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Winter lights trails near Winchester
Posted on: 31 October 2025
Festive illuminations, lights trails and Christmas lantern parades to book now for 2025
Find the local firework displays lighting up Winchester's skies in November 2025
Find the local firework displays lighting up Winchester's skies in…
Book brilliant roasts for slow Sunday lunches in and around Winchester
Book brilliant roasts for slow Sunday lunches in and around Winchester
A traditional family panto - get ready for the purrr-fect swashbuckling Christmas adventure.Life is tough for Colin the poor Miller's son, no money,…
A traditional family panto - get ready for the purrr-fect swashbuckling…
Discover Your Winchester
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Vibrant. Ancient. Cultured.
A city steeped in history, Winchester is England’s ancient capital and former seat of King Alfred the Great.
Today Winchester combines the best of city life with the freshness of the surrounding countryside. One hour from London, this is England as it used to be.
With world class attractions and architecture including a magnificent college, award-winning pubs and restaurants and a tempting array of independent shops. This culturally rich medieval city is surrounded by idyllic Hampshire villages and the fabulous rolling countryside of the South Downs National Park.
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A collaboration between Orpheus Sinfonia and Scherzo Ensemble, conducted by Matthew O’Keeffe. 1791. The final year of Mozart's life: as told by his…
A collaboration between Orpheus Sinfonia and Scherzo Ensemble, conducted…
Discover the magic of train travel with The Watercress Line's very own magicians. Be spellbound by the shows at the Old Goods Shed and wonder at the…
Discover the magic of train travel with The Watercress Line's very own…
In the year that we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, Beyond the Bonnets gives a voice to those who were overlooked by…
In the year that we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane…
This annual sensational event, organised by Winchester BID and kindly sponsored by Dutton Gregory Solicitors, attracts many thousands of people to…
This annual sensational event, organised by Winchester BID and kindly…
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