Guided tours

An excellent way to become acquainted with the city is to join a guided tour with one of Winchester's official tourist guides who regularly lead groups around the city and wider district.

Follow this link to add a guided tour to your personalised itinerary planner which you will find to the right of this page.

Regular Tours

Regular tours take place throughout the year, departing from the tourist information centre and lasting approximately 90 minutes. Tickets cost £4.50 for adults, with accompanying children FREE. They can be bought on the day from: Winchester Tourist Information Centre, The Guildhall, High Street, Winchester

Discover Upper Winchester takes you around the centre of Winchester, passing the cathedral, Great Hall and site of King Charles II's royal palace.

Discover Lower Winchester follows the River Itchen before passing Wolvesey Castle, Winchester College, Jane Austen's House and the Cathedral Close.

City highlights this recently introduced tour highlights the main historic sites in Winchester city centre and takes place during the winter season and on Sundays.

Special Walking Tours

Each year, Winchester's tourist guides run a series of special interest tours in addition to their regular tours of the city. Prices for themed tours are £5 for adults and £2 for accompanied children, unless otherwise indicated, and can be booked at the tourist information centre.

Advance booking via the tourist information centre is advisable, a £1 postage fee is applicable for tickets sent out. Please email the tourist information centre on tourism@winchester.gov.uk or telephone on 01962 840 500 for more information.

Click here to download a PDF copy of Special Walking Tours leaflet (195KB).

Special Requirements

If you or your group have special requirements, our guides will do their best to meet them. Many guides have been trained to provide tours for people with disabilities. They also offer Armchair tours, with slides and commentary, for those who prefer not to walk or who would like a more specialist talk. Call the tourist information centre for details.

Winchester Shopmobility offers manual and powered wheelchairs and powered scooters for hire by anyone who has difficulty in getting about. Book a vehicle in advance by phoning 01962 842 626.

Group Tours

If you would like to book a private or group tour, we can arrange guides for any number of people, catering for special interests and foreign languages. Ready-made themed tours ranges from Royal Scandals and Literary Winchester to Jane Austen's Winchester, but the guides will always try to meet your own requirements given adequate notice. Prices start from £50 for a standard 90 minute tour.

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Winchester is packed with historical and architectural treasures. Why not make the most of your visit by extending your tour to a half- or full-day with a tailored itinerary and built-in refreshment stops? Call the tourist information centre for further details and suggested themes or visit the Groups and Travel Trade section.