Winterchester

Today was the coldest day of this winter in the UK and we had flurries of snow most of the morning. The roads were blanketed in a fine covering of snow, and it certainly made caching more challenging!

We took the backroads to Winchester, the ancient capital of England from the late 9th century until it was surrended to the invading Normans in 1066 (when the capital was moved to London).

Winchester is also home to Winchester Cathedral, originally built in 1079. It is the largest Gothic cathedral in Europe, and is the final resting place of Jane Austen.

We returned to Soberton via Droxford and a late afternoon walk.Leia mais