Winchester Cathedral Bike Route: A Scenic Ride through History

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51.9 mi
3,615 ft
03h20
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Last verified: 11 June 2025

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Explore Winchesters Stunning Cathedral on a Scenic Bike Route through Itchen Abbas and Itchen Valley. Discover the Beauty of Hampshires Countryside at Your Own Pace.

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Difficulty level: Medium (73/100)

Length: 51.9 mi

Duration: 03h20


Total ascent: 3,615 ft

Maximal slope: 6.6 %

Average slope: 1.3 %

Net ascent: 0 ft

Total descent: 3,615 ft

Difficulty level according to the author: 1/10

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 51.9 mi (100 %)

Cobblestones: 62 ft (0 %)

Bike paths: 1.14 mi (2 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 2,102 ft (1 %)

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        1. Itchen Abbas railway station

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          The Itchen Abbas railway station was in the county of Hampshire in England and opened on 2 October …
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        2. Itchen Abbas

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          Itchen Abbas is a village on the River Itchen about 4 miles north-east of Winchester in …
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        3. Itchen Abbas

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          Itchen Abbas is mentioned in the Hampshire Folk Song "Avington Pond" as the place where the …
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        4. St. John The Baptist of E Church

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          The Church of England parish church of St. John the Baptist was originally Norman and retains an …
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        5. Avington Park

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          Avington House is a 16th-century English country house which stands in Avington Park in the Itchen …
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        6. Itchen Valley

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          Itchen Valley is a civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. Forming part of the City of …
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        7. St Swithun's School

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          St Swithun's School is an independent day, weekly and full-boarding school for girls in …
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        8. Textile Conservation Centre

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          The Textile Conservation Centre is a specialist centre for research and training at the …
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        9. Hyde Abbey

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          Hyde Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery just outside the walls of Winchester, Hampshire, …
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        10. Winchester School of Art

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          Winchester School of Art is the art school of the University of Southampton, situated 10 miles …
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        11. Holy Trinity Church

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          Holy Trinity is a Commissioners' church, one of many built with money voted by Parliament as a …
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        12. Winchester

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          In the novel The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett, which traces English historical events from …

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        13. Winchester

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          Winchester railway station was, for the first six years after the opening of the line, the …
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        14. Winchester College

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          Winchester College is a public school in Winchester, Hampshire. It was founded by William of …
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        15. The Pilgrims' School

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          The Pilgrims' School is a boys' preparatory school and cathedral school in the cathedral city of …
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        16. Winchester Cathedral

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          The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun, commonly …
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        17. Stephen Gardiner

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          Stephen Gardiner (c. 1483 - 12 November 1555) was an English Roman Catholic bishop and politician …
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        18. Rout of Winchester

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          In the Rout of Winchester the army of imprisoned King Stephen of England, led by his wife, Queen …
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        19. St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church

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          St Swithun upon Kingsgate is a Church of England church in Winchester, Hampshire, England, built …
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        20. Old Minster

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          The Old Minster was the Anglo-Saxon cathedral for the diocese of Wessex and then Winchester from …
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        21. St Maurice's Church

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          St Maurice’s Church, Winchester was a parish church in the Church of England in Winchester, …
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        22. Winchester College Ground

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          Winchester College Ground is a cricket ground in Winchester, Hampshire. The ground is the …
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        23. Hospital of St Cross

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          The Hospital of St Cross and Almshouse of Noble Poverty is a medieval almshouse in Winchester, …
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        24. Hockley Railway Viaduct

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          The Hockley Railway Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct to the south of Winchester in Hampshire, …
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        25. Compton and Shawford

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          Compton and Shawford is a civil parish in the City of Winchester district, immediately southwest …
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        26. Twyford School

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          Twyford School is a co-educational, independent, preparatory boarding and day school, located in …
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        27. Owslebury

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          Owslebury is a village and civil parish in the county of Hampshire, in the south of England …
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        28. Marwell Zoo

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          Marwell Zoo is a 140-acre zoo situated in Colden Common near Winchester, in the English county of …
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        29. Fair Oak Lodge

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          Fair Oak Lodge is a former country house in the village of Fair Oak, Hampshire. Much of the …
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        30. Durley Halt railway station

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          Durley Halt railway station was the only intermediate stop on the 3+3⁄4 mile Bishops Waltham …
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        31. Swanmore College

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          Swanmore College is an 11–16 mixed secondary community school in Swanmore, Hampshire, England. The …
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        32. Church of Saint Barnabas

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          The Church of St Barnabas is the Church of England parish church of Swanmore near Southampton in …
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        33. Swanmore

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          Swanmore is a rural village and civil parish situated in the Meon Valley, Hampshire, England. It …
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        34. Soberton

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          Soberton is a village in the Meon Valley, Hampshire, England, east of the A32 and a few miles …
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        35. Henwood Down

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          Henwood Down is one of the highest points in the county of Hampshire, England, and in the South …
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        36. Bramdean Common

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          Bramdean means "the valley where brooms grow" - broom being the gorse bush originally prevalent in …
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        37. Bighton

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          Bighton is a village and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. …
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        38. Alresford Pond

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          Alresford Pond is a 30.2-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in New Alresford …
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        39. Old Alresford House

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          Old Alresford House is an 18th-century Georgian country house in Old Alresford, Hampshire, …
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        40. River Alre

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          River Alre is a classic English chalk stream with shallow gravel bottom and fast flowing waters …
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        41. Itchin Stoke Down

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          Itchin Stoke Down is a rural location near the town of Alresford in Hampshire. It was used as a …
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        42. Perins School

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          Perins School is an academy, Sports College and secondary school in New Alresford, Hampshire, …
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        43. River Alre

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          The River Alre is a tributary of the River Itchen in Hampshire in the south of England. It rises …
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        Itchen Abbas railway station
        Itchen Abbas
        Itchen Abbas
        St. John The Baptist of E Church
        Avington Park
        Itchen Valley
        St Swithun's School
        Textile Conservation Centre
        Hyde Abbey
        Winchester School of Art
        Holy Trinity Church
        Winchester
        Winchester
        Winchester College
        The Pilgrims' School
        Winchester Cathedral
        Stephen Gardiner
        Rout of Winchester
        St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church
        Old Minster
        St Maurice's Church
        Winchester College Ground
        Hospital of St Cross
        Hockley Railway Viaduct
        Compton and Shawford
        Twyford School
        Owslebury
        Marwell Zoo
        Fair Oak Lodge
        Durley Halt railway station
        Swanmore College
        Church of Saint Barnabas
        Swanmore
        Soberton
        Henwood Down
        Bramdean Common
        Bighton
        Alresford Pond
        Old Alresford House
        River Alre
        Itchin Stoke Down
        Perins School
        River Alre
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