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Mayflower 400 Trail
Address:
Guildhall, The Broadway, Winchester, SO23 9GH
About Mayflower 400 Trail
On 15 August 1620 the Mayflower sailed away from Southampton bound for the New World with 102 pilgrims on board. Hampshire has a direct connection to the Mayflower as local boy Stephen Hopkins was one of those pilgrims.
This leaflet tells the story of Stephen's family life in Winchester and the rest of Hampshire, including the church where he was baptised in Upper Clatford. Evidence from the lay subsidies (a tax to raise money for the Navy) in Winchester suggests that Stephen’s family had left Upper Clatford by 1586 and was living in the parish of St Thomas – the area around Southgate Street today and not far from Winchester Cathedral. From the cathedral, walk to Winchester College where books relating to the early American colonies – including The Eliot Indian Bible - are held.
Follow this trail across the rest of Hampshire and explore the county's connections with the Mayflower story.
You can purchase a paper copy of the trail from Winchester Visitor Information Centre.
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