The AGC Museum was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen on Friday 21 November 2003. Accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester, Her Majesty The Queen officially opened the new Adjuta ...
Avington Park is a private home which lends itself for a variety of corporate functions as well as the most spectacular parties. It was transformed in the late 17C for Charles II to come and stay, and therefore the rooms were laid out for entertainme ...
The Balfour Museum tells the story of the Red Cross, particularly focusing on the work of the Hampshire Branch volunteers from 1909 to today. The museum has display galleries, a resource library and a refreshment area. It also has a growing programm ...
Farley Mount Country Park is a large area of beautiful downland and woodland, including West Wood. The Park is ideal for walking and picnicking, with fine views over central Hampshire, particularly from the interesting monument at Beacon Hill. Severa ...
Guildhall Gallery occupies space in the refurbished 19th century Guildhall, above the Tourist Office. It offers local artists and artisans a place to exhibit their work through a series of regularly changing displays. The gallery features works of ar ...
The Gurkha Museum at Winchester tells the moving and unique story of Gurkha service to the British Crown and its people for nearly 200 years. Gurkha graves are spread across the face of the earth in nearly every country in which Britain has fought - ...
The HorsePower,The Museum of The King's Royal Hussars has a comprehensive collection of uniforms, medals, weapons, paintings, photographs, regimental silver and Guidons trace the history of The King's Royal Hussars and its predecessor regiments from ...
Marwell Zoological Park is a world of wonderful animals from A to Z, from ant-eater to zebra, with meerkats and mara, penguins and porcupines, tigers and tamarins, giraffes and geckos, kangaroos and kookaburras. Road and rail trains, adventure playgr ...
In medieval times a garden offered pleasure, repose and refreshment to the senses as well as food and medicine. Queen Eleanor's Garden is an accurate example of such a garden and features include turf seats, bay hedges, a fountain, tunnel arbour and ...
The Gallery is a modern exhibition space designed to display material from the most important galleries, museums and private collections in the country. The diverse and ambitious programme of temporary arts and museums exhibitions features high qua ...
The first and finest of all 13th century halls, with the greatest symbol of medieval mythology, King Arthur's Round Table. Winchester Castle dates from the reign of William the Conqueror (1066-1087). By the end of King John's reign in 1216 the castl ...
Nestling in the water meadows alongside the River Itchen and in the shadow of St Catherine's Hill lies the ancient Hospital of St Cross. Reknowned for the tranquillity of its setting and the beauty of its architecture, the Hospital is one of England' ...
Make a voyage of discovery about Gosport in this exciting display, with objects, display panels and set pieces which trace the story of Gosport through the centuries. Explore Gosport's deep rooted links with the Navy and its role as a garrison town, ...
The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum is situated adjacent to Winchester's Great Hall and within easy walking distance of the City centre, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, opened in 1989, is one of the best regimental museums in the Country ...
The Memorial Garden was designed and laid out by Colonel PR Sawyer OBE MC in 1954 to house the main Royal Hampshire Regiment Memorial, which takes the form of a square plinth on which all the theatres of war the Regiment has taken part are recorded. ...
At Westgate Museum, Winchester's Tudor and Stuart age is revealed in this beautifully refurbished listed monument, the last of the medieval gates into the city. Lots of activities for children to have a go at our spotter quiz and win a prize, try on ...
More than one thousand years of history, faith and worship in Europe's longest medieval Cathedral. Treasures include the great 12th-century illuminated Winchester Bible, the ledgerstone of Jane Austen, and Antony Gormley's sculpture Sound II. Guided ...
Working watermill. Spanning the River Itchen, this water-powered corn mill was first recorded in the Domesday survey of 1086. Rebuilt in 1744, it remained in use until the turn of the last century and has now been restored to full working order. The ...
At Winnall Moors it is easy to forget in this tranquil spot that the bustling city centre is a short walk away. Winnall Moors has the renowned and beautiful River Itchen flowing throughout its length, providing much needed water for the wet grassland ...
Begun as a 12th-century Norman keep and bailey castle, the palace was the chief residence of the Bishops of Winchester. Situated next to Winchester Cathedral, its extensive ruins reflect their importance and wealth. The last great occasion at Wolvese ...