Name: St. Giles’ Hill, Winchester Guided Walking Tour
Start: 2023-09-23T13:30:00+01:00
End: 2024-10-05T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Winchester Visitor Information Centre

$St. Giles\u2019 Hill, Winchester Guided Walking Tour$

Explore St. Giles’ Hill, home to a Bronze Age settlement, a great medieval fair and Winchester’s prestigious eastern suburb.
About this Event

Join one of Winchester’s professional guides for a 90 minute walking tour, starting at Winchester Visitor Information Centre.

St. Giles’ Hill is located in a commanding position overlooking the historic city of Winchester which nestles in the River Itchen valley below. The tour charts the fascinating and intriguing history of St. Giles’ Hill from the Bronze Age settlement dated to 1500BC, Saxon burials, the site of one the most important medieval annual fairs in Europe which was run by the powerful Bishops of Winchester to the development of Winchester's prestigious eastern suburb and pleasure park in the late 19th century.

There are some steep slopes and steps around St. Giles' Hill but the view over the Winchester is worth the effort.

This tour is unsuitable for wheelchairs. Please wear suitable footwear. Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome.

Prices and Booking

Adult Ticket - £11

Child Ticket - £5 (16 years and under). You will need to undertake a separate second transaction to the one used to purchase the adult tickets in your group. When booking for the children select the number of children's tickets you require under general admission category, enter the promotional code CHILDSIX and click apply. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Carer Ticket - Tickets for an essential carer are free. You will need to undertake a separate second transaction to the one used to purchase the other tickets for your group. Please select one ticket under general admission category, enter the promotional code CARERFREE and click apply.

Tickets can be bought via Eventbrite until 9am on the day of the tour. after which any remaining tickets can be purchased from the Visitor Information Centre.

More information

Start: VIC, The Guildhall, Broadway, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 9GH
Tel: 01962 840500
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.winchestertouristguides.com (also website for tickets)
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