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• Wolvesey Castle
  "Just love ruins"
  "We accessed the palace by walking from Alfred's statue where we had been dropped by the park and ride. (Do use it when you visit, £2.50 for the day after 10.30am includes bus ride for driver and all passengers. There were two confusions with elderly foreign couples for the driver to explain. You onl..."y need to pay for parking for one car which includes all passengers and you must leave a ticket in the car. Use the other to obtain bus ticket and remember to keep it for your return.) We walked along the lively River Itchen enjoying the well kept gardens and envying, for a moment, the owners of the gardens on the other side of the river. It was warm, dry and sunny so the walk was a treat. Winchester is a beautiful, well kept place and not what one expects when one says City. The walk took us to Wolvesey Palace which is a ruin in true English Heritage style but what remains is unusual. So many of the walls remain well above the foundations that it is easy to see how busy the place once was. ... " More >
• Winchester City Mill
  "Interesting attraction"
  "Small venue but quite well presented. The gift shop is lovely. Some great cards, jams and fruit wines. They make good gifts. Staff helpful and friendly. We often come into the gift shop to buy small items for unusual gifts. Sale items are good. Very close to centre where this is lots going on."
• Winchester Cathedral
  "Religion or History?"
  "A short walk through quiet streets took us from Wolvesey Palace to Winchester Cathedral. The cathedral is so easy to visit, this lovely city being close to the busy M3.........use the Park and Ride then no worries. This cathedral is easy to look at as well, being set off by acres of grass. I am alwa..."ys a little nervous about being asked for a specific sum to visit a house of worship, but the whole situation must have become very difficult for the Church. This place must cost several million a year to maintain and the money has to be found. Congregations cannot be expected to afford it themselves so the charge for an adult to visit is presently £7.50 so be sure to make the most of it. The interior is even more impressive than the exterior and do take the time to study the architecture and see the Winchester Bible and worry about the water and be grateful to the man who donned a diving suit while he worked to shore up the place. Jane Austen is buried here as is Isaak Walton. I was special... " More >