Discover the birthplace of democracy tour departs hourly from the following location the runnymede boathouse windsor road old windsor sl4 2sg in 1215 king john came torunnymede in order to place his sealon the magna carta this has provento be one of the most significantevents in history many of the worldsconstitutions have been based on thishistoric document including the unitedstates of america board the lucy fisher a replica ofa victorian paddle steamer at therunny