Journey Through Winchester's Past: A Historical and Literary Walking Tour

Embark on a captivating historical and literary walking tour through Winchester. Follow in the footsteps of iconic figures like Alfred the Great, Jane Austen, and Sherlock Holmes. Limited group size of 10.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Westgate Museum - Medieval gates front this ancient Tudor & Stuart building with exhibits in a former debtor’s prison.
What's Included
  • 20% discount at The Wykeham Arms (reservation needed)
  • Photography included
Additional Information

Experience the story of Winchester’s history through the lives of figures like the Romans, Alfred the Great, William the Conqueror, Oliver Cromwell, and King Arthur.
Revive the iconic literary characters of Winchester, such as Jane Austen, John Keats, Thomas Hardy, Sherlock Holmes, and King Arthur as you walk around the city.
Stroll through Winchester’s…

Location
SO23 8UH
In front of the Westgate, the medieval entrance to Winchester.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jason_o
Jan 5, 2025
Great value tour - Guide was very knowledgeable on the history and dates and added some appropriate humour to our tour; alas it was only my wife and I on the tour, therefore with less participant questions it was over a little earlier than expected, but everything and more was covered in the experience.
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708lewisl
Dec 17, 2024
Fully recommend - Very good way to spend a morning, very informative, entertaining, fully recommend for anyone visiting the local area.
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Lornal_9
Dec 17, 2024
Excellent. - Very informative, great historical knowledge. Bryan took us on routes that we wouldn't have found on our own - to buildings, along the river, etc.
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Morrisbop
Dec 4, 2024
A Win Winchester tour - Myself and my Girlfriend enjoyed a 2 hour Winchester walking tour with Bryan. For a city with such a plethora of history and influence from All sorts of historic figures Bryan kept it interesting, fact filled and light hearted. His deep knowledge and passion of all things History, historical politics and literature is very obvious and Bryan brings that very much to life. Would highly recommend any of his Tours and pub recommendations.
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Gillianm445
Dec 1, 2024
A brilliant and fun walk around Winchester - Brian made this tour really enjoyable. He clearly loves Winchester and is extremely knowledgeable about its history. He made the walk highly entertaining with even a song thrown in ! Highly recommend.
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Simongu52
Nov 27, 2024
Thoroughly enjoyable - Bryan was a marvellous guide - very knowledgeable and entertaining! A great way to learn of the history of this beautiful city.
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Paulsc7131tu
Nov 26, 2024
Journey through Winchester's history. - Bryan Walsh of Walsh Tours took us on a very interesting walk around Winchester. His knowledge of our history was remarkable. Well worth doing.
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Mihaelas292
Nov 25, 2024
Amazing tour despite the bad weather! - What an amazing tour! Despite the horrible weather Bryan was kind enough to give us a private tour, due to other people cancelling. It was great, Bryan was very funny, friendly and knowledgeable. Our daughter loved the every minute !
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Berylstaines
Nov 3, 2024
Guided walking tour - Great tour Bryan brought the past to life with lots of dates, interesting facts and great stories. Would highly recommend
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164daniellev
Oct 31, 2024
Great Tour - Loved this Titanic tour. The guide was fun and very informative. There would have been so many gems of the city we would have missed if it weren’t for this tour.
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