Planning to visit Windsor Castle? Or spend an afternoon at Hampton Court? View these historic places accompanied by a personal guide.

Planning to visit Windsor Castle? Or spend and afternoon at Hampton Court Palace View these historic places accompanied by a personal guide.

Mikro Tours offers the discerning visitor personalized tours and the chance to enjoy the magnificent sights of these royal palaces, travelling in the comfort of an air-conditioned minibus, accompanied by a knowledgeable guide who will cater for your particular tastes and interests.

As both Windsor Castle and Hampton Court Palace lie within thirty miles of central London, and indeed quite close to each other, they remain popular destinations for thousands of visitors to the Capital.

A look at any map of Windsor will show you that the town is dominated by its castle, a royal residence for more than 900 years adjoining Windsor Great Park, and a favourite home of the Queen who spends most weekends there.

Should you wish to do so, you will be able to visit the castle complex, wander through the sumptuous State Apartments, home to the Queen's extensive private art collection. Open to the public when the royal family is away, these elegant rooms were restored following a devastating fire in 1992.

Soak up the atmosphere of St George's Chapel, a religious jewel which most recently hosted the blessing of Prince Charles's marriage to Camilla, now the Duchess of Cornwall.

Apart from the castle, Windsor boasts many nearby attractions include the world-famous Eton College School, alma mater of Princes William and Harry, Windsor Safari Park and Runneymede where King John signed Magana Carta with his barons, and also the site of the John . F. Kennedy Memorial.

Mikro Tours can also whisk you off to another royal palace steeped in history and treasures, Hampton Court, Hampton, located12 miles to the south west of Central London.

Not far from Royal Windsor, Hampton Court Palace became a royal home in 1529 when the much-married monarch Henry VIII took it off Cardinal Wolsey and it remained a royal residence for more than 200 years.

Set on the banks of the River Thames, amid 60 acres of parkland, visitors have the opportunity of enjoying the stunning architecture and gardens, alongside impressive displays such as the Royal Art Collection spanning 500 years.

Other highlights include the State Apartments, 36,000 feet of Tudor kitchens, a Great Hall and one of the earliest purpose-built toilet blocks.

Of course for many people its number one attraction is the world-famous hedge maze, planted as part of the gardens laid out for William of Orange between 1689 and 1695 by George London and Henry Wise.

Described with great wit in Jerome K. Jerome's novel 'Three Men in a Boat', Hampton Court Maze continues to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

Mikro Tours will be very happy to show you these or any other attractions near London during your stay here.

Other popular choices for out-of-town daytrips include Stonehenge, the 'dreaming spires' of Oxford, and Stratford-Upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare, though we can offer personalized tours to any destination of your choosing.