City walkWinchester, United Kingdom

Journey Through Winchester's Past

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Duration3h 25m

Distance4.7 km

DifficultyEasy

LanguagesEnglish

Created byWalsh Tours

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About this tour

Journey Through Winchester’s Past! Meet all the Historical Characters of England’s history. And the Literary Characters who left their mark on the world. See the sights of England’s Old Capital. Let Winchester come to life!

Where it starts

The Westgate

What you'll discover

The WestgateThe Westgate in one of two surviving gates to Winchester. There was a wall here of some kind as far back as the Romans. This structure is Norman- approx 13th Century. There is a fine view looking dow…
The WeirsWelcome to Winchester Castle. All of England was ruled from this Castle. It was built by William The Conqueror in 1066. All that survives of the Castle is the aptly named The Great Hall. It was added…
Winchester CathedralWhat is the greatest shared passion of England and Wales? Other than Tom Jones and Rugby? King Arthur. King Arthur is a shared symbol of both England and Wales. After the English King’s conquest of W…
Colebrook Street Car ParkLook up and you will see a Black Swan. This building used to be The Black Swan Hotel. It was visited by Britain most famous literary character. Until Harry Potter. Sherlock Holmes! How does Sherlock …
King Alfred the Great StatueThe Royal Oak is the oldest Pub in England. As many do make that claim! How the Royal Oak Claims to be the oldest, it is built on the site of a Royal Palace which belonged to Queen Emma of Normandy. …
The Bishop on the Bridge, WinchesterThe Buttercross is not made of butter. At some point in history, traders would have met here to sell butter based goods. It is not the vegan cross! Forever more it was the Buttercross. It is a simply…

What's included

Full self-guided route in the Leplace app
Audio narration and story content at every checkpoint
Interactive quizzes and photo tasks

Before you go

A smartphone with the Leplace app
Comfortable walking shoes
Location permissions enabled

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What you'll discover

The WestgateThe Westgate in one of two surviving gates to Winchester. There was a wall here of some kind as far back as the Romans. This structure is Norman- approx 13th Century. There is a fine view looking dow…
The WeirsWelcome to Winchester Castle. All of England was ruled from this Castle. It was built by William The Conqueror in 1066. All that survives of the Castle is the aptly named The Great Hall. It was added…
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King Alfred the Great StatueThe Royal Oak is the oldest Pub in England. As many do make that claim! How the Royal Oak Claims to be the oldest, it is built on the site of a Royal Palace which belonged to Queen Emma of Normandy. …
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