Winchester

Winchester is in the county of Hampshire is at the edge of the South Downs and is probably best known for its fabulous 11^th century cathedral. Winchester Cathedral is one of the largest cathedrals in England and has the longest nave and overall length of any Gothic cathedral in Europe. Used as the film set for the film ‘The Da Vinci Code’ in 2005, Winchester Cathedral’s north transept portrayed the Vatican. Winchester is rich with architectural and historic sites of interest.

Winchester is a bustling, vivid place with excellent shopping, a great choice of restaurants, pubs and bars and a wealth of cultural and visitor attractions. Winchester’s varied past still lives in the buildings and sites that bring so many visitors, including; the Great Hall which has housed the mysterious Round Table for over 700 years, Winchester College, the oldest continuously running school in the country and the Hospital of St Cross, a beautiful group of Grade I listed buildings dating from 1132 with fascinating medieval architecture, wonderful gardens and an ongoing tradition that has lasted more than eight centuries of providing the Wayfarer's Dole to travellers; a small beaker of beer and a morsel of bread.

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