Join me for some of my public City Walks in 2025

With spring very definitely here now, I thought it a good time to publish the dates of my spring and summer 2025 public city walks. If you’re interested in doing a walking tour of Southampton, Winchester or Salisbury – or of all three! – I’d love to see you.

Southampton

People on Southampton tours are always amazed at the breadth of history to be found when exploring the city, and which has more medieval walls still standing than any other city in the country. Medieval wine vaults, the stories of famous ships such as the Mayflower and the Titanic, the city’s years as an elegant spa town, the vital part played in the Second World War … There is so much to see in Southampton!

90-minute tours start from beside the lions at the Bargate, High Street, SO14 2DJ. Tickets are £10 and can be purchased online through See Southampton, or with cash or credit card on the day.

Winchester

With King Alfred having made Winchester his capital city in the 9^th Century, the Cathedral dating back to the 11^th Century, the 14^th Century college, and the stories of palaces and castles, battles and scandals and literary celebrities, Winchester has so much history to explore, that we offer two tours – an Upper Tour (UT) of the city winding past the Cathedral and finishing at the Great Hall, and the Lower Tour (LT) taking in the river and finishing at the Cathedral.

90-minute tours start from the Visitor Information Centre, Guildhall, High Street, SO23 9GH. Tickets are £12 and can be purchased through Winchester Tourist Guides or in-person at the Visitor Information Centre.

Salisbury

Founded in 1220, Salisbury’s history is bound up with the story of the founding of the Cathedral, famous for its spire as the tallest in the country at 404ft, 123m high, as well as home to one of the four remaining copies of the original Magna Carta of 1215. There’s a wonderful mix of beautiful architecture in the Cathedral Close, along with a fascinating history of the city itself to discover, as we walk along roads, many laid out back in medieval times.  

90-minute tours start from the Salisbury Information Centre, Fish Row, SP1 1EJ. Tickets are £12 and be purchased online through Eventbrite and in-person at the Information Centre.  

And also, still to come …

23 May (6-8pm), 8 June (11am-1pm), 20 June (6-8pm): Jane Austen in Georgian Southampton. Tickets are £10 and can be purchased online through See Southampton, or with cash or credit card on the day.