For Visit Winchester website
This accessibility statement applies to visitwinchester.co.uk
This website is run by Visit Winchester. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- zoom in up to 400% without problems
- navigate the website using just a keyboard
- navigate the website using speech recognition software
- use the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet (opens in a new tab) has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible.
If you need information on this website in a different format please email us at visitwinchester@winchester.gov.uk or call 01962 840 500 and tell us:
- the web address (URL) of the content
- your name and email address
- the format you need, for example, braille, accessible PDF or Easy Read (pictures and simple print)
- State the language you require
We'll consider your request and get back to you in 14 working days.
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please email us at visitwinchester@winchester.gov.uk
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Visit Winchester is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This website is partially compliant with the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) version 2.2 AA standard, due to the following non-compliances listed in the section below.
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:
- There are advertisements present on the website, which may contain images of text, these images will have alt text assigned.
- Some documents are in PDF format and are not accessible in a number of ways. PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 are out of scope of the regulations and are not fully accessible to screen reader software.
- At 400% zoom in 320 x 256 pixel view, there is a recognised reflow issue, where content does not scroll as it should.
- CookieBot provides the cookie consent banner and management. Visit Winchester host this on the website, however cannot
amend how the cookie banner is presented. - There are category labels on cards which are smaller than the recommended 24px size. Due to the size of the card
component, these cannot be increased.
Disproportionate burden
We have determined that there is disproportionate burden to meet all the requirements for the following reasons:
- Making improvements would exceed budget for the year and leave the department unable to do other work - and would not significantly improve things for disabled users.
We have an ongoing commitment to continue to evaluate this website and, where appropriate, introduce fixes to the required standards or update this accessibility statement if there are areas of non-compliance. If you have any issues please contact us on visitwinchester@winchester.gov.uk.
This statement was prepared on 1 September 2024. It was last reviewed on 14 November 2025.
This website was last tested on 29 August 2025. The test was carried out by Destination Core.
We used this approach to deciding on a sample of pages to test after receiving a report from the accessibility monitoring team at the Government Digital Service in July 2025. The Visit Winchester website was selected from a random sample to be monitored.
Accessibility statement version: 2.0.0