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Journey Through Winchester's Past: A Historical and Literary Walking Tour
4.9
257 Ratings
Hampshire
Embark on a captivating historical and literary walking tour through Winchester. Follow in the footsteps of iconic figures like Alfred the Great, Jane Austen, and Sherlock Holmes. Limited group size of 10.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Westgate Museum - Medieval gates front this ancient Tudor & Stuart building with exhibits in a former debtor’s prison.
What's Included
- 20% discount at The Wykeham Arms (reservation needed)
- Photography included
Additional Information
Experience the story of Winchester’s history through the lives of figures like the Romans, Alfred the Great, William the Conqueror, Oliver Cromwell, and King Arthur.
Revive the iconic literary characters of Winchester, such as Jane Austen, John Keats, Thomas Hardy, Sherlock Holmes, and King Arthur as you walk around the city.
Stroll through Winchester’s streets, brimming with potent historical and literary presences.
Group sizes will not exceed 10 people.
The tour will commence from The Westgate, Winchester’s ancient entrance.
- Accessible for those with limited eye sight
- Accessible for those with limited mobility
- Animals or pets allowed
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- Most travelers can participate
- Service animals allowed
Location
SO23 8UH
In front of the Westgate, the medieval entrance to Winchester.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Maren_s
Jun 17, 2024
Would recommend! - Bryan was a wonderful guide! His sense of humor and interesting stories of Winchester’s history kept us engaged and interested on a cold and rainy day.
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David
Jun 12, 2024
Historic Winchester - Bryan is friendly and does an excellent job pointing out the important, and sometimes obscure sites that I wouldn’t have noticed. Has a wealth of knowledge. It’s a great way to develop an understanding of Winchester. The tour moved at a good tempo. Meeting point easy to find. We are very happy we did the tour.
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Goplaces31733164873
Jun 12, 2024
Amazing tour of beautiful Winchester! - Bryan was an amazing tour guide! His silly anecdotes and singing made the tour entertaining and memorable. 10/10 would recommend if you’re in Winchester. Thank you Bryan for a wonderful experience!
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Martyn_h
Jun 12, 2024
Recommend walk to learn about Winchester - A well paced and enjoyable experience. We thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour seeing all the best of Winchester. Really informative and tied in lots of Winchester’s history with the history of the country. Just the right distance,time,pace from a knowledgeable, amusing guide. Recommend
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Kathleen_l
Jun 3, 2024
Lovely tour, great guide! - Bryan was a great tour guide, knowledgeable and funny. This was our 2nd tour with him, also did the Secrets of the Titanic in Southampton. Highly recommend either of these tours!
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Milessmiles01
May 20, 2024
worth doing! - Brian was a great guide through the lovely Winchester. His manner was friendly and informative with good humour to boot. The weather was kind to us and we got a real flavour of the historic city. Recommended
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Tone848
May 12, 2024
An enjoyable 2 hours of History! - We learned a significant amount of History of Winchester from our guide Bryan. We were amazed at the amount of history that was covered by Bryan, delivered in a very professional and knowledgeable way. We enjoyed our trip. Thanks Bryan 👍🏻
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111nett
May 12, 2024
History bought to life. - You will not regret it. Book 😎
We met up with people from all over the world, being English this was quite amazing, This made it quite special. Great learning about the history, little known facts and the things you really don't realise about England. So, so worth the money. Go go go.
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Sue_d
May 7, 2024
To be repeated - tour guide was very knowledgeable & kept our tour interesting with an element of fun.
He was able to answer questions & gave lots of fun facts.
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J3323zljamesa
May 5, 2024
Winchester walk - Enjoyable 90 minutes, struggled to find the start point but that was my own fault and I caught up with them after Bryan called me
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