles walking
  • Sun 5 Oct 2025
  • #2 of 3
Royal Windsor Racecourse, Windsor

Palace to Palace Bike Ride | Classic

08:00

Age 16 & over

Sign up £38

Fundraise £150

  • 45 miles road cycling
  • Sun 5 Oct 2025
  • #3 of 3
The Mall, London > Royal Windsor Racecourse, Windsor

Palace to Palace Bike Ride | Ultra

08:00

Age 16 & over

Sign up £58

Fundraise £150

  • 90 miles road cycling

Event overview

Track miles. Change young lives.

Sign up with friends, family or colleagues to walk or ride and support The King's Trust.

Walkers will enjoy iconic Windsor landmarks whilst cyclists ride from Buckingham Palace itself to Windsor Palace!

The festival finish features live music, delicious food, children’s entertainers and much more. Bring your fans to cheer you across the finish line and soak up the atmosphere!

cheers

Palace to Palace is the charity's flagship cycling event. Now in its 17th year, the event has raised over an incredible £6 million to support young people facing adversity.

The Palace Walk is new for this year so you can be one of the first to complete it!

Enter now and be the turning point for a young life.

Event video

  • Average fitness
  • Event village
  • Families
  • Free venue entry
  • Newcomers
  • Spectators
  • Teams
  • Traders at event

Cycling ability

You need to be confident to ride on open roads and in traffic. All riders are chip-timed but Palace to Palace is not a race, most people take part to enjoy a fun cycle ride! Many participants are not experienced cyclists, but some people who take part are experienced and try to beat personal best times. Advanced cyclists are encouraged to take part in the Ultra.

Ride time

Finish times vary greatly with some riders finishing in just a couple of hours whilst others take all day. There is no rush but the finish festival does close at 17.00. If you think the ride will take you most of the day, start in one of the earlier waves.

Bike type

Road bikes, mountain bikes, handcycles, e-bikes, tandems.

All bikes need to be in good working order and will be checked at the start line before you set off.

Timetable

  • 07:30 | Event Village opens
  • 07:45 | Walkers arrive (your bib number and timing chip will be posted in advance so there is no need to register on the day)
  • 08:00 | The Palace Walk starts with walkers setting off in phases to spread everyone out
  • 08:00 | Palace to Palace cycle ride starts in waves
  • 17:00 | Festival closes

Spectators

Fans are encouraged to meet you at the finish so they can cheer you on as you cross the finish line and watch you collect your fantastic medal. The finish festival includes live music, children's entertainment, a bar and plenty of food stalls so you can lay back and relax after your challenge!

Dogs

Sadly, the Racecourse does not allow dogs on site so you will not be able to walk with a dog. However, guide dogs are permitted. 

Accessibility

The walking route is not fully accessible. There are sections along the footpaths which have step access.

Fitness level

A half marathon walk is not to be underestimated; walkers should be able to comfortably walk a minimum of 10km before undertaking the event.

Runners

You may run the route instead however, the event timings are based on walking speeds so if you do decide to run then just be aware that water stations may not be ready.

  • Bar
  • Cafe
  • Changing facilities
  • Free parking
  • Music
  • Park
  • Toilets
  • Urban

Event HQ

Royal Windsor Racecourse
Maidenhead Road
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 5EZ
UK

Start line for walkers

The start and finish line for Theβ€―Palace Walkβ€―is at Royal Windsor Racecourse. The address is Maidenhead Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 5JJ. You will start and finish the walk in the same area of the Racecourse which will be clearly signed when you arrive. 

Coach travel for cyclists

To help with the planning of your day, there is a coach service for riders both to the start line from Windsor Racecourse and from the finish back to London. The services available are as follows:

  • 05:45 | Windsor Racecourse to The Mall (recommended for Ultra riders, not Classic riders)
  • 06:00 | Windsor Racecourse to The Mall
  • 07:00 | Windsor Racecourse to The Mall
  • 14:00 | Windsor Racecourse to Hammersmith
  • 14:00 | Windsor Racecourse to Clapham Junction
  • 15:30 | Windsor Racecourse to Hammersmith
  • 15:30 | Windsor Racecourse to Clapham Junction

Coach tickets are priced at £20pp.

Bikes will be transported in a trailer behind the coach and will be stacked in a way to prevent damage but will not be bubble wrapped.

Races at event

  • Sun 5 Oct 2025
  • #1 of 3
Windsor, Windsor > Windsor, Windsor

The Palace Walk

08:00

Age 14 & over

Sign up £30

Fundraise £150

  • 13 miles walking
  • Sun 5 Oct 2025
  • #2 of 3
Royal Windsor Racecourse, Windsor

Palace to Palace Bike Ride | Classic

08:00

Age 16 & over

Sign up £38

Fundraise £150

  • 45 miles road cycling
  • Sun 5 Oct 2025
  • #3 of 3
The Mall, London > Royal Windsor Racecourse, Windsor

Palace to Palace Bike Ride | Ultra

08:00

Age 16 & over

Sign up £58

Fundraise £150

  • 90 miles road cycling