Winchester
Winchester is a cathedral city in Hampshire, England.
Winchester is a cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, at the western end of the South Downs National Park, on the River Itchen. It is 60 miles (97 km) south-west of London and 14 miles (23 km) from Southampton, its nearest major city. At the 2021 census, the built-up area of Winchester had a population of 48,478. The wider City of Winchester district includes towns such as Alresford and Bishop's Waltham and had a population of 127,439 in 2021. Winchester is the county town of Hampshire and contains the head offices of Hampshire County Council.
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Worth seeing in and around Winchester
9 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.
- 01Winchester 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.
500 m · cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Winchester 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.
900 m · Grade I listed castle in Winchester, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Diocese 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.
500 m · Diocese of the Church of England · Wikipedia - 04Wolvesey 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.
500 m · Grade I listed castle in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05University 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.
1.5 km · university in Winchester, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06Marwell Zoo
Marwell Zoo is a 140-acre zoo situated in Colden Common near Winchester, in the English county of Hampshire. It is owned and run by the registered charity Marwell Wildlife.
8.1 km · zoo situated at Owslebury near Winchester in England · Wikipedia - 07Hyde 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.
700 m · medieval Benedictine monastery · Wikipedia - 08Farley Mount
Farley Mount is a hill in Hampshire that gives its name to Farley Mount Country Park, about four miles west of the city of Winchester. A trig point and an 18th-century monument stand on the summit, 174 metres above sea-level.
8.3 km · hill in Hampshire, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 09Royal 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.
800 m · regimental museum in Peninsula Barracks, Winchester, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Winchester
- Airports
- London Heathrow (LHR), 74 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 79 km · Bristol (BRS), 104 km
- Stations
- Winchester railway station, 900 m · Shawford railway station, 4.8 km · Itchen Abbas railway station, 5.9 km
- London → Winchester97 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · £10–13
- Bristol → Winchester99 km · quickest by road, 2h 28m · £13–17
- Luton, Luton → Winchester110 km · quickest by road, 2h 23m · £12–16
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Next door to Winchester
Winchester is 50 km from Reading, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Twyfordvillage and civil parish in Hampshire, England4.6 km
- Otterbournevillage and civil parish in Hampshire, UK6.7 km
- Tichbornevillage and civil parish in Hampshire, United Kingdom8.5 km
- Kings Worthyvillage and civil parish in Hampshire, England2.9 km
- Owsleburyvillage and civil parish in Hampshire, England, UK6.8 km
- Venta Belgarumtown in Roman Britain which became Winchester600 m