Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Winchester, United Kingdom

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 3.4 km
Ascend 56 m
Descend 64 m

Experience Winchester in United Kingdom in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Winchester

Sight 1: Christ Church

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Christ Church, Winchester is a Church of England parish church in Winchester, England. There are approximately 475 members on the electoral roll. It is also in partnership with the diocese of Muhabura and with St Nicholas Church in Kaleerwe, Kampala, both in Uganda.

Wikipedia: Christ Church, Winchester (EN)

361 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Gurkha Museum

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The Gurkha Museum commemorates the service of Gurkha soldiers to the British Crown, a relationship that has endured since 1815. It is located in Winchester in Hampshire, England and is part of Winchester's Military Museums.

Wikipedia: The Gurkha Museum (EN)

29 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: King's Royal Hussars Museum

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HorsePower: The Museum of the King's Royal Hussars is a military museum in Winchester, Hampshire, that is dedicated to documenting the King's Royal Hussars, a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The museum is one of the founding members of Winchester's Military Museums, a partnership of six museums located in the Peninsula Barracks, Winchester. The museum contains exhibits spanning three centuries of two of the Royal Hussar regiments; the 10th Royal Hussars and the 11th Royal Hussars, as well as the Royal Hussars, which became The King's Royal Hussars in 1992.

Wikipedia: HorsePower: The Museum of the King's Royal Hussars (EN)

94 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Royal Green Jackets Museum

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The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum is situated at Peninsula Barracks in Winchester, England. The museum is one of several regimental museums that form part of Winchester's Military Museums.

Wikipedia: Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum (EN), Website, Opening Hours

46 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Museum of the Adjutant General's Corps

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The Adjutant General's Corps Museum, also known as The AGC Museum is a visitor attraction at Peninsula Barracks in Winchester. It displays the history of the Adjutant General's Corps and its antecedents through objects, text, photographs, and dioramas.

Wikipedia: Museum of the Adjutant General's Corps (EN)

210 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Winchester Castle

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Winchester Castle is a medieval building in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1067. Only the Great Hall still stands; it houses a museum of the history of Winchester.

Wikipedia: Winchester Castle (EN)

97 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: The Westgate

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The Westgate is one of two surviving fortified gateways in Winchester, England formerly part of Winchester City Walls. The earliest surviving fabric is of Anglo-Saxon character. The gate was rebuilt in the 12th century and modified in the 13th and late 14th centuries, the latter including a portcullis in the western façade and two inverted-keyhole gunports, the earliest in the country. The gate was in use until 1959 when the High Street was routed around it.

Wikipedia: Westgate, Winchester (EN)

327 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: St Lawrence-in-the-Square

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St Lawrence Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Winchester.

Wikipedia: St Lawrence Church, Winchester (EN)

277 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Winchester Cathedral

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Winchester Cathedralhttp://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum / CC BY 3.0

The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun, commonly known as Winchester Cathedral, is the cathedral of the city of Winchester, England, and is among the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Winchester and is the mother church for the ancient Diocese of Winchester. It is run by a dean and chapter, under the Dean of Winchester.

Wikipedia: Winchester Cathedral (EN), Website, Heritage Website

319 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Nunnaminster

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St. Mary's Abbey, also known as the Nunnaminster, was a Benedictine nunnery in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded between 899 and 902 by Alfred the Great's widow Ealhswith, who was described as the 'builder' of the Nunnaminster in the New Minster Liber Vitae. The first buildings were completed by their son, Edward the Elder. Among the house's early members was Edward's daughter Edburga.

Wikipedia: St Mary's Abbey, Winchester (EN)

219 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: City Mill

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City Mill Geni / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Winchester City Mill is a restored water mill situated on the River Itchen in the centre of the ancient English city of Winchester. The mill is owned by the National Trust and is a Grade II* listed building.

Wikipedia: Winchester City Mill (EN), Website

220 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Saint John the Baptist

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St John the Baptist Church, Winchester is a Grade I Church of England parish church in Winchester, England.

Wikipedia: St. John the Baptist Church, Winchester (EN)

660 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 13: Holy Trinity Church

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Holy Trinity Church Chris Talbot / CC BY-SA 2.0

Holy Trinity Church, Winchester is a Church of England parish church in Winchester, in Hampshire, England.

Wikipedia: Holy Trinity Church, Winchester (EN)

556 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 14: Saint Peter's

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St Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Winchester, England. It was built in 1924 and designed by Frederick Walters in the Gothic revival style. It is situated on Jewry Street, backing onto St Peter's Street, next to Milner Hall, in the centre of Winchester. It is a Grade II listed building.

Wikipedia: St Peter's Church, Winchester (EN)

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