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Keats' Walk: 2

From the cathedral, turn left under a stone archway and walk through the Inner Close (4).

Keats described the close as: 'two college-like squares seemingly built for the dwelling place of Deans and Prebendaries - garnished with grass and shaded with trees'. The lovely buildings of the Inner Close include the ruined Chapter House, the 14th century Deanery (5) and Pilgrims' School where the cathedral choristers are educated. One of Winchester's most photographed buildings is Cheyney
Court (6), formerly the bishop's courthouse.

Leave the Inner Close by St Swithun's Gate, adjacent to
Cheyney Court.

On your left is Kingsgate (7), one of only two surviving city gates, with the tiny and very beautiful church of St-Swithun-upon-Kingsgate above. If you have time to browse, this tucked-away area holds some of the city's best-kept shopping secrets.

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