| Winchester has been a popular tourist
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| | Hospital is no museum piece; there are
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| destination for over 300 years. Once, a
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| | still 25 Brothers, whose apartments form
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| favourite summer residence for London's
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| | one side of the historic quadrangle.
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| aristocracy and leading socialites,
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| | Winchester's City Museum is situated
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| Winchester is now a year-round
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| | between the High Street and the
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| destination for people from around the
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| | Cathedral. It was the first purpose built
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| world.
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| | museum to be built outside of London.
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| Winchester was once the ancient capital
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| | Inside the museum there are four models
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| of Anglo-Saxon England; it was the
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| | of the city that illustrate how the City
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| capital city of a region of England
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| | has changed through the centuries. There
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| called Wessex. The city's rulers spent
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| | are also period shop interiors of shop
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| large sums of money on building churches,
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| | that once traded in the City. The shops
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| palaces, parks, and of course, the
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| | interiors were saved and relocated when
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| Cathedral. The city is rich in history
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| | the shops closed. A recent addition is
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| and many famous figures from English
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| | the Roman `Venta´ Gallery with displays
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| history have visited, lived, worked and
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| | of mosaics that were discovered in
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| died in Winchester. The city is now the
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| | archaeological digs in the city. The
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| administrative capital of the county of
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| | 'Floral' mosaic was found in Brooks and
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| Hampshire - a county that many regard as
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| | is the earliest found in Winchester. You
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| being the quintessential English county,
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| | can see a fragment of it in the museum.
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| with rolling hills, downs, pretty
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| | Winchester City Mill spans the River
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| villages and crystal clear rivers.
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| | Itchen in the heart of Winchester. The
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| Winchester has many attractions for the
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| | City once had dozens of mills scatters
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| visitor. The first port of call should be
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| | about but all fell into disuse. The name
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| Winchester Cathedral. The cathedral is
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| | City Mill came into being after Queen
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| probably England's most beautiful. It's
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| | Mary Tudor gifted it to the city in 1554
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| setting, just off the High Street, is
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| | following her wedding in the nearby
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| idyllic, being surrounded by a park with
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| | cathedral. The mill has been restored to
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| tree-lined avenues. Construction of the
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| | full working order and the visitor can
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| present day cathedral began in 1079.
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| | now see wheat being ground into flour.
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| There is a small admission fee but one
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| | Winchester Great Hall was built in
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| really should go inside to appreciate the
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| | 1232-1240, by Henry III. The Great Hall
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| beauty of the cathedral. Also, you can
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| | is the only remaining part of the 13th
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| see the tombs, of some ancient Kings of
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| | Century Winchester Castle that remains
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| England as well as the tomb of Jane
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| | above ground. It houses the greatest
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| Austen, the famous novelist. Winchester
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| | artefact of medieval mythology; "The
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| Cathedral Choir is recognized as one of
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| | Round Table of King Arthur". The names of
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| Britain's leading cathedral choirs, both
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| | the 24 knights are written around the
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| for its singing of the services and in
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| | edge of the 5.5 metre diameter table,
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| concert. The Choir comprises sixteen to
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| | weighing 1200kg, surmounted by King
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| twenty choristers and twelve lay clerks,
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| | Arthur on his throne. However, the table
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| whose numbers are augmented when larger
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| | is a medieval fake, but still impressive,
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| forces are required. If you have the
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| | all the same.
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| chance, you should go to one of their
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| | There are many other tourist attraction
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| concerts.
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| | in Winchester. There is Abbey House and
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| St Cross Hospital is a short, but
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| | gardens - a beautiful floral park that is
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| beautiful walk, from the centre of town.
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| | also the setting of the mayor's official
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| St Cross was never a hospital in the
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| | residence. The Theatre Royal stages many
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| modern sense of the word; rather it has
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| | plays, comedies and exhibitions
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| its name from the word 'hospitality'. St
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| | throughout the year -with many of
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| Cross was founded in 1132 by Bishop Henri
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| | Britain's leading actors taking centre
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| du Blois. The Bishop is quoted as saying
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| | stage. The walk up St Catherine's hill
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| that the establishment would be for
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| | gives the visitor a magnificent view of
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| `thirteen poor men, feeble and so reduced
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| | the city of Winchester.
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| in strength that they can scarcely or not
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| | There are too many other tourist
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| at all support themselves without other
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| | attractions to mention. But the above
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| aid´. For over 850 the Hospital has
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| | tourist information of Winchester should
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| provided food and shelter for those in
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| | help to guide the first time visitor
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| need. The Hospital has a beautiful
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| | around the city. Many visitors return
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| church, which the visitor is welcome to
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| | time and again to this most wonderful of
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| go inside. There is also a magnificent
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| | English cities.
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| walled garden with a large pond. The
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