Each year, Winchester's tourist guides run a series of themed tours in addition to their City Walking Tours. These cost £4.50 (Children £1) and can be booked at the Tourist Information Centre in advance or purchased from the guide at the start of the walk, if available.
Tours start from the Tourist Information Centre unless otherwise stated. Click here for a map of the location of the Tourist Infomation Centre.
The Westgate
Photo - Tony Newing
2008 Tours of Abbey House, Mayor's Official Residence £5 & £1 children (none under the age of 12 years old) Starts at Abbey House, The Broadway
| April 17, Thursday, 6.30pm |
| June 12, Thursday, 6.30pm |
| July 24, Thursday, 6.30pm |
| August 14, Thursday, 6.30pm |
| October 23, Thursday, 2pm |
| November 20, Thursday, 2pm |
| December 18, Thursday, 6.30pm |
Heroes of Winchester Part of the Winchester's Year of Heroes
| Date & Time | Tour | Starting Place |
| April 5, Saturday, 3.00pm | Bishop Milner & Winchester Catholicism | Junction of High St & St Thomas St in front of Lloyds bank |
| April 12, Saturday, 3.00pm | The Winchester of the Duke of Wellington | Westgate |
| April 19, Saturday, 3.00pm | Victorian Winchester Reformers -Garnier, Wesley, Butler, & Sumner | Tourist Information Centre |
| April 26, Saturday, 3.00pm | King Alfred the Great Major exhibition at Winchester Discovery Centre | Tourist Information Centre |
Chesil Tunnel & Railway Tours All tours start from the Tourist Information Centre. Click here for a map of the starting location.ALL TOURS FULLY BOOKED
| May 3, Saturday | 11.00 am 1.00 pm 3.00 pm |
| June 7, Saturday | 11.00 am 1.00 pm 3.00 pm |
| August 23, Saturday | 11.00 am 1.00 pm 3.00 pm |
Tuesday Evening Walks at 6.30pm - May to August
Winchester Streets
| Date | Starting Place | Tour |
| May 6 | Tourist Information Centre | Winchester Streets 1 Parchment Street and the Brooks Area This walk tells the fascinating stories of some of these characters that once lived in this part of Winchester |
| May 13 | Junction of High St & St Thomas St in front of Lloyds bank | Winchester Streets 2 - St Thomas Street & St.Swithun Street Discover the history of some of the former residents of these two favoured streets |
| May 20 | King Alfred's Statue | Winchester Streets 3 - St.John's Street & Beggars Lane This is a walk in the Soke, a fascinating and lesser-known area of Winchester |
| May 27 | Tourist Information Centre | Winchester Streets 4 - Colebrook Street, Market Lane & The Square |
Historical Pub Walks
| June 3 | City Museum | 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! |
| July 22 | War Memorial outside west front of the cathedral | 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! |
| August 26 | Westgate The medieval gate, not the pub! | 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! |
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.
| 6.30pm Tuesday June 10 |
| 3pm Saturday July 5Part of the Winchester Festival | 6.30pm Tuesday July 29 |
Miscellany of Further Fascinating Themes on Tuesday Evenings in Summer
| June 17 | Peninsula Barracks, Romsey Rd entrance | Chainmail to Green Jackets Hear the fascinating story of the Peninsula Barracks site |
| June 24 | Outside City Museum | Food & Feasting from Medieval Times Challenge your pre-conceptions of Winchester's rowdy and uncultured past |
| July 8 | Outside City Museum | Winchester's French Connections Discover the links between Winchester and France |
| July 15 | Tourist Information Centre | Street Furniture Did you know that streets have furniture? If you would like to know more, come on a stroll around the streets of Winchester |
| August 5 | Tourist Information Centre | The Eight King Henrys and Their Impact on Winchester Come to hear about crownings, a royal wedding, grand buildings and their dissolution that took place during the reigns of these eight monarchs |
| August 12 | Tourist Information Centre | The River Itchen and Winchester A walk along the banks of the River Itchen in Winchester and to the south of Winchester |
| August 19 | Tourist Information Centre | Georgian Winchester Come and see the elegance of Winchester in Georgian days and its rich variety of doorcases, fanlights and other decorative detail. |