Gardens Wedding Venues in Winchester

Winchester

If you’re looking to get married in a Hampshire setting that combines timeless romance with vibrant city life, Winchester no doubt heads up your list! Situated at the edge of the breathtaking South Downs National Park, the area around Winchester evokes all the drama and romance of a Jane Austen novel - which is only fitting given the novelist’s close ties to the area. In fact, she’s buried in Winchester Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in Europe and the jewel in Winchester’s crown. The ruins of Wolvesey Castle are situated adjacent to the cathedral, and the Great Hall of Winchester Castle, built in the 13th century, still stands today and is a significant destination for visitors to the town.

While Winchester’s town centre retains much of it’s Georgian and Victorian properties, fans of the cosmopolitan will be delighted to find they are full of contemporary eateries, upmarket pubs, and decidedly modern boutiques. Even the market, held in Winchester for nearly a thousand years, is decidedly on-trend, with handmade soaps and artisanal ice creams.

Winchester is on the River Itchen which continues southward to Southampton about 13 miles away, and visitors by road can get here on the M3 motorway.  Winchester railway station is served by trains between London Waterloo and Southampton or Portsmouth, and -- less frequently -- by cross-country inter-city trains to the north of England via Birmingham.