Winchester

60 miles south-west of London lies beautiful Winchester, county town of Hampshire and home to the famous Winchester Cathedral.

The Great Hall, built for Henry III in 1222.
It is all that remains of Winchester Castle, one of the 
first Norman castles in England.

1887 bronze of Queen Victoria, created for
her Golden Jubilee

The legendary King Arthur's fabled Round Table has hung
in the Great Hall for 700 years.  Some say Winchester was the
inspiration for Camelot.

Medieval city gate

A delicious veggie lunch at Open House Deli

Winchester Cathedral, one of the
largest in Europe

Jane Austen, beloved author of Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice,
and Emma, is buried in Winchester Cathedral.  She died in Winchester in
1817 at age 41.

The choir screen

Original medieval flooring, largest expanse and
best preserved in all England

Cathedral vault ceiling

The River Itchen

Ruins of Wolvesey Castle, founded around 970

Along the lovely Keats' Walk.
It is the daily route the poet John Keats followed during his stay
in Winchester.  It inspired his ode To Autumn.

The home (at center) in which Jane Austen lived her final days.

Nearby is this shop which unsurprisingly features
Ms. Austen's books.

Downtown Winchester