Winchester Historical Walking Tour

You will walk with historian Dr Lillian Cespedes Gonzalez, who studied all throughout her history undergraduate to her PhD in the city of Winchester. So you will get detailed explanations of the city from a historical view point as well as that local experience that makes Winchester a quaint, unforgettable place.
You will learn of the legends around some of the most iconic locations in Winchester. You will get to know notable characters such a Licoricia of Winchester of the stories of many bishops that work hard to give the city its hard earned reputation. And of course, you will dive into the Anglo-Saxon past following the footsteps of King Alfred of Wessex.

It is not every day that you visit the ancient capital of the kingdom with a medieval historian!

Meeting Point

Winchester Train Station

Railway Station, Winchester SO23 8TJ, UK

We will be waiting just outside the main entrance of the Station, on the side of Station Rd.

What's included:

• Gratuities

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

The Arc

Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8SB

Winchester Library now exhibiting a statue to Licoricia of Winchester one of the most important women in the history of this city. We will stop briefly and talk about her story.

5 minutes

Winchester Cathedral

9 The Close, Winchester, SO23 9LS

One of the most spectacular Gothic cathedrals in England, we will talk about its humble origins in the Anglo Saxon period, to its full glory that you see today.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Winchester College

College Street, Winchester College, Winchester, SO23 9NA

Part of the top 5 colleges in the UK. This is an iconic building in the city, and next to the house were Jane Austen died in Winchester.

Pass by without stopping

Wolvesey Castle

Wolvesey Castle College Street, Winchester, SO23 9NB

Now in ruins, this was once the palace for the bishop of Winchester, and the venue where Queen Mary and Phillip II of Spain had breakfast during their wedding.

5 minutes

Guildhall Winchester

Broadway High Street, Winchester, SO23 9GH

Winchester Guildhall is our gateway to King Alfred Statue, in commemoration for the great Anglo Saxon King of Winchester and Wessex.

Pass by without stopping