City Walking Tours take place throughout the year, departing from the Tourist Information Centre and lasting approximately 90 minutes. Click here for a map showing the starting location. All City Walking Tours are accessible to wheelchair users. Tickets can be bought on the day from: Winchester Tourist Information Centre , The Guildhall, High Street, Winchester and cost £4 for adults with accompanied children free. In the high season there are two tours a day as follows:
Kings and Castles takes you around the centre of Winchester in the morning, passing the cathedral, the Great Hall and the site of King Charles II's royal palace.
Mitres and Mortarboards follows the River Itchen before passing Wolvesey Castle, Winchester College, Jane Austen's House and the Cathedral Close.
Winchester City Mill
Photo - Winchester Tourism
City Highlights This recently introduced tour highlights the main historic sites in Winchester city centre and takes place on days when there is only one City Walking Tour.
| City Walking Tours Timetable | |||
| Season | Day | Time | Tour |
| January - March | Saturday | 11am | City Highlights |
| Good Friday | 21 March | 11am2.30pm | Kings & CastlesMitres & Mortarboards |
| Easter Saturday | 22 March | 11am2.30pm | Kings & CastlesMitres & Mortarboards |
| Easter Monday | 24 March | 11am | City Highlights |
| April | Monday - Friday | 11am | City Highlights |
| Saturday | 11am2.30pm | Kings & CastlesMitres & Mortarboards | |
| May - September | Monday - Saturday | 11am2.30pm | Kings & CastlesMitres & Mortarboards |
| Sunday | 2.30pm | City Highlights | |
| October | Monday to Friday | 11am | City Highlights |
| Saturday | 11am2.30pm | Kings & CastlesMitres & Mortarboards | |
| November to December | Saturday | 11am | City Highlights |