On the way down to breakfast, I noticed an empty bottle of alcohol that I had seen a couple of days ago on top of a table, and that had been tucked under the table the following day, was still there.
Once again, it was a self-service breakfast. The bacon had been under the heat lamp [...]
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Winchester – Day Seven
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 21st 2026
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Winchester – Day Six
Breakfast was self-service and, as we had come to expect, there were only a few others in the breakfast room.
We drove to Salisbury to visit the Cathedral and tick off a third Cathedral of our trip in my Cathedral passport. It has been a long time since our previous visit and I had forgotten how [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 20th 2026
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Winchester – Day Five
We arrived at the breakfast room a little later than usual to find that breakfast room had more people in it than on previous days. This meant that the self-service breakfast was warmer than the previous day.
We drove to Chichester to visit the Cathedral and get another stamp in my Cathedral passport. We enjoyed the [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2026
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Winchester – Day Four
The breakfast room was still very quiet and lacking atmosphere. The self-service offering was luke warm rather than hot.
After breakfast we chilled out in our room looking out over the Cathedral green before it was time to attend the 11.15 Easter Day service in the Cathedral. The service was excellent and we received communion from [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 17th 2026
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Winchester – Day Two
I awoke refreshed, the bed was so cosy and comfortable. When we arrived in the breakfast room it was surreal, there being only one other couple in the room (a few others arrived as we were about to leave). We were given a menu of breakfast items that were cooked to order. I enjoyed what [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 13th 2026
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Winchester – Day One
We like to spend the Easter weekend in a location where we can join the Sunday Easter service in one of the English Cathedrals. This year we chose Winchester, a place where we have previously enjoyed several mini breaks.
We broke our long, tedious journey for lunch at Gilks Garage café in Kineton. The Café is [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 12th 2026
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For the Cathedral
During my stay at the Wykeham Arms in Winchester I was intrigued by slots in the dining tables which stated ‘for the cathedral’.
You will notice that the pub has a number of historical themes. Most notably that of Lord Nelson and Winston Churchill. Our long bar as you enter through the iconic curved front doors [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 24th 2019
