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Winchester City Museum tells the story of England’s ancient capital, the seat of Alfred the Great. Read more…
The New Forest Museum has displays and activities about the New Forest National Park. You can find out about the history, traditions and wildlife of the New Forest. The centre runs a wide selection of events throughout the year. Gift shop and wheelchair access. Read more…
Winchester Cathedral is one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in Europe, with the longest nave and greatest overall length of any Gothic cathedral. The cathedral as it stands today was built from 1079 to 1532 and is dedicated to numerous saints, most notably Swithun of Winchester. Though churches were recorded in Winchester as early as 164, the first Christian church Read more…
The world-famous National Motor Museum has one of the finest collections of cars, motorcycles and motoring memorabilia in the world, from the earliest motor carriages to classic family saloons and F1 racing cars. Read more…
Winchester Great Hall is a medieval hall that is considered to be one of the finest in great halls in England. The hall was built between 1222 and 1236 and houses the famous round table. For many years, it was used as a courthouse. Now surrounded by local government offices, the remains of the castle and the modern law courts. Read more…
John Fortin, a merchant who traded with Bordeaux, started building this house c. 1290 as a residence and place of business, it stood on one of the busiest streets in medieval Southampton near the town wall. Restored to its mid-14th-century appearance with replica period furnishings. Read more…
Portchester Castle’s commanding location as the Solent’s defences for hundreds of years. Originally built in the late 3rd century. Covering an area of nearly ten acres, it is the only Roman stronghold in northern Europe whose walls still mainly stand to their full 6 metre height, complete with most of their originally twenty towers. Read more…
Hurst Castle, artillery fortresses built by Henry VIII at the entrance to the Solent. Used as a prison in the 17th-century and later strengthened during the 19th and 20th centuries. Read more…
Netley Abbey is a ruined late medieval monastery, founded in 1239 as a house for Roman Catholic monks of the austere Cistercian order. In 1536, Netley Abbey was closed by Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the building was converted into a mansion by William Paulet, a wealthy Tudor politician. The abbey was used as a country Read more…
Wolvesey Castle, also known as the Old Bishop’s Palace was built by the Bishop of Winchester Henry of Blois between 1130 and 1140. The castle was destroyed by Roundheads during the English Civil War in 1646. Read more…
The Portsmouth D-Day Museum tells the story of Operation Overlord during the Normandy D-Day landings. The story is told through the lives and memories of the people who were there through imagery, audio-visual presentations, authentic vehicles and hands-on interactive displays. The museum splits the story into four parts: Landing Craft Tank LCT 7074 Preparation D-Day and the Battle of Normandy Read more…
HMS M33 is an M29-class monitor of the Royal Navy built in 1915. She saw active service in the Mediterranean during the First World War and in Russia during the Allied Intervention in 1919. Read more…
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