Guided
Tours
Winchester is one of the most beautiful cathedral cities in
the
country. For centuries it was the capital of Saxon and Norman
Kings of England and was the centre of King Alfred's Wessex.
Its past is preserved in its famous monuments: the Great Hall,
housing what is traditionally known as the Round Table of King
Arthur, Winchester College; St Cross and its medieval hospital;
the city's West Gate and, pre-eminently, the cathedral where
the famous Winchester illuminated Bible is displayed in the
Library. During the weekend the Winchester Hat Fair will be
entertaining crowds in the City Centre and the Art and Mind
festival includes jazz and sufi musicians, a major new work
by Sir John Tavener on Monday 6 July and much more.
To add to your pleasure, the following tours have been arranged:
Friday
25 June
14.00-16.00: Guided walking tour of Winchester. Available
via
www.visitwinchester.co.uk
11.00-13.00: Tour, Southern Daily Echo Editorial and
Production
Plant, Southampton. By arrangement. Tel. 01962 826440
15.45-18.30: Guided tour of Winchester Cathedral and
Evensong if you wish. By arrangement. Tel. 01962 826440
Sunday 27 June
14.00-18.00: A guided bus tour to Jane Austen’s
home, Chawton.
Monday 28 June
11.00-13.00: Guided visit to Chawton House Study Centre,
To
book your place on either the Chawton House Study Centre or
Jane Austen's home, download and complete the application form
(Adobe PDF) and send to Barbara Large, Research and Knowledge
Exchange Centre, Univeristy of Winchester, Winchester, SO22
4NR along with a cheque made payable to University Of Winchester.
Bookings will not be taken without payment.
Download
application
form here
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form. If you do not already have Acrobat Reader you can download
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