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Our Tours:

Regular City Walking Tours – an ideal introduction to Alfred the Great’s city, the ancient capital of Wessex and England. Tours take approximately 90 minutes and start at the Visitor Information Centre where you can buy tickets on the day. You can also book in advance online.

Themed Tours – explore aspects of Winchester’s rich heritage in more depth with a themed walking tour. Tours usually last approximately 90 minutes and it is recommended to book in advance online. Our programme changes every year.

Group Tours – private tours are available for groups of all sizes, needs and interests. Tours in foreign languages, guides for coach tours in the Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset and Isle of Wight areas, and also illustrated talks can be arranged. Please discuss your requirements with the team at the Winchester Visitor Information Centre.

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For more information on our tours, click on:

City Walking Tours
Themed Tours
Group Tours

… OR view the Tours Calendar to see which tours are available on specific dates.

If you would like to book one of our tours, or arrange a group tour, click here.


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Our team of professionally qualified tourist guides invites you to discover the sites of Winchester and hear a few stories and scandals along the way. The Guides’ love of history, sense of humour and passion for Winchester will guarantee a memorable visit and inspire you to return.

Take a look at our programme of tours which includes regular tours all year round, whatever the weather or the size of the group. We also do a series of Themed Tours so that we can look at a specific subject or area of the city in more detail. See you soon!


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Dionne R
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Terrific introduction to Winchester Excellent introduction to Winchester featuring notable sites and some hidden gems.
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Yvonne E
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A thoroughly enjoyable afternoon A friend and I went on a Winchester guided tour this afternoon with Liz Carew, who was excellent. She was very knowledgeable, and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. The size of the group was perfect, only 10 of us. The small admission fee of £12.00 was well worth it. Although the tour was listed at 90 minutes, Liz spent longer with us and was happy to answer additional questions. We will certainly return to take other tours recommended by her.
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Good experience We had Tiffany who was an excellent and helpful guide
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Elia N
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Sue was great. Looking forward to the next tour next year :) The guide Sue was super kind and nice and she really cares about Winchester. It was really lovely listening to her. We could have gone on for many more hours... It was really relaxed and easy to talk to everyone. We did the tour about new residents in Winchester, in view of our future move there. It was really great.
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An excellent tour of Upper Winchester When we visit a new city, we like to go on a guided tour to find out the background and history and weren't disappointed with this one. We had an excellent tour of Winchester with Liz. With only 2 of us booked for a mid-morning, midweek tour, many guides would've cancelled, but we had a fantastic tour. Liz was very knowledgeable and thorough, but kept it informal and chatty and entertaining. I thoroughly recommend this tour.
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Good value for fun historical walk! We went on the 2pm Winchester tour with Lorraine, lasting 90mins. Lorraine was very knowledgeable, lively and made the tour very interesting. We paid about £12 each and were lucky to be the only 2 so it felt like a private tour. Info on Abbey Gardens, Alfred the Great, we walked along the riverbank, went to the house where Jane Austen lived and died and toured a number of other interesting spots. Well worth it!
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Michelle M
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Upper Winchester Tour Day Before Cruise Took train from Southampton and then walked down hill to visitor center meeting spot. Easy to find and had gift shop. Tour started at Cathedral and went up hill. Our plan was to return to the Cathedral after to explore more on our own, however this was the day the temperatures were scorching hot, so we cut our day short. We loved our tour and loved the town. Our guide was knowledgeable and stayed on a schedule. This was a delightful excursion from Southampton.
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Mark D
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Fast track getting to know Winchester. We went on a one and a half hour guided walking tour of Upper Winchester with Graham. We were on holiday in the area and felt it was the best way to learn something about a city we had driven past many times over the years. We were in a group of seven. Graham was an excellent and knowledgeable guide who made us feel at ease as he opened our eyes not just to the various important landmarks but also the history of the city and its key leaders going back as far as when England was a land bridge to the continent. He was thoroughly interesting and we would absolutely recommend his tour as a way of fast tracking your learning about Winchester.
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Winchester walking tour We tried to book a walking tour through Trip Advisor the night before,, but they all came back as fully booked. We tried the Winchester tourist information office early the next morning and they had a sign for walking tours every day at 11 and 2. We enquired, and were able to get tickets, at £12 each, for that mornings walk. Our guide was a lovely lady called Sue, who was very knowledgeable about Winchester, and answered our questions, and gave us tips on places to see, making it a splendid and informative morning around Winchester. Would definitely recommend.
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Quirky additional information Excellent afternoon tour with Mike. Great knowledge imparted in a quirky funny manner. Easy to ask questions of. Added additional information without asking.