Winchester Cathedral

Went to see King Arthur’s round table and got distracted by the cathedral. At first we almost skipped it due to the £18 entry fee, but 4 hours later we wished we had more time to spend.
They have 1 hour (or more) guided tours frequently thru the day. Our volunteer shared many amazing stories, told us of Bishop William of Wyckham who must be the patron saint of project managers! He learned while working and building Windsor Castle, then brought his considerable skills to Winchester where he spent about 40 years working. Oh, and in his spare time he started New College in Oxford (1379) and College of Winchester in 1384.
Our guide also showed us the tomb of Jane Austen the author who had the good fortune of dying in Winchester so she was buried in the longest medieval cathedral in the world (the specificity of the words matters!)
After the general tour we went on the tower tour, going up (and back down) 231 steps through the multiple floors, to the bell tower and finally into the roof area at the top to see over the whole town of Winchester. Amazing tour with plentiful stories and anecdotes the whole time.
Back to the AirBnB for a salad dinner and get ready for Stonehenge tomorrow
Cheers all!Baca selengkapnya