• Darren and JanetEngland and MaltaDarren and Janet
    Meon, plenty of snow
    4The White Lion, Soberton. 17th century pub, our home for 5 nights.Found the cache in the snow!Parked the car for a few minutes...1Public walkway, CorhamptonCorhampton houseQueen Victoria postbox, one of the small number still in operation from her reign.Winchester city centreWinchester CathedralCity gate, WinchesterWinchester city centre1"Yeah, but I found the cache"St Michael's graveyard, WinchesterApproach to Winchester Cathedral

    Winterchester

    January 6 in England ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C

    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.    Read more