Summer Walks Programme 2026

We have a programme of nine summer walks this year, with - we hope - plenty of variety. Two are repeats from last year as they were so popular.

Booking is through TicketSource (https://www.ticketsource.com/city-of-winchester-trust-ltd) and all walks are £10 per person, start at 6pm and are for approximately an hour plus time for questions (all with the exception of the Winnall Moors walk).

Thursday 21st May - 5pm
A walk through the private part of Winnall Moors
Duration: approximately 2 hours
Guide: Sam Martin, of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (HIWWT), will lead a walk through this wildlife haven in the middle of Winchester. Good boots/shoes recommended.
Cost: £12.50 to include a £7.50 donation to HIWWT.

Thursday 4th June - 6pm
The History of Winchester Barracks
Guide: Bianca Taubert, Curator at the Adjutant General’s Corps Museum, will tell us the story of the Barracks

Thursday 18th June - 6pm
The Winchester Union Workhouse
Guide: Richard and Caroline York, who have lived in part of the former Workhouse for the past 20 years, will be our guides

Thursday 25th June - 6pm
From Priors Barton Farm to St Cross Hospital
Guides: Andrew Scott and Emma Galloway, both nearby residents, will tell us about the history of this area

Tuesday 30th June - 6pm
The Geoarchaeology of Winchester: a Sub-Surface Tour
Guide: Professor Wilkinson, Professor of Geoarchaeology at the University of Winchester, will tell us what lies (a long way) beneath our fee

Thursday 2nd July - 6pm
The Medieval Undercroft at a house in St Thomas’s Street
Guide: Peter Chittick will give us a private tour of the historic parts of his house

Thursday 9th July - 6pm
The Chesil Theatre
Guide: Peter Liddiard, Building Manager of the Chesil Theatre, will take us on a tour

Thursday 16th July - 6pm
The Handlebar Cafe, conception and realisation
Guide: Mark Drury, co-founder of SPUD, will tell us the story of its creation

Thursday 23rd July - 6pm
The Inner Close of the Cathedral
Guide: Sue de Salis, Chair of Winchester Area Tourist Guides Association, will guide us round this beautiful and historic area