Private Tour Winchester: Walk with Historian Dr Lillian Cespedes Gonzalez
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29 Ratings
Hampshire
Join historian Dr Lillian Cespedes Gonzalez on a private tour of Winchester, exploring its rich history and iconic locations. Learn about legends, notable figures, and dive into the Anglo-Saxon past with an expert guide!
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • The Arc - Winchester Library now exhibiting a statue to Licoricia of Winchester one of the most important women in the history of this city. We will stop briefly and talk about her story.
What's Included
  • Admission to the Great Hall
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

You’ll be accompanied by historian Dr. Lillian Cespedes Gonzalez, who completed her entire academic journey, from undergraduate studies to her PhD, in the city of Winchester. She will provide detailed historical insights and local perspectives that make Winchester a distinctive and unforgettable destination.

Discover the myths and legends associated with Winchester’s most famous sites, including the Great Hall. Learn about prominent figures such as Licoricia of Winchester and the diligent bishops whose contributions have shaped the city’s unique identity. And, without a doubt, you’ll delve into the Anglo-Saxon era while tracing the path of King Alfred of Wessex.

Not often do you get the opportunity to explore the ancient capital of the kingdom accompanied by a medieval historian!

  • Winchester is a very hilly city so if you struggle with hills, it is not recommended
Location
Winchester Train Station
We will be waiting just outside the main entrance of the Station, on the side of Station Rd.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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679deboraha
May 24, 2024
Fabulous tour!! Highly recommend!! - This was the most wonderful tour! To have the opportunity to tour with just your group…in our case just two people….was priceless. She was so full of knowledge that it was fascinating! I can’t recommend her highly enough. Winchester has such a long wonderful history. Enjoy it on this tour and you will learn while having a great visit.
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Y4778nzpaolar
Mar 30, 2024
Amazing experience - Lili was amazing, she is very well informed and showed us the best spots, she also is very knowledgeable. Highly recommend her tour !
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Viccsk
Mar 5, 2024
Fantastic tour! - This walking tour was really informative and a great way to see the key areas of the city. Lilly is so knowledgeable and shared loads of interesting historical facts and stories with us - we absolutely loved it!
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Donna_n
Feb 24, 2024
An Enjoyable Education! - We met with Lillian on a very rainy day but that didn't dampen her enthusiasm to educate us on the history of Winchester. Her knowledge of British and European history is very impressive and she answered every question, even obscure ones, in great detail; illustrating her passion for history and love of Winchester and the county. Highly recommend this Winchester tour with Lillian.
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Maria_w
Feb 15, 2024
Wonderful tour of winchester!! My neice n nephew were so impressed - In depth knowledge of the city and ir’s history and landmarks … jane austin The cathedral king alfred etc
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Wesleyew
Feb 3, 2024
Totally engaging and fascinating- thank you Lillian! - Just brilliant. Lillian was utterly engaging throughout. Immense depth of knowledge- fielded all our ad hoc questions with ease. Truly passionate about the history and community of the area. The tour was fascinating. I highly highly recommend this tour and Lillian’s expertise and general enthusiasm if you’re in the Winchester area.
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Marilyn_b
Nov 27, 2023
Highly recommended! - I treated my daughter to a private tour of Winchester and we had the best time and learned lots too. We easily met our guide who was very knowledgeable and made the whole walk very interesting.
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Fearless38622012913
Oct 29, 2023
Excellent tour - Excellent guided tour. Lille the guide was excellent giving insights to all the history of the city. Thers loads of things we learnt from the trip and would fully recommend it to anyone. Lille knowledge of not just winchester but british history is second to none.
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Vacation157715
Oct 25, 2023
Winchester Tour - A super tour around Winchester with Lilian who was very knowledgeable. Even though I have been to a Winchester lots of times it was nice to see and hear more of its rich history.
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760ninaj
May 17, 2024
Avoid if you can - Unfortunately, we’ve had a really bad experience with this company. I booked a tour in March for when my family was visiting in mid-May. Given how long ago we booked, I messaged the company four days ago to find out whether or not everything was still going ahead. After initially swift responses by the company in March, there was complete radio silence for the last four days. Even with three individual follow ups, I heard nothing back. I called on Friday twice only for it to go to voicemail. I’m currently 36 weeks pregnant with a poorly back so I needed to be certain of plans before doing a two-hour car journey leaving in the early morning the following day. After a few failed attempts to reach them and speaking to Viator, I got a text message that the company hasn’t had any internet and that I’ll receive a confirmation in the evening. At 10pm, I had to follow up to find out if the tour was still going ahead for the next morning. I then received pretty aggressive and unreasonable text messages from the company saying I’ll receive a confirmation “in due course”. At 11pm, they cancelled my tour for the next morning because I dared to ask for some clearer communication and instructions for where and how to meet the tour guide the following morning when I could have been asleep hours ago. Petty, unreasonable and entitled. Given how many other tour operators there are in the country who are great at communicating, have reasonable staff and access to internet (in 2024) - I’d suggest you look elsewhere for booking your tours.
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