Bar End

Worth seeing in and around Bar End

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Winchester Cathedral

   Winchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity and of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and of Saint Swithun in Winchester, is the cathedral of the city of Winchester, England, and is among the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Winchester and is the mother church for the ancient Diocese of Winchester.

   1 km · cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Winchester Castle

   Winchester Castle was a royal residence in Winchester, Hampshire, England, founded in 1067 by William the Conqueror. It served as a seat of royal power in the medieval period.

   1.4 km · Grade I listed castle in Winchester, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Diocese of Winchester

   The Diocese of Winchester forms part of the Province of Canterbury of the Church of England. Founded in 660 AD, it is one of the oldest dioceses in England.

   1 km · Diocese of the Church of England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   University of Winchester

   The University of Winchester is a public research university based in the city of Winchester, Hampshire, England. The university has origins tracing back to 1840 as a teacher training college, but was established in 2005.

   1.8 km · university in Winchester, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Wolvesey Castle

   Wolvesey Castle, in Winchester, Hampshire, England, was the main residence of the Bishop of Winchester in the Middle Ages. The castle, mostly built by Henry of Blois in the 12th century, is now a ruin, except for its fifteenth-century chapel, which is now part of the bishop's current residence, Wolvesey Palace.

   700 m · Grade I listed castle in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Hyde Abbey

   Hyde Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery just outside the walls of Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was dissolved and demolished in 1538 following various acts passed under King Henry VIII to dissolve monasteries and abbeys.

   1.8 km · medieval Benedictine monastery · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum

   The Rifleman's Museum Museum) is situated at Peninsula Barracks in Winchester, England. The museum is one of several regimental museums that form part of Winchester's Military Museums.

   1.6 km · regimental museum in Peninsula Barracks, Winchester, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Peter Symonds College

   Peter Symonds College is a sixth form college in Winchester, Hampshire, England. The college is the largest sixth form in England.

   2.1 km · college in Hampshire, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Itchen Navigation

   The Itchen Navigation is a 10.4-mile disused canal system in Hampshire, England, that provided an important trading route from Winchester to the sea at Southampton for about 150 years. Improvements to the River Itchen were authorised by an act of Parliament in 1665, but progress was slow, and the navigation was not declared complete until 1710.

   400 m · Disused canal system in Hampshire, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    The Gurkha Museum

    The Gurkha Museum commemorates the service of Gurkha soldiers to the British Crown, a relationship that has endured since 1815. It is located in Winchester in Hampshire, England and is part of Winchester's Military Museums.

    800 m · museum in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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Getting to Bar End

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 75 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 79 km · Bristol (BRS), 105 km

Stations

Winchester railway station, 1.8 km · Shawford railway station, 3.9 km · King's Worthy railway station, 3.6 km · Winchester (Chesil) railway station, 700 m

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  100 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · £13–17
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  110 km · quickest by road, 2h 20m · £12–16
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