December 4th today and I feel I can now safely start talking about Christmas! With the Winchester Christmas Market in full swing – below, a photo of the Nativity stall in the market – and trees and decorations up across Winchester and Southampton, I’m really in the Christmas spirit and looking forward to leading cityContinue reading “2025 Christmas Walks in Winchester and Southampton”
Author Archives: Caroline Wigley
Ghosts and Witches on a Creepy, Spooky Winchester Walk
I love doing general history walks of local cities – in particular touring through the streets of Winchester, Southampton and Salisbury. But it’s also exciting to do themed-tours as well – such as the Halloween city walk in Winchester last night. And Winchester is the perfect place for a spot of ghost-hunting, with its historyContinue reading “Ghosts and Witches on a Creepy, Spooky Winchester Walk”
A Glorious Day Guiding at Abbotsbury Swannery
After a fabulous visit to Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens – where my clients enjoyed seeing the amazing plants, trees and shrubs and all made it up to the Jurassic Coast Viewpoint – we then had a wonderful time at the Swannery. Seeing the swans was a delight – and everyone enjoyed the feeding time. It’s beenContinue reading “A Glorious Day Guiding at Abbotsbury Swannery”
80th Anniversary of VJ Day Walk – Southampton in WWII
Friday 15 August 2025 will mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day – Victory over Japan Day – and the end of the Second World War in 1945. On 8 May 1945, along with the rest of the country, Southampton celebrated VE Day – Victory in Europe Day – and, along with the rest ofContinue reading “80th Anniversary of VJ Day Walk – Southampton in WWII”
‘A Weekend to Pack’ at Bishopstoke
I thoroughly enjoyed meeting everyone at my A Weekend to Pack talk at Bishopstoke Retirement Village last week. It was especially poignant giving a talk about the book during the week when the UK was holding so many events to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day – Victory in Europe, and marking the endContinue reading “‘A Weekend to Pack’ at Bishopstoke”
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 areContinue reading “Join me for some of my public City Walks in 2025”
Jane Austen in Georgian Southampton Walking Tour
Many people are surprised to learn that Southampton was once an elegant and chic spa town, and that one of the city’s most famous residents during that time, was our famous novelist Jane Austen. And with 2025 the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth in 1775, a guiding colleague, Christine, and I have put togetherContinue reading “Jane Austen in Georgian Southampton Walking Tour”
Jane Austen in 2025 – and her 250th Birthday
Our celebrated novelist Jane Austen was born on 16 December 1775 in a little village called Steventon, a few miles south of Hampshire’s Basingstoke – and I’m very excited to be doing tours of the nearby market town of Overton, where Jane shopped and the town she knew so well due to her brother, James,Continue reading “Jane Austen in 2025 – and her 250th Birthday”
Historic Southampton and Christmas Past
I’m looking forward to doing my Southampton and Christmas Past tours at 1.30pm on Saturday 7 December and Sunday 15 December 2024. These are public tours, and so if you want to join me, simply book online – details below – or pay on the day. We meet beside the lions on the north sideContinue reading “Historic Southampton and Christmas Past”
What an amazing summer!
With snow on the ground, I’ve been looking back at photos from the summer – my first tour-guiding summer and it’s been absolutely fantastic. St Michael’s Church, Southampton on a beautiful sunny day – and a stop on all my Southampton tours. I’m loving doing the evening medieval vaults and hidden Southampton tours, and theContinue reading “What an amazing summer!”
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