A tour of King Alfred’s Winchester

King Alfred will be your constant companion on this tour of Winchester’s historic landmarks. You’ll learn about the earlier history of Winchester and how it has...

Trace its evolution in Winchester and Hampshires countryside.

Games akin to cricket have been played on the fields of England since the middle ages, but a game called 'crecket' first appears in 1598. Hampshire’s...

An unspoilt cathedral city on the edge of the South Downs National Park, Winchester is England’s ancient capital and the former seat of King Alfred the Great. Today, Winchester combines cosmopolitan elegance with the freshness of the...

Landmarks of the author's life in Hampshire

As the film and television industry continues to delight us with exquisitely shot Jane Austen adaptations, the question of who the woman behind the novels actually was...

A Winchester walk in the poet's footsteps

The English Romantic poet, John Keats, stayed in Winchester mduring the late summer and early autumn of 1819. Despite being tormented by his love for Fanny Brawne and ill-health,...

Trace Winchester's military past from the Iron Age to the Nuclear Age.

Winchester has a rich and varied military history. From mIron Age forts, to Civil War sites, through two World Wars to the completion a Nuclear...

A romantic walk through picturesque Winchester

The ‘Sunset’ walk is a self-guided circular trail of approximately 1¼ miles through the beautiful and historic eastern part of Winchester. Encompassing...

Explore Winchester’s Tudor history and test your knowledge of the period.

Over 500 years ago, in 1485, Henry VII became the first king of the Tudor royal family. The War of the Roses had just ended and this,...

Winchester’s pedestrianised streets and extensive dropped kerbs make it especially wheelchair friendly. Winchester City Council and Winchester Shopmobility have devised this trail to help wheelchair users explore the historic city...