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More about Winchester

Just an hour from London and well-served by transport links of every kind, Winchester is an ideal location for conferences and corporate meetings of all shapes and sizes. Hampshire's county town and surrounding district offer quality venues in memorable settings, with excellent support services. From purpose-built conference centres to unusual alternatives, Winchester is the perfect place to impress colleagues and customers.

To find out more about England's ancient capital, click on our weblink and explore the official tourism website: www.visitwinchester.co.uk

Directions

Located in the South of England, Winchester has excellent rail links with London and a local airport at Southampton, the main ports at Southampton and Portsmouth are also near by.

By Road - Winchester is connected to the motorway network with easy access from all parts of the country. Drivers approaching Winchester from the north should exit at junction 9 on the M3. At junction 10, motorists can only access and exit the M3 from the south.

Driving to Winchester from ...

• London - M3
• South Coast - M27 and M3
• Midlands and North - M40, A34 and M3
• West Country - A303, A34 and M3
• South-East - M20, M25 and M3 or A272

Navigate yourself to Winchester

Map of Winchester City Centre

By Rail - Winchester is served by the mainline route between London Waterloo and the South Coast. Fast services to London Waterloo take approximately 55 minutes. There are also regular connections to the Midlands and the North.

South West Trains
National Rail information on timetables and real-time train running information
Telephone 08457 48 49 50 for National Rail Enquiries.

By Sea - Winchester is a 45 minute drive from the south coast port of Portsmouth. The Kent ports and the Channel Tunnel are 2 to 3 hours' drive away using the motorway network.

Brittany Ferries sail into Portsmouth from St Malo and Caen
P&O Ferries sail from Le Havre, Cherbourg and Bilbao
P&O Ferris from Portsmouth

By Coach - National Express runs regular coach services from London, Heathrow, Oxford and Southampton with connections from most other destinations in the UK.

Telephone 0990 808080 for National Express enquiries.

By Air - The closest airport to Winchester is Southampton International (at Eastleigh), with daily flights from Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam as well as from the Channel Islands, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
BAA Southampton Airport Information Line 0870 040 0009

London Heathrow is 50 miles away and London Gatwick is 72 miles away. There are regular road, rail and coach links from both of these airports with the motorway journey time to Winchester between 1 and 2 hours.

Package ideas
Meetings in Winchester are never dull. Venues offer a host of unusual activities for delegates, including ghost and wine cellar tours, canon-firing, Scalextric battles and sunset safaris. And there's plenty to offer for partner programmes, too, from walking tours of the historic city and cathedral to nights at the Theatre Royal Winchester and shopping sprees.

Meetings in Winchester are never dull. Venues offer a host of unusual activities for delegates, including ghost and wine cellar tours, canon-firing, Scalextric battles and sunset safaris. And there's plenty to offer for partner programmes, too, from walking tours of the historic city and cathedral to nights at the Theatre Royal Winchester and shopping sprees.