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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Winchester August 10th 2012

Going Again A few days left until we leave for Iceland where Ross will try a marathon after fracturing his foot in 3 places. Then we fly to Heathrow, take the train to Winchester and do another walk. I need to try out my second pair of hikers. The Coast to Coast boots did not feel good at all this week and they are on their way to the Salvation Army. Poles are ready though and hopefully the cameras. I'll try to keep them dry this time. I tried to read through the walk directions (this time only 100 miles in 10 days) and noticed 2 hills and Ross tried to explain how high 800m is. Seemed doable. Time to gather documents and set up the itinerary.... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Winchester February 11th 2011

Having spent our entire journey up to this point in the larger and more famous cities in Europe, you might think that going to Winchester would be lacking in something for our grand finale. There's no public transit, no tourist spectacles, no broadway shows and no malls. However, replace all that with cozy pubs, christmas markets, beautiful churches, and people who have been waiting two years to see you again. Winchester has been, to me, a home away from home. It's not often you can walk down a street two years later and still see people you recognize, and who, in turn, recognize you. It's as close to perfect as I've found in the world, and after traveling to Berlin, London, Barcelona and everywhere else, Winchester was the right place to cap off such an amazing ... read more
The River Itchen
The Path to St. Katherine's Hill
Winchester

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Winchester January 9th 2011

Right well today is the big day, flight leaves in about 9 hours... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Winchester October 9th 2010

Well it’s has already been a couple of months since we retired and tomorrow we are to set off on the first leg of our exciting journey. We have spent a very busy time visiting family and friends and sorting out the house which we left in early September. We have attended a family wedding of our niece in Bradford on Avon, attended a christening of our great niece Phoebe, attended our daughter, Kerry’s 40th birthday party which was super as we were able to catch up with my brothers and sisters, Malcolm & Sue, Frances and Gillian as well as some of their families and attended the 60th birthday party of our very good friend Alison where we caught up with some more friends although it was sad that Judith and Evan could not join ... read more
Tintagel Bridge

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Winchester July 22nd 2010

After staying at Auntie Susan's, Nan and Pop picked us up and we made our way to their house in Kingsworthy near Winchester. It was surreal driving through the city where I grew up, but excited to show Andy the area. Nan and Pop's felt like a home away from home which was great! The first night Nan took us out to the BEST (also Dad's favourite) curry restaurant in Winchester called the Ghandi. The owner of the Ghandi recognized me(it had been years since I ate there) and we got some free entrées... Dad must have been a good customer! Kingsworthy is a nice little village in the country so Andy and I decided to take a walk around the area. Our plan was to start in Kingsworthy and end up at a pub called ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Winchester July 17th 2010

Winchester possesses a wealth of medieval history, and I got interest in visiting there. Sachi and I travelled to Winchester by train on 24 June. I had printed the map from the Internet, and we thought we could start looking round the Great Hall and Westgate. As we walked down the on Upper High Street, we found the building for Hampshire Council on the left hand and several stone buildings including the Westgate on the right hand. We crossed over the busy road and reached the pedestrian path, and found the Great Hall, where King Arthur's Round Table has been hanging. It was amazing to see a sizeable medieval great hall, part of the construction which dates from the 1235, in the reign of Henry III, as well as seeing the fragments of Winchester Castle, which ... read more
Guildhall with coat of arms
Cheyney Court
Winchester Cathedral

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Winchester June 17th 2010

Geo: 51.063, -1.31649 We enjoyed a lovely morning at Sonehenge. Stonehenge is an amazing prehistoric monument. We were in awe seeing the large standing stones. From there we travelled along lovely country roads to Avebury which is also a site of large standing stones, but these surround the village of Avebury. This site is older than Stonehenge. Both were very impressive to see. Tonight is our last night of our fabulous 3 month trip around the world. We really do not want it to end.... read more
Stonehenge
a county lane
Stonehenge

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Winchester May 28th 2010

The South Downs Way 28th-31st May, 2010 The South Downs Way is a long distance trail (160km) in southern England running between Winchester and Eastbourne. It is accessible to walkers, horse riders and cyclists. Much of the trail crosses the chalk hills that the Downs is well known for. London to Winchester Friday evening, bank holiday weekend and Rupesh and I took the train from Waterloo to Winchester which wasn't much more than an hour. After finding Panoramic Views B & B we walked in to town and had a really lovely dinner a The Old Vine. Winchester is a beautiful old town and well worth exploring a little more. Winchester to Buriton Stats: 46km, Av. speed 8.8km/h, 5.25 hours of cycling In true English style the rain started just after breakfast as we were getting ... read more
A very wet bunny on Day 1
Tyres caked in mud!
Plenty of Lambs in the Fields

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Winchester May 28th 2010

Today I am off on the 100 mile walk from Winchester to Eastbourne. A walk over the South Downs from West to East and a distance of 100 miles. The plan is to walk it in 9 days at a reasonably leisurely pace although I may be tempted to hot up the pace and complete it in a quicker time. The stretch today was from the capital of Wessex, Winchester ( a city drenched in history and well worth a visit, especially the Cathedral) to a small village called Exton. The walking distance is 12 miles and I started at 9.15 and by 1.15 I was in Exton after a relatively easy hike, mainly along farm tracks and a few country lanes. The views along some of the stretches today are a taster for things to ... read more
Statue of King Alfred the Great
Crossing the M3
The colours of emerging summer

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Winchester April 27th 2010

After 4 nights in London, we decided it was time to get out of the city and see some of the countryside. The man at the pub who told me the shroud of Jesus was a fake, suggested that we go to Winchester. We had originally been talking about Stonehenge but he said it was a waste of time-- "just a bunch of rocks sitting around in a field". He told us that Winchester was a small town with a lot of history and he was right!! We arrived yesterday morning and had already reserved a room above a local pub. We went to drop off our backpacks and met the owner of the pub, gary. The pub/inn is called the King Alfred Pub after the cities most prominent leader, King Alfred. Even Gary's dog was ... read more




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