| One of the many tourist attractions in
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| | College, Oxford. These colleges were on a
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| the city of Winchester is Winchester
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| | scale hitherto undreamed of in English
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| College. It is the oldest, continuously
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| | education and became the model for Eton,
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| run boys' schools in England and its
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| | King's College and Cambridge later in the
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| passed pupils have gone on to be many of
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| | fifteenth century.
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| Britain's great politicians, artists and
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| | The original college began with 70
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| writers. Although a private school,
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| | scholars, 2 schoolmasters and a warden
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| members of the public can gain an insight
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| | and ten fellows. Today there are over 600
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| into the school by simply turning up and
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| | pupils and over 80 full-time teachers.
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| going on a guided walk.
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| | The facilities of the school are
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| The city of Winchester in Hampshire is
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| | unsurpassed by most other schools in
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| quite rightly renowned throughout the
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| | England. Today, these include a concert
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| world for its many treasures. It can
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| | hall, music school, theatre, science
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| arguably boast to have the most beautiful
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| | school, art school and physical education
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| cathedral in all of England. It was also
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| | centre. The school's academic record
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| once the ancient capital of England. It
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| | speaks for itself.
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| was made the capital by one of England's
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| | Although the school is private, the
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| greatest kings; King Alfred the Great -
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| | tourist can avail himself of guided
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| the only king in England to be given the
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| | tours. No prior appointment is needed for
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| title 'the Great'. Winchester also was
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| | individuals, though groups will need to
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| his finally resting place, as indeed it
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| | book in advance. The tour begins at the
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| was for one of English literature's
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| | Porter's Gate, which is located on
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| greatest novelists, Jane Austen. You can
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| | College Street, just through Kingsgate.
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| visit both of their resting places in the
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| | Tour times can vary but are typically
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| great city. The city has remained an
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| | every 2 hours. Times can be found on the
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| unspoilt, beautiful and compact city.
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| | chalk board outside the Porter's Gate.
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| Another of its gems is Winchester
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| | The visitor can also choose to walk along
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| College. The college was granted its
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| | the river Itchen where one can see the
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| charter in 1382 to Bishop William of
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| | playing fields of the college. The walk
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| Wykeham. Building of the college began in
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| | along the river is idyllic and will
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| 1387 and the first scholars entered the
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| | eventually lead you to St Cross Hospital
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| college in 1394. William of Wykeham, as
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| | -another ancient place of worship,
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| well as being one of the richest men of
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| | founded to relieve the poor of the
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| his day, was one of the greatest
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| | parish.
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| architectural and artistic patrons of his
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| | If you have the time, a tour of
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| day and his medieval buildings at the
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| | Winchester College is well worth while.
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| College are still in use, mostly for
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| | You'll enter a world that very few of us
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| their original purposes. As well as
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| | rarely have the chance to experience.
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| Winchester College, he also founded New
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