{"id":62,"date":"2008-03-12T21:52:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-12T21:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingeu.com\/western-europe\/uk\/2008\/03\/winchester-day-trip-from-london.html"},"modified":"2016-05-16T11:40:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T11:40:52","slug":"winchester-day-trip-from-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingeu.com\/western-europe\/uk\/2008\/03\/winchester-day-trip-from-london.html","title":{"rendered":"Winchester Day Trip from London"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Winchester is a day trip from London that is easy to do and well worth the visit. Traveling to Winchester by train<\/a> is the easiest way to get there from the UK capital, and once you’re in Winchester there are a lot of activities and sights to keep you busy.<\/p>\n

A Winchester day trip from London is ideal for those that like to see historic sights as well as those that enjoy outdoor activities. Winchester is home to The Great Hall, which houses King Arthur’s Round Table, as well as the Winchester Cathedral<\/a>, which boasts of having the longest nave in Europe. Winchester is also the burial place of Jane Austen, and visitors can see the house where she spent her final weeks.<\/p>\n

For those that like outdoor activities, Winchester is the start of the South Downs Way<\/a>, a 100-mile hiking trail that runs from Winchester to Eastbourne.<\/p>\n

A short distance from Winchester is Chawton, where you can visit the house<\/a> where Jane Austen lived when she wrote several of her novels. The town is an easy bus trip<\/a> from Winchester.<\/p>\n

With so much to do in the city, you can easily turn your Winchester day trip from London into an overnight trip. Alternatively, if you are pressed for time, you can combine a visit to the city with a trip to nearby Salisbury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Winchester Winchester is a day trip from London that is easy to do and well worth the visit. Traveling to Winchester by train is the easiest way to get there from the UK capital, and once you’re in Winchester there are a lot of activities and sights to keep you busy. A Winchester day trip […]<\/p>\n

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