Explore Winchester’s rich heritage in more depth. Join one of Winchester’s professional guides for a 90 minute walking tour, starting at Winchester Visitor Information Centre, Broadway, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 9GH.
Winchester is alive with natural, historic and architectural treasures. Each year the Guides offer a programme of walking tours which allow them to share their special interests and enthusiasms. See some of the private buildings and hidden places of Winchester or follow a theme to uncover stories of the past. Enjoy some traditional seasonal delights as the year draws to a close – have some fun at Halloween or enjoy the special atmosphere of Winchester and Abbey House at Christmas.
Note: Tickets can be purchased in advance on the Eventbrite website by clicking below or on the day from the Visitor Information Centre if not already sold out.
This year’s Themed Tours and others, including Sherlock Holmes, Saxon Winchester, the Battle of Cheriton and Eastern Winchester, can be booked as private tours on a day and time to suit you. See the Group Tours page for more information.
For more information on the Themed Tours contact the Visitor Information Centre:
Tel: 01962 840500
E-mail:
800+ Years of Winchester MayorsStep back in time with the Mayor's Walks in Winchester, a captivating series of guided tours presented by the Winchester Area Tourist Guides Association. Celebrating the city’s mayoralty, recognised as the oldest in England after London, these walks delve into the contributions of Winchester’s mayors over the last eight centuries. Starting at 2.30pm from the Guildhall steps, each walk offers intriguing stories, from the possibly imaginary first Mayor to a banquet that tragically impacted the Cathedral Dean and local oyster industry, and the fascinating tale of how King Alfred’s statue came about thanks to a Mayor named Alfred.
Led by a qualified Winchester tourist guide, the walks provide a unique perspective on the city’s rich history, including how past mayors managed royal visits, invading armies, and significant public works such as schools and clean water systems. Learn about their diverse roles and surprising efforts, including an attempt to improve the local accent.
The tour concludes at the Mayor’s official residence, Abbey House, a historical site not typically open to the public. Here, participants will enjoy a delightful tea and the chance to meet the current, 825th Mayor, Councillor Russell Gordon-Smith. This informal gathering offers a wonderful opportunity to extend your experience, ask questions, and engage in lively conversation about Winchester’s storied past.
Don’t miss this extraordinary chance to explore Winchester’s history through the lens of its mayors and enjoy a memorable afternoon in one of England’s most historic cities. Guests are welcome to stay at Abbey House until 4.30pm.
Please note that the tea and opportunity to meet the Mayor is in the upstairs reception room and there is no lift.
Tickets: £15 (plus booking fee).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
800+ Years of Winchester Mayors - A Guided Walk.
When: Sat, Mar 8, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Tickets: £15 (plus booking fee).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
800+ Years of Winchester Mayors - A Guided Walk.
When: Fri, Apr 4, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Tickets: £15 (plus booking fee).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Privies, Pots and Pits: not a bog standard guided walking tourA guided walk exploring the history of Winchester toilets to mark UN World Water Day and UN World Toilet Day.
The history of Winchester’s toilets to celebrate UN World Water Day on 22nd March and UN World Toilet Day on 19th November. How did Winchester deal with its waste? From the monks and merchants of the Middle Ages to the Muckabites of the Victorian Era, see a side of Winchester that is not often explored! A donation from the ticket price will be made to the WaterHarvest charity (No. 1127564).
Accessibility: Wheelchairs – Yes; Well behaved dogs on leads – Yes
Tickets: £15 adults, £5 children (under 16) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
A guided walk exploring the history of Winchester toilets to mark UN World Water Day and UN World Toilet Day.
When: Sat, Mar 22, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Tickets: £15 for adults, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A guided walk exploring the history of Winchester toilets to mark UN World Water Day and UN World Toilet Day.
When: Sat, Mar 22, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Tickets: £15 for adults, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A guided walk exploring the history of Winchester toilets to mark UN World Water Day and UN World Toilet Day.
When: Wed, Nov 19, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Tickets: £15 for adults, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Chesil RailwayIn the year celebrating the 200th anniversary of railways take a guided walk exploring the relics and route of Winchester’s “other” railway, the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton line operated by the Great Western Railway which takes you inside the disused Chesil Railway tunnel.
Winchester Chesil station was opened in 1885 and closed in the 1960s because of lack of demand. The tour explores the old Winchester Chesil Station site, the route of the line, what remains of the railway’s former buildings, a long forgotten GWR footbridge and the old Bar End goods yard. It ends by going inside the disused Chesil Railway tunnel, one of the city’s hidden treasures. There are steep slopes and steps around St. Giles’ Hill which makes this tour unsuitable for wheelchairs. The tunnel floor can be slippery. Please wear suitable footwear.
Accessibility: Wheelchairs – No; Well behaved dogs on leads – Yes. Suitable footwear required as there are steep slopes, steps and possible slipperiness underfoot.
Tickets: £12 adults, £5 children (under 16) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available. Tickets may be bought for the evening walks with cash only from the guide, if still available.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
A guided walk exploring the route of Winchester's "other" railway, the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton line operated by the Great Western Railway.
When: Sat, Mar 29, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A guided walk exploring the route of Winchester's "other" railway, the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton line operated by the Great Western Railway.
When: Sat, Mar 29, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A guided walk exploring the route of Winchester's "other" railway, the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton line operated by the Great Western Railway.
When: Sat, Apr 26, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A guided walk exploring the route of Winchester's "other" railway, the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton line operated by the Great Western Railway.
When: Sat, Apr 26, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A guided walk exploring the route of Winchester's "other" railway, the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton line operated by the Great Western Railway.
When: Sat, May 17, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A guided walk exploring the route of Winchester's "other" railway, the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton line operated by the Great Western Railway.
When: Sat, May 17, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A guided walk exploring the route of Winchester's "other" railway, the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton line operated by the Great Western Railway.
When: Wed, Jun 11, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A guided walk exploring the route of Winchester's "other" railway, the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton line operated by the Great Western Railway.
When: Thu, Jul 10, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A guided walk exploring the route of Winchester's "other" railway, the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton line operated by the Great Western Railway.
When: Sat, Aug 30, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A guided walk exploring the route of Winchester's "other" railway, the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton line operated by the Great Western Railway.
When: Sat, Aug 30, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A guided walk exploring the route of Winchester's "other" railway, the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton line operated by the Great Western Railway.
When: Sat, Sep 27, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A guided walk exploring the route of Winchester's "other" railway, the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton line operated by the Great Western Railway.
When: Sat, Sep 27, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Winchester for LocalsA walk covering things you probably don't know about your own city even if you've lived here for years!
Take a tour of familiar Winchester but with a guide who will point out buildings, features, icons, objects and structures that you may have passed by many times but possibly not noticed or know anything about! How much will you discover about a city you believed you knew well?
Accessibility: Wheelchairs – Yes; Well behaved dogs on leads – Yes
Tickets: £12 adults, £5 children (under 16) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
A walk covering things you probably don't know about your own city even if you've lived here for years!
When: Sat, Apr 5, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Jane Austen's WinchesterTickets: £12 each.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
An opportunity to explore landmarks of Jane's life.
When: Sat, Apr 26, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tickets: £12 each.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Jane Austen's WinchesterA walk to explore Jane Austen's Winchester and get to know the "real" Jane in her 250th anniversary year.
Almost everyone in the UK has read one of her novels, watched a film adaption or heard of her famous characters. Jane had connections with Winchester, some of them very strong and others more tenuous. This tour will cover all these connections, revealing little known details about this famous author. Discover landmarks of Jane’s life, places in Winchester that Jane visited and people she met. Jane was born in Hampshire 250 years ago and died 208 years ago in Winchester. An ideal companion tour to the George Shepherd's Regency Winchester, Regency Scandals and Georgian Style & Society tours in this 250th anniversary year of Jane Austen's birth.
Please note that whilst Jane is buried in Winchester Cathedral this tour does not include entry to the Cathedral.
Accessibility: Wheelchairs – Yes; Well behaved dogs on leads – Yes.
Tickets: £12 for adults, £5 for children (under 16) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
A walk to explore Jane Austen's Winchester and get to know the "real" Jane in her 250th anniversary year.
When: Sat, Apr 12, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A walk to explore Jane Austen's Winchester and get to know the "real" Jane in her 250th anniversary year.
When: Sat, Jul 19, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
In flagrante delicto: Regency ScandalsOn this guided walk you will be transported to Jane Austen’s Winchester, in celebration of the author’s 250th birthday.
Have your smelling salts at the ready as we explore some of Regency Winchester’s biggest scandals. Learn about the infamous elopements, criminal conversations and dodgy elections that shocked and entertained Regency high society in equal measure. An ideal companion tour to the Jane Austen’s Winchester, George Shepherd’s Regency Winchester and Georgian Style & Society tours in this 250th anniversary year of Jane Austen’s birth.
Accessibility: Wheelchairs – Yes; Well behaved dogs on leads – Yes
Tickets: £12 adults, £5 children (under 16) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
Have your smelling salts at the ready as we explore some of Regency Winchester's biggest scandals.
When: Sat, May 3, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Have your smelling salts at the ready as we explore some of Regency Winchester's biggest scandals.
When: Sat, Jun 28, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Have your smelling salts at the ready as we explore some of Regency Winchester's biggest scandals.
When: Sat, Aug 23, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Hidden Waterways of Winchester 1A chance to discover some of the hidden brooks and streams which run through Winchester.
This walk follows the waterways established during Saxon and medieval England to service the local population as well as many of the monasteries and nunneries that abounded in Winchester. Some waterways can be seen and others can be heard. Learn more with the Hidden Waterways 2 walk which focuses on the Lockburn on 21st June.
Accessibility: Wheelchairs – Yes; Well behaved dogs on leads – Yes
Tickets: £12 adults, £5 children (under 16) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
A chance to discover some of the hidden brooks and streams which run through Winchester.
When: Sat, May 10, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A chance to discover some of the hidden brooks and streams which run through Winchester.
When: Sat, Aug 16, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Children's Winchester HistoryTickets: £8 adults, £3 children (under 16) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
Explore Winchester during the children's holidays to see what you can spot to decode the city's history. This is a 60 minute walking tour.
When: Wed, May 28, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tickets: £8 adult, £3 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Explore Winchester during the children's holidays to see what you can spot to decode the city's history. This is a 60 minute walking tour.
When: Mon, Oct 27, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tickets: £8 adult, £3 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Medieval Jewish WinchesterA medieval Jewish themed walking tour of Winchester.
The tour focuses on Winchester’s Jewish community in the medieval period. The route passes the north side of the Cathedral before crossing the High Street to St. Peter’s Street and Jewry Street, once the main area of Jewish population. During the 1200s some members of the Winchester community were very wealthy and powerful including Licoricia and her family. The tour then visits the site of Winchester Castle and covers the politics and prejudice that led to the expulsion of the community in 1290.
Accessibility: Wheelchairs – Yes; Well behaved dogs on leads – Yes.
Tickets: £12 adults, £5 children (under 16) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
A medieval Jewish themed walking tour of Winchester.
When: Sun, Jun 8, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A medieval Jewish themed walking tour of Winchester.
When: Sun, Aug 3, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Hidden Waterways of Winchester 2A chance to follow the Lockburn stream on its journey from the city centre to St Cross.
Join two of Winchester’s professional guides for a 2 hour walking tour, starting at Winchester Visitor Information Centre and finishing at St Cross. Participants must make their own way back to Winchester (on foot or there are regular buses). The walk is approximately 1 mile.
This companion tour to Hidden Waterways 1 (10th May & 16th August) focuses on the Lockburn, a waterway created in medieval times as an extension of the city’s streams to the south. It was designed to be a drainage system for the Cathedral monastery, Winchester College and the almshouses at St Cross. This walk tells its story and follows its course around the Cathedral Close, past the College and through the water meadows to the Hospital of St Cross. The path to St Cross can be uneven, wet and muddy which makes this tour unsuitable for wheelchairs. Please wear suitable footwear.
Accessibility: Wheelchairs – No; Well behaved dogs on leads – Yes. Suitable footwear required as the path to St Cross can be uneven, wet and muddy.
Tickets: £12 adults, £5 children (under 16) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
A chance to follow the Lockburn stream on its journey from the city centre to St Cross.
When: Sat, Jun 21, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
George Shepherd's Regency WinchesterDiscover Regency Winchester on a summer evening along with the beautiful watercolours of 19th century artist George Shepherd.
The tour illustrates Winchester in the Regency period through the medium of a series of detailed watercolours painted by George Shepherd in the 1820s, shortly after Jane Austen’s time. Explore twelve familiar views of the city captured by Shepherd some two hundred years ago, long before the age of photography, which provide a unique record of how Winchester looked at that time. See what has and hasn’t changed since then. An ideal companion tour to the Jane Austen’s Winchester, Georgian Style & Society and Regency Scandals tours in this 250th anniversary year of Jane Austen’s birth.
Accessibility: Wheelchairs – Yes; Well behaved dogs on leads – Yes.
Tickets: £12 for adults, £5 for children (under 16) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available. Tickets may be bought prior to the start with cash only from the guide, if still available.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
Discover Regency Winchester on a summer evening walk along with the beautiful watercolours of 19th century artist George Shepherd.
When: Wed, Jul 23, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Georgian Style & SocietyA look at some of Winchester’s buildings that date from the Georgian era. The walk will consider the styles and materials used but also stories from behind the front doors of 1700s Winchester society.
Learn about high society, religious tolerance and working life, what happened to three city gates and most of the city’s wall, keeping up appearances and mathematical tiles! An eclectic mix of people and architecture through time. An ideal companion tour to the Jane Austen’s Winchester, George Shepherd’s Regency Winchester and Regency Scandals tours in this 250th anniversary year of Jane Austen’s birth.
Accessibility: Wheelchairs – Yes; Well behaved dogs on leads – Yes.
Tickets: £12 for adults, £5 for children (under 16) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
A look at some of Winchester's buildings that date from the Georgian era.
When: Sat, Jul 26, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A look at some of Winchester's buildings that date from the Georgian era.
When: Sat, Sep 6, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Crime and PunishmentA walk considering misdeeds, misdemeanours, police and prisons in Winchester’s past.
This walking tour goes from Winchester’s Saxon Kings’ Courts to the modern-day Crown Court. Learn about crime and its consequences down the millennia and visit some of the many places of punishment and execution Winchester has had over that time. There are more of them than you might expect. Not for the faint hearted!
Accessibility: Wheelchairs - Yes; Well behaved dogs on leads - Yes.
Tickets: £12 adults £5 children (under 16) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
A walk considering misdeeds, misdemeanours, police and prisons in Winchester's past.
When: Sat, Aug 9, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A walk considering misdeeds, misdemeanours, police and prisons in Winchester's past.
When: Sat, Oct 4, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Public Art in WinchesterWinchester has amazing public works of art, many of which will be seen during this tour.
The walk will begin at one of Winchester’s must see statues – King Alfred – and will include the newly unveiled statue of Jane Austen in celebration of her 250th birthday. The final stop will be outside the Great Hall to view the memorial To Honour a Promise and, en route, we will find out about many other wonderful pieces of art work found in Winchester.
Accessibility: Wheelchairs - Yes; Well behaved dogs on leads - Yes.
Tickets: £12 adults £5 children (under 16) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
Winchester has amazing public works of art, many of which will be seen during this tour.
When: Sat, Oct 25, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Tickets: £12 adult, £5 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Halloween for FamiliesA Halloween tour for families lasting 60 minutes. Halloween fancy dress encouraged for all the family but wrap up warm! For children age 7+ with accompanying adult.
Family friendly fun blending ghostly stories and spooky happenings all in wonderful Winchester. Enjoy a leisurely stroll around the historical city stopping off at various story telling locations. The ghoulish jokes will keep you laughing as well as learning!
Accessibility: Wheelchairs - Yes; Well behaved dogs on leads - No.
Tickets: £8 for adults, £3 for children (under 16) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available. (Adults only Halloween walks are at 7pm, 7.30pm and 8pm).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
A Halloween tour for families lasting 60 minutes. Halloween fancy dress encouraged for all the family but wrap up warm!
When: Fri, Oct 31, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tickets: £8 adult, £3 for children (under 16).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Halloween ToursA Halloween feast of ghosts and other ghastly goings-on. Fancy dress optional to enter into the fun spirit!
Encounter the history and mystery of this once Capital City of England. Discover the gruesome tales of times gone by whilst walking down the ancient alleyways and passing the great Cathedral, ending near the medieval Buttercross on the High Street.
Accessibility: Wheelchairs - Yes; Well behaved dogs on leads - Yes.
Tickets: £12 (adults only) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available. Tickets may be bought prior to the start with cash only from the guide, if still available. These tours are popular and usually sell out in advance. (A Halloween for Families walk is at 5pm).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
A Halloween feast of ghosts and other ghastly goings-on. Fancy dress optional to enter into the fun spirit!
When: Fri, Oct 31, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Tickets: £12 (adults only).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A Halloween feast of ghosts and other ghastly goings-on. Fancy dress optional to enter into the fun spirit!
When: Fri, Oct 31, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Tickets: £12 (adults only).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
A Halloween feast of ghosts and other ghastly goings-on. Fancy dress optional to enter into the fun spirit!
When: Fri, Oct 31, 8:00pm - 9:30pm
Tickets: £12 (adults only).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Christmas at Abbey HouseAn opportunity to visit Abbey House, the official residence of the Mayor of Winchester. After a tour round the principal rooms enjoy a glass of mulled wine and mince pies with the Mayor.
This is a tour which will give you access to an important public building not normally open to members of the pubic. The tour gives a brief history of the house from about 1700 and its evolution over the years up to its acquisition by Winchester City Council in the 1890s and it becoming the official Mayor’s residence. It will include the principal rooms within the house focusing on their use and the many and varied contents, all of which form part of the Winchester City Council collection. At the end there will be a chance to meet the Mayor, see the Mayor's regalia and ask questions about the role as well as enjoy a Christmas glass of mulled wine and mince pies.
There are stairs and limited space in parts of the house which makes this tour unsuitable for wheelchair users or those with limited mobility. Numbers are limited so advance booking is recommended. The tour price includes a donation to the Mayor’s charities. Minimum age 12 years old.
Accessibility: Wheelchairs – No; Well behaved dogs on leads – No.
Tickets: £17 (including a donation) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
An opportunity to visit Abbey House, the official residence of the Mayor of Winchester.
When: Wed, Dec 3, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Tickets: £17 (including a donation).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.
Jane Austen's Birthday TeaA brief tour of Abbey House followed by tea, cake and readings to celebrate Jane Austen’s life on the 250th anniversary of her birth – 16th December 1775.
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane’s birth, we will be holding a special tea party on the day she was born at the beautiful 18th century Abbey House. Abbey House is not usually open to the public and is being made available to the Winchester Tourist Guides especially for this occasion. A brief tour of the house will be followed by tea and cake while we entertain you with stories and readings from Jane’s life and writings.
There are stairs and limited space in parts of the house which makes this tour unsuitable for wheelchair users or those with limited mobility. Numbers are limited so advance booking is recommended. The tour price includes a donation to the Mayor’s charities. Minimum age 12 years old.
Accessibility: Wheelchairs – No; Well behaved dogs on leads – No.
Tickets: £17 (including a donation) and available in advance through the website or in person on the day at the Visitor Information Centre if still available.
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH
A brief tour of Abbey House followed by tea, cake and readings to celebrate Jane Austen's life on the 250th anniversary of her birth - 16th December 1775.
When: Tue, Dec 16, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Tickets: £17 (including a donation).
Venue: Visitor Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH.