Local Area Info

Winchester is the ancient capital of England. There has been a settlement here since medieval times and the city is steeped in history and interest. Its crowning glory is the Cathedral which is within easy walking distance of the excellent shopping centre, Winchester College and the water meadows. One minute you can be in the centre of a busy city centre and the next in the peaceful surrounds of the river Itchen, the water meadows and St Catherines Hill. It is a place of contrasts.

The city has many restaurants and bars for all price ranges and when you are tired of these a short drive to one of the surrounding villages will often result in a good local pub with excellent food.

There is a train link to London which takes about an hour and trains run very frequently especially during the morning and evening rush hours. A lot of people commute daily. Road networks are excellent. The M3 is easily accessable and leads in one direction to Basingstoke and London and in the other direction to Southampton and the M27 which in turn leads to the New Forest and Bournemouth in the west and Fareham, Portsmouth and Chichester in the east.

Southampton airport is a 15 minute drive from the city and Heathrow and Gatwick are easily accessable on the M3 and M25.

The villages around Winchester are very picturesque and the small towns of Alresford and Stockbridge easily accessible.

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