Winchester, Great Britain

Winchester is a beautiful city with many attractions in the town itself and surrounding area, including Winchester Cathedral, the Hospital of St Cross, the Great Hall and many shops and restaurants. It is regularly voted in the top 10 places to live in the UK. See: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38351138 and has plenty to do within the city and environs (https://www.visitwinchester.co.uk/)

Winchester is surrounded by beautiful Hampshire countryside with lovely walking and off road cycling opportunities, including the Test Way, the Itchen Way and the Clarendon Way. Winchester is the starting point for the South Downs Way, a long distance walking path in the south of England (https://southdownsway.org/). For those who like cycling, the Farley Mount Country Park is accessible off-road from our area, Teg Down (https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/farley-mount-country-park-1/)

Winchester is an ideal location for exploring south-east England. It is 70 miles south of London (one hour by train), 30 mins drive from the New Forest (https://www.thenewforest.co.uk/) and 45 mins from the South Coast and within easy reach of the Isle of Wight ferry for daytrips (https://www.visitisleofwight.co.uk/). The cities of Southampton (15 minute train/30 minute drive), Portsmouth (45 min train/drive), Oxford (1 hr train/drive) and Salisbury (30 mins drive) are within easy reach as is the UNESCO world heritage site Stonehenge (40 mins drive) - https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/. We are 45 minutes drive/train ride from a range of beaches, including Bournemouth (https://www.bournemouth.co.uk/things-to-do/beaches).

Our suburb, Teg Down, lies 2 miles to the north of the city and is a quiet, family residential area. It is 25 minutes walk to central Winchester or a 10-minute bus or car ride. Our neighbourhood has 2 supermarkets, a chemist, two cafes, a traditional English fish and chip shop and a number of takeaway food outlets within walking distance. There are two very good children's play parks with a 10 minute walk of the house where we often play football and cricket!

Winchester is on a direct train route to London Waterloo (1 hour) which alights at London's South Bank for the London Eye and Big Ben. By air it is is a 20 min taxi or direct train from Southampton Airport or one hour drive from Heathrow Airport or Bournemouth Airport.

If you are arriving by sea, we are 45 mins from Portsmouth ferry port (Brittany Ferries to Caen or Le Havre) or around 1hr 45min from Calais for ferries to Europe and the Tunnel.