Itchen Valley Churches Trail

Discover the historic churches in the Itchen Valley on self-guided walks and cycle rides.

The River Itchen rises in the chalk downs around New Alresford, flows west in a broad valley to Kings Worthy, turns south through Winchester and eventually joins the River Test at Southampton. The landscapes of the valley are mainly broad grassy water meadows and pasture, together with rolling chalk downland mostly given over to farming. Set along the river are many attractive and unspoilt villages, each with its own distinctive church.

This self-guided trail combines the superb scenery of the valley with a discovery of some of the county’s historically most important churches, offering the visitor an insight into the development of church architecture.

Download the trail here

An additional trail of the Meon Valley churches is also available.

You can purchase paper copies of the trails from Winchester Visitor Information Centre.