Community & Education
Education & Future Generations
We work with local schools and educational partners to ensure Windsor’s carriage heritage remains relevant and accessible to the next generation.
Our education initiatives include:
– Victorian transport and rural craft sessions
– Artefact handling and heritage storytelling
– School visits with or without horses
– Careers insight into heritage tourism and experiential hospitality
We are proud to support Learning to Work, preparing young people for the world of employment through careers guidance, workplace experiences and employer-led events. As part of their programmes, we actively visit schools to share practical insight into building a business, evolving tradition, and sustaining heritage responsibly.
All sessions are delivered with safeguarding protocols, DBS-checked staff and full risk assessments.
Heritage must be taught if it is to survive.
Community & Charitable Support
A portion of every hosted experience funds community initiatives.
We support:
– Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice
– Local fundraising events and charitable auctions
– Annual ‘Pride’ charity parade and inclusive community celebrations
– Behind-the-scenes heritage experiences for fundraising causes
– We provide estate experiences for local families and community groups who may not otherwise access them.
Our commercial work enables our contribution.
Heritage & Public Engagement
We actively contribute to Windsor’s public history through talks, exhibitions and collaborative heritage events.
This includes:
– Participation in local history lectures
– Contributions to museum exhibitions
– Public speaking on Windsor’s licensed Hackney Carriage tradition
– Sharing archival research and artefacts
Carriage history is not simply displayed — it is interpreted and explained within the wider story of Windsor’s civic life.
We believe living traditions must remain visible within the town that shaped them.
Stewardship & Local Responsibility
Wherever possible, we collaborate with:
– Local Blue Badge guides
– Independent, family-owned restaurants
– Windsor-based hospitality suppliers
– Local photographers, florists and rural craftsmen
– British carriage makers and traditional trades
Revenue generated through our private hosted experiences flows back into Windsor — sustaining employment, protecting specialist skills and supporting small independent businesses.
Heritage is not maintained by nostalgia. It is maintained by stewardship.
St George's School
“Our visit from Windsor Carriages was a really wonderful way to end our unit of inquiry on Victorian life. The children engaged so well with it and adored being able to role-play as the coachmen and horses. They loved being able to hold the objects and wear the Victorian hat. This really brought their learning to life and made it so much more tangible. Rebecca was a font of knowledge and interacted brilliantly with the children. We are already excited about her visit next year.”
Cranbourne Primary
''Thank you so much for coming in, the children loved it.
We really appreciated you giving up your time and sharing the history with us!''
Lara Prentice
Head Teacher
Busy Buttons
''Children and adults alike loved learning more about this vital mode of Victorian Transport. Rebecca took us on a journey of discovery learning about the last horse drawn Hackney carriage license in England. They can trace their coachman and carriages on The Long Walk in Windsor back hundreds of years, when their horse drawn taxis were permitted sole public vehicular use of The Long Walk under the reign of Queen Victoria. Rebecca's talk was fascinating and they even bought a carriage for us to climb aboard!''
