WINCHESTER | 4K Narrated Walking Tour | Let's Walk 2021

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Join me for a walk around the heart of England's first capital city - Winchester! Today the county town of Hampshire, and a bustling, affluent city, Winchester is home to much of England's most fascinating heritage, detailing the birth of the nation in the Anglo-Saxon era, and so much more! On our walk around Winchester, we pass a number of fascinating landmarks, including the Great Hall of Winchester Castle, Westgate, Horse and Rider, High Street, Winchester Town Clock, the Old Guildhall, Godbegot House, The Royal Oak Pub, Winchester Buttercross, the site of the former palace of William the Conqueror, St. Lawrence's Church, Winchester Cathedral, The Deanery, The Pilgrim's Hall, Cheyney Court, Priory Gate, Kingsgate, the Church of St. Swithun-upon-Kingsgate, the house in which Jane Austen died, Winchester College, The Bishop's House, Wolvesey Castle, Winchester City Walls, the River Itchen, the remains of Winchester's Roman city walls, St. Swithun's Bridge (City Bridge), the City Mill, the statue of King Alfred the Great, and Winchester Guildhall. Thank you so much to the following sites for their help in my research of Winchester: https://www.visitwinchester.co.uk/app/uploads/2018/05/City-Walk-web.pdf https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Winchester-Ancient-Capital-of-England/ https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-winchester/ https://www.britannica.com/place/Winchester-England https://www.cityofwinchester.co.uk/history/html/castle.html https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/10/17/the-many-reinventions-of-winchester-castles-great-hall/ https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/16909888.listed-status-city-centre-statue-horse-rider/ https://www.easymalc.co.uk/winchester-the-first-capital-of-england/ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hants/vol5/pp1-9 https://collections.hampshireculture.org.uk/topic/winchester-guildhall https://lifewellwandered.com/winchester-england-history-guide/ https://www.cityofwinchester.co.uk/history/html/god_begot.html https://whatpub.com/pubs/HAS/00705/royal-oak-winchester https://www.cityofwinchester.co.uk/history/html/buttercross.html https://www.hampshire-history.com/site-william-conquerors-palace/ https://www.hampshireculture.org.uk/winchester-city-museum https://www.cityofwinchester.co.uk/Cathedral/Close/close.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-48300450 https://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/explore/architecture/ https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1447365?section=official-list-entry https://threesaints.org.uk/st-swithunuponkingsgate https://www.britainexpress.com/counties/hampshire/winchester/austen.htm https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1296847?section=official-list-entry https://www.winchestercollege.org/welcome/heritage https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/wolvesey-castle-old-bishops-palace/history/ http://www.castlesfortsbattles.co.uk/south_east/winchester_castle_town_walls.html https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1021112?section=official-list-entry https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-king-of-Wessex https://guildhallwinchester.co.uk/about-the-guildhall/history/ 0:00 The Great Hall of Winchester Castle 0:22 Site of Winchester Castle 0:30 The Great Hall of Winchester Castle 1:42 Winchester Castle ruins 2:35 Site of Winchester Castle 3:02 Castle Hill 3:34 Westgate 4:11 High Street 4:34 Horse and Rider Sculpture 5:00 High Street 5:45 Southgate Street 6:00 High Street 6:16 Barclays Bank 6:45 Winchester Town Clock and Old Guildhall 7:04 Godbegot House 7:15 Royal Oak Passage 7:42 The Royal Oak Pub 7:58 Godbegot House 8:11 St. Peter Street 8:38 High Street 9:00 Winchester Buttercross 9:44 The Square 9:56 St. Lawrence's Church 10:58 The Square 11:18 Winchester City Museum 11:56 Winchester Cathedral Green 12:35 Winchester Cathedral 13:30 Memorial to the King's Royal Rifle Corps 13:42 Winchester Cathedral 16:05 Winchester Cathedral Office 16:22 The Deanery 16:58 The Pilgrims' Hall 17:29 Cheyney Court 17:44 The Pilgrims' Hall 17:55 Priory Gate 18:10 St. Swithun's Street 18:19 Kingsgate & The Church of St. Swithun-upon-Kingsgate 19:09 College Street 19:43 The house where Jane Austen died 20:18 The Headmaster's House (Winchester College) 20:49 Porters' Lodge (Winchester College) 21:44 College Street 22:39 The Bishop's House 23:02 Pathway to Wolvesey Castle 23:23 College Street 23:29 Winchester City Walls 25:45 River Itchen 28:51 Remains of Roman city walls 29:20 River Itchen 29:31 St. Swithun's Bridge (City Bridge) 30:04 City Mill 30:30 Bridge Street 31:12 The Broadway 31:28 Statue of King Alfred the Great 32:15 The Broadway 32:42 Winchester Guildhall 33:42 Thank you for watching! Stats for nerds: Distance walked: 1.3 miles/2.1km Step count: 2600 steps (approx.) Time taken: 33 mins 30 secs Average speed: 2.3mph/3.7kmh Please do not use any footage from this video without my permission.