Reply With QuoteThe cathedral is stunning.
There used to be an antique watch shop. Maybe still there.
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Might have to visit Winchester next week. Anything of note to see, watch stores etc.?
The cathedral is stunning.
There used to be an antique watch shop. Maybe still there.
Brendan
The black boy pub, also the sister restaurant the black rat.
5th in the league of crap towns
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/...y.regeneration
Nothing to see here, no siree. :-)
There's Marsh's (lots of interesting second-hand watches and clock, but at a price) in The Square. There are also a couple of shops with some second-hand (one is only Rolex) on the High Street, and another on Upper High Street, opposite RBS.
The cathedral is indeed worth a visit. Abbey Gardens are nice enough if the weather is OK. The college and the water meadows are a reasonable stroll.
Parking can be a challenge and/or expensive.
Yes, Marsh. That's the shop I saw. Well pricey.And parking is very hard. I took a risk and parked outside offices because I couldn't find a space anywhere else.Originally Posted by PhilipK
Brendan
Great pub. The Wykeham Arms is nice as well.
Haha. That's reassuring... I won't mind being robbed if they say 'please'.
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Kev, the Big Issue seller in the High Street, is a good laugh.
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Park and Ride is pretty efficient
http://rgjmuseum.co.uk Royal Green Jackets Museum if you like that sort of stuff.
and the Black Bottle wine bar which is interesting.
also Chesil Rectory Restaurant
Didn’t he switch the Christmas lights on last year? I used to enjoy chatting with/ being insulted by him when in the high street.
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Yep - saw him a couple of weeks ago- real character
Ahh, Kev the big issue seller. Used to talk to him in passing when we was in Newbury. A true gentleman and very witty, always worth saying hello to.
I seem to have quoted myself as a new reply when trying to edit my last post. Oops.
Maybe in the 15 years since that article things might have altered!
And doesn’t appear to be written by anyone who has actually visited Winchester.
I spent two years in Winchester studying (or was that drinking)
This was about 23 years ago, vaguely remember some bars:
Muswells
Greens
Bakers Arms
Jolly Farmer
Louisianas
The Port House
The Guildhall
The Winchester Kebab shop was good enough to eat sober (god knows what its like now)
Very safe place when I was there, never saw any trouble at night
But back on topic, the cathedral is nice lol
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Well the BBC concluded it was the best place to live just over a year ago ....... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38351138
still good
Ha - good to hear!
At the end of the night we always made sure we had £2.20 in our pocket for a “chips special” (Doner and chips in pitta)
The Round Table in the Great Hall up at the top end of the city is good
Theres a club there apparently
Ooh, interesting. Looks like my home town beats it by one place - must be 'cos we have 2 cathedrals perhaps !
I have never had any difficulty parking - tend to use the Chesil Road multi storey car park. As you walk to the shops from there, you will pass the Chesil Rectory restaurant, which is worth a visit.
In addition to the watch shops already mentioned there is also Burrell’s in the high street.
If you like curries and like them hot then I recommend balaka https://thebalakawinchester.com/
their 'Duck Naga Phal' is out of this world...
its near the waitrose and aldi off Stockbridge road.
My mate lives round the corner and whenever we visit we go once or twice
There's the Winchester City water Mill on the river that makes and sells flour done the traditional way - run by the National Trust if you're into that sort of thing
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My home town too, but headed of to uni 30 years ago and never returned.
On the plus side my new crap town is further down the list.
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^^parked there about 4 weeks ago, just a 5 minute walk to the town centre.
Had a nice lunch in The Old Vine , opposite the Cathedral.
[QUOTE=LuBee;4742086Had a nice lunch in The Old Vine , opposite the Cathedral.[/QUOTE]
Stayed in the attic room at the Old Vine one New Year's Eve, lovely place!
I'd recommend The Willow Tree, they sometimes do a very nice version if a Poutine, not terribly authentic but very tasty! The beer garden is nice too, especially in the current weather.
Best curry in the centre at either Gurkhas Inn or Diya. Funnily enough I was at the first for lunch last Tuesday with one TZ miscreant and the second for dinner the same day with two more.
For lunch Piecarumba is excellent but small so get there around 12. Forte Kitchen is also on Parchment Street (next to WHSmith) but again, arrive around 12 to probably get a seat.
Chesil Rectory is consistently good for food.
This place does a cracking pizza: http://www.pi-pizza.co.uk/
The Wykeham Arms is a nice pub but the food costs a lot and it's a Fullers pub that doesn't do a particularly good pint of Pride. It used to be my local, I preferred the Queen Inn (excellent beer, mediocre food).
Best pub is the Hyde Tavern and you can pay them a quid for a plate and cutlery and take (or order) in your own food. The Westgate is also very good (plus has local beer) and the Albion by the station sells beer from the Flower Pots in Cheriton.
The city museum in the Square (one of the main access points to the cathedral) is excellent and there are a few other good museums in the city. Unfortunately it now costs money to go in the Great Hall but there's not a huge amount to do in there other than look at a giant dartboard and a huge jelly mould of Victoria.
The best kebab shop is opposite the theatre on Jewry Street. I tried one from the place near the station and it doesn't come close.
There's a new cocktail bar called Incognito which I'd recommend highly and if you're around in the evening, Bring & Mix on St George's Street is very good. Hotel du Vin does a good cocktail and their Sunday Brunch from noon is really very good indeed. Four (or was it five?) courses, takes at least two if not three+ hours to work your way through it all.
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Englands most "Norman" Town according to Proff Alice Roberts, rivalled London at one time for Capital City of England. Cheers, John B4
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