See The Ancient Capital Of England: Winchester

Visit Winchester, Hampshire England for a feast of historic buildings and stories from the past when Winchester was the Ancient Capital of England. In our travel guide, we visit Winchester, showing the best things to see with some history thrown in so you know a bit more about its past.
No visit to Winchester should be without some or all of the top attractions included.
Winchester is a very walkable city with a wonderful Cathedral at its heart. Whether it's a day trip or a weekend break you won't get bored or stuck for things to see and do.

Helpful links

Chapters:-
0:00 Intro
0:23 Visit Winchester
0:48 Getting to Winchester
1:08 High Street
1:48 God Begot House
2:16 Royal Oak Pub
2:33 Buttercross
3:01 The Pentice
3:33 The Square
4:12 Lanes and Passages
4:32 Markets
4:54 GuildHall
5:40 Alfred the Great
6:11 City Mill
7:10 River Itchen Walk
9:03 Keat's Walk
9:43 Wolvesey Castle
11:00 Jane Austen
11:55 KingsGate
12:41 Cathedral Close
13:08 Winchester Cathedral
17:16 William Walker Pub
17:41 Winchester City Museum
19:27 The Great Hall
22:55 Winchester Military Quarter
23:30 WestGate
25:28 Pick your Attraction

❤ Please support our channel in one of the following ways:
1. Subscribe and click the notifications bell.
3. You can also make a one-off support donation through Paypal:

⚑ Follow our travel adventures on social:
Instagram: MemorySeekers
Facebook: MemorySeekersUK
Pinterest: Memoryseekersuk
Twitter: Memoryseekers
Tiktok: Memoryseekers

🎹 Like the music we use?
We get it from these 2 sites below:-

We receive 1 free month of access for any referrals.

If you buy from these links we will receive a small commission but you won't pay a penny extra.

#VisitWinchester #VisitEngland #Winchester

[winchester]

I was born in Winchester and still lucky to live there to this day, I'm 35 now and live near the King Alfred statue, always finding out and seeing new things such a rich history.

[VintageMillyBooks]

Winchester was the original capital of England. The history here is phenomenal.

[glendagordon]

I’m an American by birth, but English by heritage. I’ve been fortunate to visit England twice, but I never made it to Winchester so this was a wonderful video tour. Maybe some day …

[germaineboatwala-sidhva]

England has living history! Soooo beautiful!

[SlothyVlogs]

Lived here for 38 years and didn’t understand how beautiful it was until watching this, Lucky to live 10 minute walk away from the town.

[janet]

I'm English Literature graduate from Kuwait, I bloody admire the history of England and literature. Your videos are truly magnificent! keep it up.

[alisab]

On our last trip in 2017, we hired a driver from Salisbury to pick us up at Heathrow, drive us to see Winchester Cathedral and the Great Hall, before depositing us at our B&B in Salisbury. Money well spent as it would have been challenging to drive or park in Winchester as an American tourist. We knew after a few hours in Winchester that we should have allowed 2 days there since it’s such a lovely city and the people were so friendly. I want to encourage people to buy an English Heritage Pass, since it gives free admission to so many historic sites across England; we used it for 15 stops from Salisbury up to Northumberland. The sites you’ve visited (cathedral, historic museums, good pubs and lovely walks) are the same kind of sites we enjoyed. Now that my husband has passed, I still want to return on my own. Luckily the great train system, easy access to taxis and lovely people make this manageable for a single traveler. Thanks for this wonderful video!!

[D]

I went to school in Winchester and now live there, I'm still fascinated by it all.

[MrDaiseymay]

I was astonished how many really important historic Buildings etc, that had been protected over the centuries. What a beautiful city, every historians dream of what such a place should look like.
It puts me to shame, having driven from Somerset on occasions, and left this Gem off my itinerary. In mitigation, there were SO MANY, beautiful historic places of interest, enroute, including Bath and Salisbury, with Canterbury the termination. But next year ? Top of the list.

[ronald]

It’s………weird hearing someone talk about things you see every day with such reverence. The cathedral, while impressive, is something I’ve always taken for granted.

[pauldevehers]

Thank you ever so much indeed for this video...
Brought me to tears... I was living in Petersfield and working at Winchester, a city I've visited before even knowing I was going to work there... It much did impress me the city mill and its crystal clear water... All the beauty to see in a place that makes you feel like living in a tale... All the people I met, very down-to-hearth, lovely a city that takes you more than just a day to see... Right after the city mill on the house of the rising sun, there's plenty to see as well.
There's also the headquarters for the Council, and more and more. It's really worthy a tour...
Bless you for this video that brought me to tears...

[scallopohare]

American, here. I've been to Bath, Cheddar, Salisbury, Winchester, and smaller towns or villages. Winchester is my favorite. Did not have enough time, but I did enjoy looking for the Green Men in the Cathedral.

[spoonetti]

I was 14 years old when I took part in a student exchange between my school in Hamburg (Germany) and the Henry Beaufort School in Winchester in 1988. I remember well how beautiful and peaceful Winchester was (and still is of course). The myriad of old timbered houses, ruins, town gates and churches tell the story of this very old historic town. I really enjoyed the time with our exchange partners with whom we all had a lot of fun. We learned a lot from each other. Thx to the Elliot family from SoWo ;)

[bobbaker]

Your description of where you are is priceless. As an old American you make me feel like my tourist guide. Thanks for that. I love England! Stationed in Germany in the Army but never had the proof visiting a great Nation!

[SonsofThunder]

I don't mind admitting that when I first saw the statue of Alfred The Great, it made me feel quite emotional. It was just so majestic. (That is when I visited Winchester one day. I absolutely fell in love with the city)

[sandyharrison]

I am a French born History fan, we decided to spend our holidays in Winchester this year. It was, according to our 6 years old daughter “magnificent”. I think she said it all ! A truly breathtaking city. We will definitely come back !

[tracybrown]

I thoroughly enjoyed this informative guided tour around Winchester where both myself and my family have lived for centuries. As a true Wintonian, this was a heart warming visit to all of my favourite places and running spots. Beautiful city with wonderful history and nature on our door step. Very blessed to be a part of such a well loved city with Alfred watching over us. My father used to be a shunter on the steam railway when it was situated in Chesil street at the lower end of the city and now resides in the newly built Chesil Lodge by the old rail line and afford him many happy memories. Thank you for sharing this short film with us.

[TrippyPepper]

saw this pop up and had to check it out :) was a choir boy in the cathedral some years back and brings back a lot of memories haha

[TheSilvercue]

I love Winchester. Can't wait to go back when the sun is out and Covid is not such a pain in the backside!

[brandieo]

OMG! I keep having to add locations to my next trip to England! If I lived over there I would never leave because it is perfection-the history, scenery & architecture just blows my mind. I can't wait to get back over there! Thank you for another great