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City Museum, Winchester
Get your sea legs on - we're going exploring! As part of our explorers week, a Georgian sailor will be stopping by the City Museum to tell us all about his travels across the Seven Seas. With sing...
This summer, King Charles I makes a magnificent return to Winchester! Meet him in the medieval Westgate Museum in the morning to capture some amazing photos, then join him on his walk down the High...
Ever wondered whether you'd be strong enough to fight in full armour? Or which weapon would cause the most damage? Find out all this and more this May, as the museum is taken over by noble Normans...
Could you stomach fermented fish sauce? Or survive 25 years in the Roman army? For one day only, Julius the Roman Sutler is stopping over at City Museum to tell you everything that he has learned...
From 17 Feb 2023
Weorod are making their long-awaited return to City Museum this February half-term! For two days, the museum is being taken over by Anglo-Saxons, who will be on hand to tell you more about what Saxon...
Join us for a performance guaranteed to blow your socks off! We will be joined by two Georgian gentlemen, Mr Bavill and Mr Glover, who have chosen Winchester City Museum as their duelling grounds and...
Travelling all the way from the 19th Century, meet our special guest Hertha Ayrton Marks! Hertha was a Hampshire-born inventor, mathematician, engineer and campaigner for women’s suffrage. Join us to...
Basing House
Loyalty House was the grandest private house in England, home of John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester. He was fiercely loyal to his Roman Catholic faith and to his king, Charles I. He held Basing...
Make sure Father’s Day goes off with a bang this year! Visit Basing House on Sunday 19 June where The English Civil War Society will be doing a re-enactment in the barn area of our beautiful historic...
Rockbourne Roman Villa
Join us as we celebrate 80 years since the chance discovery of Rockbourne Roman Villa. From the earliest Iron Age settlement to the opening of the current museum 50 years ago, we’ll explore the key...