Park
St. Giles Hill - View Point
8 locals recommend,
Tips from locals
Sam And Becca
May 24, 2018
Wonderful park nearby with space for kicking a ball, playing hide and seek and a great look out across Winchester.
Bali
September 17, 2019
St. Giles Hill is the summit of a Chalk Spur, which fails steeply to east bank of River Itchen. Formerly a bare down, on which, in the late 11th Century, the St. Giles Fair, the largest fair in Europe was held every September. For the sixteen days of the fair, all other trading in Winchester ceased, and the Bishop received the revenues normally due to the King. Encroached upon by villa building at the end of the 19th Century, when the trees to be seen today were planted. Public outcry stopped the building, and saved the summit and south west slopes of hill as open space, which affords magnificent views over the City and St. Catherine’s Hill. Free of charge.
St. Giles Hill is the summit of a Chalk Spur, which fails steeply to east bank of River Itchen. Formerly a bare down, on which, in the late 11th Century, the St. Giles Fair, the largest fair in Europe was held every September. For the sixteen days of the fair, all other trading in Winchester ceased…
Rebecca
September 30, 2021
Walk up the hill to see a great view of Winchester.
Isabel
June 8, 2021
Another hill, closer to town, with great views of the city.
Lucy
October 7, 2021
Fab birds eye view of Winchester (plus a beautiful secluded park). Quite a few steps up though!
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Location
Winchester, England