Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Winchester, United Kingdom

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 1.6 km
Ascend 28 m
Descend 14 m

Explore Winchester in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Winchester

Sight 1: Chesil Theatre

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St Peter's Church, Chesil, Winchester, formerly known as St Peter upon Chesille without Eastgate, is a former parish church of the Church of England in Winchester, Hampshire, and is now the home of Chesil Theatre.

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

128 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: City Mill

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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

219 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: 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)

319 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Winchester Cathedral

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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

213 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Saint Swithun upon Kingsgate

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St Swithun upon Kingsgate is a Church of England church in Winchester, Hampshire, England, built in the Middle Ages in the Early English style. Located above the medieval Kingsgate, one of the principal entrances to the city, the church is unusual in forming a part of the fabric of the old city walls. St Swithun's first appears in 13th century records, and under the fictional name of St Cuthbert's, is mentioned in Anthony Trollope's novel The Warden.

Wikipedia: St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church (EN)

0 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: King's Gate

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Kingsgate is one of two surviving medieval gates to the city of Winchester, England. The name was first recorded in 1148. The gate is on, or near, the site of one of the Roman gates to the city, and was the entrance to the royal palace before the Cathedral Close was enclosed in the 10th century. The present gate is probably 14th century, with 18th-century pedestrian walkways.

Wikipedia: Kingsgate, Winchester (EN)

677 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 7: 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 Muhubura and with St Nicholas Church in Kalerwe, Kampala, both in Uganda.

Wikipedia: Christ Church, Winchester (EN)

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