Complete Programme of Special Tours 2008
A chronological listing of all themed, events and seasonal walks.
Each year, Winchester's tourist guides run a series of special tours in addition to their City Walking Tours. These can be booked at the Tourist Information Centre in advance and purchased from the guide at the start of the walk, if available.
Tours cost £4.50 (£1 children), take about 1.5 hours and start from the Tourist Information Centre unless otherwise stated. Click here for a map of the location of the Tourist Infomation Centre.
| April 5Saturday | 3 pm | Bishop Milner and Winchester Catholicism The fourth in the Heroes and Personalities Walks Series. Part of the Winchester's Year of HeroesMeet in front of Lloyd's Bank in the High Street. |
| April 12Saturday | 3 pm | The Winchester of the Great Duke of Wellington The fifth in the Heroes and Personalities Walks Series. Part of the Winchester's Year of HeroesMeet at the Westgate |
| April 17Thursday | 6.30 pm | Abbey House This largely Georgian house is the official residence of the Mayor of Winchester£5 & £1 for children (None under 12 years old)Meet at Abbey House, The Broadway |
| April 19Saturday | 3 pm | Victorian Winchester ReformersGarnier, Wesley, Butler and Sumner The sixth in the Heroes and Personalities Walks Series. Part of the Winchester's Year of Heroes |
| April 26Saturday | 3 pm | King Alfred the Great Seventh in the Heroes and Personalities Walks Series. Part of the Winchester's Year of HeroesMajor exhibition at Winchester Discovery Centre |
| May 3Saturday | 11am1pm3pm | Chesil Tunnel & Railway Tour
A guided walk exploring Winchester's 'other railway', the old Didcot,
Newbury and Southampton line. Includes a chance to go inside the disused Chesil
railway tunnel. ALL TOURS FULLY BOOKED |
| May 6Tuesday | 6.30 pm | Winchester Streets 1 Parchment Street and the Brooks Area |
| May 10Saturday | 2.30 pm | Alresford Town Tour Part of the Watercress Festival 10-11 MayMeet at Alresford railway station entrance |
| May 13Tuesday | 6.30 pm | Winchester Streets 2 St Thomas Street & St.Swithun Street Meet at junction of High St & St Thomas St in front of Lloyds bank |
| May 20Tuesday | 6.30 pm | Winchester Streets 3 St.John's Street & Beggars Lane Meet at King Alfred's statue |
| May 27Tuesday | 6.30 pm | Winchester Streets 4 Colebrook Street, Market Lane & The Square |
| June 1Sunday | 2.30 pm | Family walk around Medieval Winchester Come and find out about medieval Winchester and some of the characters who lived there.£4 adults, £1 childrenMeet outside City Museum |
| June 3Tuesday | 6.30 pm | Pub Walk 1 Come and partake of a drink in The Eclipse, The Royal Oak & The Bishop on The Bridge while hearing about their history. Price of drink not included in tour! Meet at City Museum |
| June 7Saturday | 11 am1 pm3 pm | Chesil Tunnel & Railway Tour
A guided walk exploring Winchester's 'other railway', the old Didcot, Newbury
and Southampton line. Includes a chance to go inside the disused Chesil railway tunnel.
ALL TOURS FULLY BOOKED |
| June 10Tuesday | 6.30 pm | Jane Austen's Winchester Jane Austen died in Winchester in 1817. On this tour you will see some of the places in Winchester which she knew, hear about her life, and her sad early death. |
| June 12Thursday | 6.30 pm | Abbey House This largely Georgian house is the official residence of the Mayor of Winchester.£5 & £1 for children (None under 12 years old)Meet at Abbey House, The Broadway |
| June 17Tuesday | 6.30 pm | Chainmail to Green Jackets Meet at Peninsula Barracks, Romsey Rd entrance |
| June 24Tuesday | 6.30 pm | Food & Feasting from Medieval Times Meet outside City Museum |
| July 1Tuesday | 6.30 pm | Chesil Tunnel & Railway Tour
A guided walk exploring Winchester's 'other railway', the old Didcot,
Newbury and Southampton line. Includes a chance to go inside the disused Chesil
railway tunnel. ALL TOURS FULLY BOOKED |
| July 5Saturday | 3 pm | Jane Austen's Winchester Jane Austen died in Winchester in 1817. On this tour you will see some of the places in Winchester which she knew, hear about her life, and her sad early death. Part of the Winchester Festival |
| July 8Tuesday | 6.30 pm | Winchester's French Connections Discover the links between Winchester and France ranging from queens of the realm to refugees; links that are both formal and informalPart of the Winchester FestivalMeet outside City Museum |
| July 15Tuesday | 6.30 pm | Street Furniture Did you know that streets have furniture? If you would like to know more, come on a stroll around the streets of our 'home' of Winchester to discover the familiar and perhaps not-so-familiar furniture we have in them.Part of the Winchester Festival |
| July 22Tuesday | 6.30pm | Pub Walk 2 Come and partake of a drink in The Wykeham Arms, The Black Boy & The Bishop on The Bridge while hearing about their history. Price of drink not included in tour! Meet at War Memorial outside west front of the cathedral Part of the Hampshire Food Festival |
| July 24Thursday | 6.30 pm | Abbey House This largely Georgian house is the official residence of the Mayor of Winchester.£5 & £1 for children (None under 12 years old)Meet at Abbey House, The Broadway |
| July 29Tuesday | 6.30 pm | Jane Austen's Winchester Jane Austen died in Winchester in 1817. On this tour you will see some of the places in Winchester which she knew, hear about her life, and her sad early death. |
| August 5Tuesday | 6.30 pm | The Eight King Henrys and Their Impact on Winchester Come to hear about crownings, a royal wedding, grand buildings and their destruction; all of which took place during reigns of the eight King Henrys. |
| August 12Tuesday | 6.30 pm | The River Itchen and Winchester A walk along the banks of the River Itchen in Winchester and to the south of Winchester |
| August 14Thursday | 6.30 pm | Abbey House This largely Georgian house is the official residence of the Mayor of Winchester.£5 & £1 for children (None under 12 years old)Meet at Abbey House, The Broadway |
| August 19Tuesday | 6.30 pm | Georgian Winchester Come and see the elegance of Winchester in Georgian days and its rich variety of doorcases, fanlights and other decorative features. |
| August 23Saturday | 11am1pm3pm | Chesil Tunnel & Railway Tour
A guided walk exploring Winchester's 'other railway', the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton line. Includes a chance to go inside the disused Chesil railway tunnel.
ALL TOURS FULLY BOOKED |
| August 26Tuesday | 6.30 pm | Pub Walk 3 Come and partake of a drink in St. James Tavern, The Westgate & The Albion while hearing about their history. Price of drink not included in tour! Part of the Summer Tuesday Evening Walks SeriesMeet at the Westgate (the gate, not the pub) |
| October 23Thursday | 2 pm | Abbey House This largely Georgian house is the official residence of the Mayor of Winchester.£5 & £1 for children (None under 12 years old)Meet at Abbey House, The Broadway |
| October 31Friday | 6.30 pm7.30 pm | Ghastly Goings-On A Halloween feast of ghosts and other ghastly goings on. |
| November 1Saturday | 6.30 pm7.30 pm | Ghastly Goings-On A Halloween feast of ghosts and other ghastly goings on. |
| November 20Thursday | 2 pm | Abbey House This largely Georgian house is the official residence of the Mayor of Winchester.£5 & £1 for children (None under 12 years old)Meet at Abbey House, The Broadway |
| December 18Thursday | 6.30 pm | Abbey House This largely Georgian house is the official residence of the Mayor of Winchester.£5 & £1 for children (None under 12 years old)Meet at Abbey House, The Broadway |