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Photo of the South Downs, a National Park in south east England.

South DownsPhoto Andras Stefuca / Pexels

Places to explore near Winchester

England's old Saxon capital, Winchester grew around its great cathedral in the clear chalk valley of the River Itchen, one of the finest trout streams in the country. The Iron Age ramparts of St Catherine's Hill rise just south of the city, above the water meadows. From here the South Downs Way sets off east across the South Downs towards the sea, past the natural amphitheatre of Cheesefoot Head and the old hillfort of Old Winchester Hill.

92 places within 25 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 3 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the South Downs, a National Park in south east England.Iconic

South Downs

National Park near Fittleworth

A chalk ridge rolling from Winchester to the sea cliffs at Beachy Head.

0.2 km N

Photo of Winchester Cathedral, a cathedral in Hampshire, south east England.Iconic

Winchester Cathedral

Cathedral near Winchester

Longest medieval cathedral in Europe.

0.5 km SW

Photo of Winnall Moors, a nature reserve near Winchester in the South Downs, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Winnall Moors

Nature reserve near Winchester

Itchen water-meadows minutes from the cathedral.

1.1 km N

Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

4.6 km S · spans 14 counties

Photo: Cheesefoot Head, a viewpoint near Winchester in the South Downs, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Cheesefoot Head

Viewpoint near Winchester

Chalk amphitheatre where Eisenhower addressed D-Day troops.

4.8 km E

Photo of The Grange, Northington, a Grade II* registered house & garden near New Alresford, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

The Grange, Northington

House & garden near New Alresford

One of England's boldest Greek Revival houses, with a portico modelled on the Parthenon.

9.9 km NE

Photo of New Alresford, a village in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

New Alresford

Village

Georgian colour-washed streets; watercress and the steam line.

10.7 km E · Hampshire

Photo of Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, a garden near Ampfield, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Sir Harold Hillier Gardens

Garden near Ampfield

180-acre arboretum, national collections, huge winter garden.

12.5 km SW

Photo of Bishop's Waltham Palace, a ruined palace in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Bishop's Waltham Palace

Palace near Bishop's Waltham

Flint ruins of the Bishops of Winchester's moated palace, begun by Henry of Blois in the 1100s and wrecked after a Civil War siege.

14 km SE

Photo of Stockbridge, a village in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Stockbridge

Village

Famously wide high street; chalk-stream capital of the Test.

14 km NW · Hampshire

Photo of Houghton Lodge, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Houghton Lodge

House & garden near Houghton

A rare 18th-century cottage orné above the Test, with lawns running to the water.

14.6 km W

Photo of Wherwell, a village in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Wherwell

Village

Timber-framed and thatched Test-side village.

14.9 km NW · Hampshire

Photo of Mottisfont, a house & garden near Houghton, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Mottisfont

House & garden near Houghton

Riverside priory house with walled rose garden.

16 km W

Photo of the North Wessex Downs, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

North Wessex Downs

National Landscape near Hungerford

Rolling chalk downland above the Vale of the White Horse, threaded by one of Britain's oldest roads

17.4 km N

Photo of Whitchurch Silk Mill, a visitor attraction in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Whitchurch Silk Mill

Attraction near Whitchurch

Georgian watermill still weaving silk on Victorian looms.

18.4 km N

Photo of Bursledon Windmill, a windmill in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Bursledon Windmill

Windmill near Bursledon

Hampshire's only working windmill, with 1814 machinery.

18.7 km S

Photo of Nether Wallop, a village in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Nether Wallop

Village

Classic thatch along the Wallop brook.

19.9 km W · Hampshire

Photo of the New Forest, a National Park in England.Iconic

New Forest

National Park near Lyndhurst

Ancient wood pasture and heathland where commoners' ponies still roam free.

20 km SW

Photo of East Meon, a village in the South Downs, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

East Meon

Village

Alfred's royal manor; Norman church and Court House.

20.7 km E · Hampshire

Photo of Eling Tide Mill, a watermill near Southampton, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Eling Tide Mill

Watermill near Southampton

One of two working tide mills left in the UK.

20.8 km SW

Photo of Netley Abbey, a ruined abbey near Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Netley Abbey

Abbey near Hamble-le-Rice

Romantic ivy-clad Cistercian abbey ruins.

20.8 km S

Photo of Chawton, a village in the South Downs, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Chawton

Village

Jane Austen's House in a picture-perfect estate village.

23.6 km E · Hampshire

Photo of Hawk Conservancy Trust, a visitor attraction near Nether Wallop, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Hawk Conservancy Trust

Attraction near Nether Wallop

Birds of prey and flying displays across 22 acres.

23.9 km NW

Photo of Titchfield, a village in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Titchfield

Village

Historic streets, an abbey and Shakespeare links.

24.3 km S · Hampshire

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of the River Itchen, a 28-mile river running from Hinton Ampner to Southampton Water, south east England.

River Itchen

River

A Hampshire chalk stream running clear and cold past Winchester to Southampton Water, and one of the most famous trout rivers in England.

0 km SE · Hampshire

Photo along the South Downs Way, a 100-mile National Trail running from Winchester to Eastbourne, south east England.

South Downs Way

National Trail

A hundred miles of chalk ridge from Winchester to the sea at Eastbourne, walkable in a week.

0.2 km S · West Sussex, East Sussex & Hampshire

Photo of Winchester City Mill, a watermill in Hampshire, south east England.

Winchester City Mill

Watermill near Winchester

A National Trust place in Hampshire.

0.2 km S

Photo of Wolvesey Castle, a ruined palace near Winchester, Hampshire, south east England.

Wolvesey Castle

Palace near Winchester

Ruined 12th-century palace of the Bishops of Winchester, built mainly by Henry of Blois, where Mary I held her wedding breakfast in 1554.

0.4 km S

Photo of Hospital of St Cross, a church near Winchester, Hampshire, south east England.

Hospital of St Cross

Church near Winchester

England's oldest almshouse; Norman church, Wayfarer's Dole.

2 km SW

Photo of St Swithun, Headbourne Worthy, a church in Hampshire, south east England.

St Swithun, Headbourne Worthy

Church near Headbourne Worthy

Largest surviving Saxon rood, on a stream-girt island.

2.5 km N

Photo of Farley Mount Country Park, a country park near Winchester, Hampshire, south east England.

Farley Mount Country Park

Country park near Winchester

A country park in Hampshire.

4.4 km W

Avington Park

House & garden near Winchester

A Palladian house extended in the 1670s for Charles II and Nell Gwyn.

5.2 km NE

Photo along the Wayfarer's Walk, a 70-mile long-distance path running from Inkpen Beacon to Emsworth, south east England.

Wayfarer's Walk

Long-distance path

Combe Gibbet to Emsworth harbour across Watership Down and the Hampshire chalk — high downland one end, saltmarsh the other.

8.4 km NE · Hampshire & Berkshire

Everything else within 25 km (59) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.