We had a wonderful night time tour of Winchester with Gail. Somehow she managed to pack in lots of history and took us to all sorts of interesting hidden places we would have otherwise missed. We were just off the plane from New Zealand so it was wonderful to see all the Christmas lights and to soak up the atmosphere.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Mulled Wine
- Photography
- Hot Drink
Excludes
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- We will meet in front of the Westgate, the medieval entrace to Winchester, at the top end of the High Street.
Return
- In the Outer Close in front of the West Front Entrance
Itinerary
12th Century Historic Gate into Winchester
Surviving part of Winchester Castle with connections to King Arthur
See Winchester in all its Christmas wonder on its beautiful High Street adorned with lights and tree
A Victorian wonder of architecture light up in magical Christmas lights
The world famous Cathedral with its lovely Christmas lights
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We arranged two group 'Christmas Mulled Wine Walk' tours in Winchester, led by Brian and Gail. We all enjoyed the excellent entertaining commentary, the history, the Christmas lights and, of course, the Mulled Wine (or hot chocolate) along the way! It was a lovely way to get into the Christmas spirit. We can thoroughly recommend Walsh Tours having taken several other tours with Bryan, and we'll definitely be booking more.
Really glad that we did this Christmas Walk. The group size was small and perfect. Our guide was really informative and fun! The mulled wine/ hot chocolate, a lovely touch on a chilly evening. We learnt a lot about the history of Winchester. Throughly recommend this evening walk. 👍
Brain was excellent , funny , knowledgeable and the tour was fantastic value for money . We will be doing more or his tours
Really great way to spend an evening. So interesting and quite magical at Christmas. Guide was very knowlegeable, attentative and entertaining. I really recommend this experience. I was on my own but felt very much included.
Excellent tour, Bryan was very friendly, entertaining and knowledgeable. We all love it and it was great to learn about some of the history of Winchester. Mulled wine and Hot chocolate yummy.
We had a great time on the tour. Bryan was very knowledgeable and very entertaining too. The tour was just the right length and the mulled wine was delicious 😋. These tours always remind me to look up when somewhere new as there’s so much history high on buildings. Would definitely recommend this tour.
Nice walk round Winchester, guide was fun. Walk was a bit shorter than expected. Mulled wine was very good. We had already done another walk in the afternoon so we had heard some of the information before.
I had a great time and learned lots of interesting facts about Winchester, its people and pubs. Bryan, our guide, was very entertaining and kept us entertained and laughing, despite the rain. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone.
Rushed - only 4 of us in the group - guide talked more about himself and connections with Ireland. Would have enjoyed more of an overview of Winchester. Mentioned leaving tips - unprofessional I’m afraid.
Brian the guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. The tour said it was for 90 minutes but we only had 60 and we went round the same street twice. Found out more about Winchester on google the following day than we did on this tour.
Really enjoyed Bryan's tour while spending a few days in Winchester. Learned some interesting facts about the town's history along the way and really enjoyed the way Bryan gave the tour a festive feel - the mulled wine from the Christmas market was a bonus! Bryan was a personable and friendly guide and would highly recommend his tour.
Highly recommend this tour in Winchester. It was very informative and funny at the same time. Bryan was brilliant, very knowledgeable and engaging. Definitely a must do in Winchester.
An excellent tour by Bryan! A lovely walk around Winchester with some humour and interesting stories thrown in alongside a delicious mulled wine. I’d thoroughly recommend!
Bryan Walsh is a very knowledgeable tour guide who gets his facts over laced with a sense of humour - we even laughed at his jokes on a cold December evening. He told us things about Winchester and its historical characters in an interesting and engaging manner and made us want to know more. Bryan's depth of knowledge and experience comes through in a self-deprecating manner, which makes the whole experience thoroughly enjoyable and worthwhile.
Good knowledgeable guide with sense of humour. Small group. Lovely to walk around winchester and get to know its history
Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and informative with a good smattering of humour. We really enjoyed our walk around Winchester along with the mulled wine & warm cider.
Very knowledgeable guide with a lovely sense of humour.lovely to hear the history of Winchester and walk round at night with the Xmas lights on.
The guide was a nice guy but found the tour a little lacking. It was ok but he didn’t know some of the answers to our questions about the historic city & it was quite basic. Also he took pictures of us throughout the tour & send her would sent them afterwards. Still haven’t received them over a week later.
Fun and informative historical walk around Winchester's city centre. Tour leader Bryan quotes classic literature and sings 1960s songs ("Winchester Cathedral," of course), so what could be better than that? Plus he knows his history, wears an elf hat, and gives you a glass of mulled wine right when you need it. Recommended.
Brilliant, we loved it! We had a private tour with Bryan where we learned a lot about the history of Winchester. He made sure we had a pleasant walk that was both informative and humorous. The mulled wine was a welcome warming hug to the tummy, and was some of the best we’d tasted due to a hint of vanilla (thank you to The historical William Walker pub). Many thanks for a memorable experience!
A fun, enjoyable and informative tour of the historic parts of Winchester topped off with mulled wine. The weather sucked, but that's one thing they can't control I guess.
Great tour with the added benefit of a very well selected mulled wine 🍷 we would definitely recommend this, thank you Bryan
Lovely festive tour - Brian was great! Lots of interesting facts about Winchester, its history and Christmas traditions
We enjoyed a lovely walking tour around the beautiful city of Winchester. Our guide was both informative and entertaining. As we were on our own we had his full attention and he really brought the fascinating history to life.
Bryan personable and very knowledgeable, made the walk great fun despite the soggy weather. The pub he recommends at the conclusion is lovely as well.
Bryan was extremely knowledgeable. Very friendly . We did both this and the literary tour. Some overlap but well worth doing them both. It was like walking through town with a friend who knows his stuff. Definitely recommended
Absolutely loved the mulled wine walk. Winchester is beautiful and Bryan was a fantastic host - very attentive to the group and armed with a seemingly limitless pool of interesting facts. Thanks Bryan!
Loved it! Such a great tour and Winchester is so beautiful with the lights and the tree! Would definitely recommend.
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