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Chesil Theatre is based in a medieval former Church of St Peter Chesil and visitors are welcome to look around the building and learn something of the activities that take place there.

Guided spotlight tour of The Round Table in Winchester's magnificent Great Hall.

Explore the varied historic buildings which make up the Royal Hotel, St Peter Street, Winchester

Enjoy a one-hour tour of Winchester College's Fellows' Library.

A 90-minute guided walk up and around St Giles Hill, including the prominent, wooded slopes and park that overlooks the centre of the city of Winchester. The walk will be led by noted horticulturalist, local historian and tour guide, Dr Harry Mycock.

Enjoy an engaging tour of the Royal Logistic Corps Museum.

Join our veteran volunteers for an introduction to 300 years of military logisitics in this fascinating tour.

A village walk taking in some of the historic buildings and SSSI locations along part of the River Dever that is not normally open to the public.

A guided walk charting the rise and fall of Hyde Abbey built in 1110 on the outskirts of Winchester.

Follow these self-guided trails for children (and adults!) to explore the glass windows in St Bartholomew's and discover the evidence of the remains of the Abbey hidden all around Hyde, near Winchester.

Join Simon Roffey, University of Winchester, to learn how a door from a Medieval Leper Hospital is to be found on St Peter’s Church, Jewry Street, and see some of the finds discovered during the excavations at the hospital on Morn Hill.

Join John Thornhill, St Peter’s Archivist and Historian, for a tour of St Peter Street. He will describe the street in early times; explain how the street got its name; and take a look at the history of Catholicism in the heart of Winchester.

Enjoy a one-hour tour of Winchester College's Archives.

A self-guided audio tour of Winchester, exploring the millers, cathedral craftspeople, market traders and workers of the cathedral city.

Join our team for a tour of the museum and find out the hidden histories and everyday lives behind our objects and archives.

This walking tour led by Dr Cindy Wood will explore medieval Winchester - looking at the characters who lived in various properties and churches in the city which are now lost.

Learn about the theatre building's history in this 75 minute backstage tour that takes in the stage, dressing rooms, 400-seat auditorium and fly tower.

Andrew Scott will tell us about the history of this area. Our walk will take us from Priors Barton House on the corner of Garnier Road and Kingsgate Street to the Hospital of St. Cross.

Discover what life was like in Winchester for ordinary people through the ages and collect clues along the way to bring the remarkable story of Winchester's community hospital to life.