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Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2019

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

Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Winchester 2016

Winchester – Day One

We didn’t set off to Winchester as early as we planned and after picking up my mum and a brief stop on the motorway led to us arriving in Winchester at lunch time. We parked on the hotel car park and Mr C went to reception to tell them that we had arrived and would [...]

14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 25th 2016

Filed under Anecdotes, Faith Foundations, Holidays, Winchester 2016

A Room with a View

I have just returned from my annual autumnal travels with my mum. On this occasion we travelled to the fine Cathedral city of Winchester

12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 18th 2016

Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Winchester 2014

Winchester – Day One

We were a little behind schedule and left an hour later than planned.  We had decided against plan A which was a visit to Avebury to break our journey to Winchester. We didn’t want to rush the visit.  As we journeyed south we also shelved plan B which was to visit a National Trust property [...]

14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 24th 2014