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    • Avoiding the heat EU tour
      141
      Day 105

      Day of birth

      December 17, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      We started off the morning in the usual way, with a coffee and some biscuits. We then called and spoke to our respective families because it's Phill's birthday today! As well as my dad's, so we had rounds of 'happy birthdays' before setting off towards our next destination.

      We made our way to Winchester where we had an explore and enjoyed the local Christmas market before hitting the road again and making our way to Bishopstoke where we enjoyed Phills big birthday meal at none other then Toby's Carvery!

      We had plates bigger than our stomachs loaded up with 4 different kinds of meats and lots of sides.

      We rolled ourselves out of the beautiful establishment and checked into our accommodation in Southampton where a bottle of bubbles and a room upgrade awaited us.

      We lazed about and utilised the washing machine in the room while watching an off-brand Australian Gordon Ramsay.

      In the evening we went on a drive to a horror movie themed bar Ripper & Co which served fancy cocktails. After that we went home and jumped into bed!

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    • European Summer
      1
      21
      Day 65

      Winchester Wander

      August 11, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      After a late start to the day, trip planning for the September trip to the Faroe Islands, we decided to explore Winchester. We had been warned to avoid the train station area due to the Boomtown music festival happening nearby.

      A 25 minute drive found us to the multi-storey parkade, just east of High Street. We were quick to leave the parkade due to a blaring car alarm that its owner couldn't quiet 😭...

      We wandered into a park where the local council hosts "Fabulous Family Friday's". The park was set up with various children activities, and the weather was perfect for outdoor fun.

      Eventually we exited Abbey Gardens park and found our way to the Cathedral rear access. It was very tranquil in the passage through the Watergate access. As with most of the old English Cathedrals, the grandiose architecture and engineering is always stunning and impressive.

      After walking around the Cathedral grounds, we found our way to the old castle grounds, and remaining Great Hall and West Gate structures. The Castle that had been built in 11th Century after the Norman conquest, and later upgraded in 13th century, but was mostly reduced to rubble during the English Civil War in the 17th century. The rest of the grounds has various aged buildings used by the Winchester City Administration, with the newest buildings being the Law Courts.

      Although the kingdom administraton moved to London in the 11th century, Winchester still played an important role in legal affairs and the treasury till the 13th century.

      We finished our tour of Winchester with a wander down the famous High Street, which hosts a street market four days a week.

      Once back at the house, A fired up the BBQ and we feasted on steak and veggies outside. It was an enjoyable warm evening on the patio.      Read more

    • TravelerMit dem Käfer durch Südengland
      11
      Day 2

      Becoming Jane

      July 10, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

      In den Hampshires sein, heißt im Jane Austen Land sein. Und so ist Winchester ohne Jane Austen wie Weimar ohne Goethe.
      Man muss kein Liebhaber viktorianischer Literatur sein, aber es hilft. Zumindest beim Verständnis für all die Frauen, die mit verklärt, verzücktem Blick, seufzend auf Mr. Darcy Bilder schauen.
      Da braucht auch der liebevollste und toleranteste Begleiter einen Ausgleich. In unserem Fall ein „Full English“, bevor es weiter geht, das wundervolle Winchester zu erkunden.
      Wir beenden und runden den Tag ab mit einem herrlichen Pupquiz begleitet von local ale und bester britisher Stimmung.
      Morgen verlassen wir diesen besonderen Ort und reisen in Richtung Cornwall. Also quasi von Jane Austen zu Rosamunde Pilcher. 🤢      Read more

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    • TravelerMit dem Käfer durch Südengland
      Day 1

      Rule Britannia

      July 9, 2023 in England ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      England heißt uns von seiner bekanntesten und charmantesten Seite willkommen. Mit herrlichem Regen.
      Aber, eine kleine Fahrt entlang der M25 regelt den kleinen Schönheitsfehler bei der Ankunft und einmal in Winchester, strahlt die Sonne vom Himmel.

      Das sollte die auch, denn uns erwartet der wundervollste bed & breakfast -Pub, den man sich vorstellen kann. Urig und skurril, mit wunderschönen Zimmern, einem modernen Bad und keinem Möbelstück, das nicht schon mindestens 3 König#innen erlebt hat. (Abgesehen vom Kühlschränkchen im Zimmer, das ist in der Tat elektrisch.)

      Ein kurzer Spaziergang in die Altstadt bestätigt alles, was wir uns erhofft haben, es ist bezaubernd.

      Morgen mehr zur Stadt, wir verabschieden uns für heute an die Bar.      Read more

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    • TravelerJune 2022
      Day 19

      Hardhat Diver’s Labor of Love

      June 13, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F

      In the early 1900s, Winchester Cathedral was sinking. A man named William Walker singlehandedly save the building by donning his hardhat diving gear and spending hours underneath it in the mucky sludge to save it. This dangerous task was a labor of love.

      It took him five years, from 1906 to 1911, to complete this Herculean task. As you can see, there’s a bust in his honor as well as a pub named after him near Winchester Cathedral.      Read more

    • 2023 - Südengland Cornwall
      Day 13

      Winchester Cathedral

      May 25, 2023 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Nachdem wir gefühlte zwei Stunden einen Parkplatz gesucht haben ( es waren nur 25 Minuten), haben wir uns die Winchester cathedral angeschaut.
      Eine der längsten Kirchenbauten Nordeuropas, die Anfänge liegen im 11. Jhd.
      Es war die Parkplatzsuche wert.      Read more

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    • TravelerEurope - August 2023
      Day 7

      A Cathedral, and a Castle

      August 7, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

      What a lovely part of the world! The southern part of the UK at this time of year, and especially after all the rain in July, is very green and scenic. Helen took us for several drives through the beautiful countryside, very rural but very pretty. The famous Goodwood polo fields are close by with lots of polo games taking place. It was the first time we had attended a polo game and were surprised when we were told that in 4 x 7 min quarters it was not uncommon for riders to use up to 6 different horses!! Definitely a rich man’s sport! It was somewhat intimidating for the horses to be at full gallop chasing the small white ball heading directly towards the spectator crowd near the edge of the field and just before the crowd ducked for cover the horses would be pulled up at the last minute. It’s no wonder the horses are changed so often!
      Goodwood of course is also famous for its historic car racing track, but this was not operating during our visit.
      We visited the city of Winchester, home of the Cathedral immortalised by The New Vaudeville Band in 1966, and looked around the huge building. And of course Carolina and Helen went off shopping while Peter was left alone to split his time between any comfortable coffee shop he could find and being bored out of his brain.
      At nights we all caught up the latest and funny Jeremy Clarkson series called The Farm, all about his farming endeavours on his 1000 acre farm in The Cotswolds. In the mornings we would wake up and look outside the window and watch for the deer that come in from the woods in the Commons nearby.
      These days were very enjoyable relaxing with friends while seeing some of sights of southern England.
      On our last day in this area John and Helen took us to the medieval town of Arundel and the castle. A very relaxing day with them including lunch.      Read more

    • TravelerSICILY/UK/FRANCE 2023
      Day 32

      Winchester

      June 14, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      Last evening we had a nice dinner at the Renegade Brewery near to Compton. It was lovely to have Jane's dear 100-year-old father join us and I enjoyed my first-ever Strawberry cider. It has been great to renew our 40-year-old friendship with Tony & Jane and it is always sad to leave. It was an easy drive down to Winchester this morning although there are a lot of trucks on the roads - like Northern Italy! We found our lodgings in Hyde Street, and it feels like we are in a basement although at the moment we are grateful for the cooler retreat from outside as once again it is hot and our hay fever is playing up! It was great walking around Winchester - it's a good sized English town and the Cathedral is great - steeped in history. We paid 10 pounds to get in but enjoyed a 1.5-hour in-depth tour with an informative guide. It has a history going back to Saxon times with several bishops buried there from important times like the signing of the magna carta. The stained leadlight windows were huge and put together again after the roundheads smashed it all during the English civil war. Gothic arches were prominent as were several chantry chapels. Jane Austen is buried here as she died in Winchester. The 'screen' was full of historic statues - most impressive all round. Afterwards, we shared a healthy halloumi salad and then walked around seeing the City Mill, a lovely canal flowing through Winchester, the posh schools, and so on. The only thing we didn't like is the ongoing heat and hay fever!!Read more

    • TravelerGrand Tour of Europe - 2023
      Day 11

      Winchester

      May 13, 2023 in England ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

      Today was the last day of our Corners of Cornwall Tour and Cornwall gets a big tick from us.

      We headed back to London where we will be for the next 4 nights. On the way we stopped at Winchester which was the home of King Alfred the Great and it was a pretty medieval town.Read more

    • TravelerThis Has to Stop.
      Day 24

      Winchester Town

      August 24, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      Decided to continue the “Very Big Churches Tour of England” so headed to Winchester.

      Decided to use their Park and Ride as we’d had a look at some of their streets.

      Terrific scheme, carparks on periphery, bus to middle of town every 7 minutes and all for £3 for 6 people.

      This assumes that you have a local debit card or coins that you have not given away to the barmaif the evening before.

      Ah, the Interweb. Eventually it was all doen online and the next time we go it wont take longer than the bus ride.

      Winchester is one of the nicest towns we’ve seen. Great Hight Street with fantastic array of old and ancient buildings, buskers, market going on.

      Where the Thai ladies cooking the street food came from will ever remain a mystery.

      Enormous Guild Hall, couple of Alms Houses, an old type Hospital that still gives out traveller benefits, a working watermill at the bottom end of town and the Cathedral in the back. Nothing not to like.

      Bern has voted it “BEST TOWN YET” in capitals.      Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Winchester, ونشستر, Горад Вінчэстэр, Уинчестър, Caerwynt, وینچستر, Winsjester, וינצסטר, विनचेस्टर, Վինչեսթեր, WNC, ウィンチェスター, უინჩესტერი, ವಿಂಚೆಸ್ಟರ್, 윈체스터, Wintonia, Vinčesteris, Ouînchêtre, Винчестер, వించెస్టర్, วินเชสเตอร์, Вінчестер, ونچیسٹر, 溫車士打, 温彻斯特

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