Winchester & Jane Austen
Alfred the Great's capital, King Arthur's Round Table, Jane Austen's writing cottage and a steam ride through the Watercress Valley.
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One of Europe's greatest medieval cathedrals, with the longest Gothic nave in Europe, Norman crypt, Jane Austen's grave, and a 900-year story of kings, saints and William Walker the diver who saved it from sinking.
Park in Winchester's Chesil Street or Tower Street car park, ten minutes' walk to the Close. Start early — the nave is at its best in morning light.
The last surviving fragment of Winchester Castle, home to the legendary Round Table of King Arthur — a 13th-century oak disc once repainted for Henry VIII, hanging on the wall of 'the finest aisled hall in England'.
Five minutes' walk up from the Cathedral. Combine with a stroll through the medieval city walls and Westgate Museum (included in the ticket).
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