After breakfast it was time to resume our walking tour around Winchester, taking in the sites that were on our ‘To Do’ list. We made our way to the Cathedral which we intended to revisit but when we arrived we noticed a long queue leading to the closed front doors of the Cathedral. Our immediate thought is that there must be a morning service about to take place. We decided to carry along the route and come back later. Whilst I was taking a photograph around the side of the Cathedral Mr C got chatting to a lady who was parking her bicycle, she informed him that the service about to take place was the ordination of the new Bishop of Basingstoke.
We carried on along our planned route and as we passed Winchester College we noticed that a guided tour was due to start in 30 minutes. We walked on to the new Bishop’s residence and Wolvesey Castle (the Old Bishop’s Palace). We wandered around the ruins until it was time to make our way back to the college. The tour was extremely interesting, our guide was very knowledgeable and informative. There were only three of us on the tour which added to the experience.
After the tour we made our way back to the Cathedral for morning coffee as we arrived there we realised that the service was due to finish shortly. After coffee we waited to see if we could get a glimpse of the Archbishop of Canterbury in front of the Cathedral. We weren’t disappointed. I was so close I could have stepped through the gate and shook his hand.
Lunch in in the guild hall was was rather chaotic due to it being full of people who had attended the service in the Cathedral. I had a cheese and chive scone with chutney, it was delicious. After lunch we visited Winchester City Mill and took a walk alongside the river Itchen. We then retraced our steps and visited the Cathedral to explore things I had missed on the first visit. When I had finished my explorations I was rushed to Peninsular Barracks so that Mr C could visit the Royal Green Jackets Museum to see the Waterloo diorama. On arrival we found that this part of the museum was closed in preparation for a new Waterloo exhibition that will be displayed in 2015 to celebrate the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo.
After all that walking we returned to the hotel to put our feet up and relax before a return visit to The Old Vyne for our evening meal in Winchester.
This is really a nice place,
great set of pictures
Thank you
There is much to interest a photographer in Winchester.
fantastic shots! loved the perspective in the first shot and the interior shots
I had to be patient to get the first photograph without any people in view.
You have some amazing images of such a majestic Cathedral Cherie… and excellent photojournalism as well… thanks for sharing this today….peter:)
i left a note on your opening page today about your link
Thank you Peter I am glad you enjoyed your virtual visit
Thank you for spotting I had forgotten to change my link. It automatically defaults in and I haven’t been paying attention
First and last fotos are ‘alive’
I am glad you like them
The last is one of my own personal favourites from our Winchester jaunt.
What a splendid tour!! Loved all the architecture and stone…we don’t see that here.
I am glad you enjoyed the virtual visit
I agree with JD, the first and last photos are really good, I’d be pleased to have those in my collection. A nice colourful shot of the robed party too with church celebs
With regards to the first photo… In my minds eye I had seen this picture. I waited patiently to get my shot without people of which there were many due to the service about to take place. But in waiting to take this shot I missed the opportunity for some special photos of people including ministers arriving for the service.
Absolute fabulous pictures again. You do such a great job with showing and telling the story.
I hope that you blogging problems are over.
Thanks Astrid, I am glad you enjoyed sharing the virtual journey with me.
I hope they are too. I am currently testing a new router and the internet connection seems better.