WOOLAVINGTON WI CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TRIP 2013
The journey to Winchester was shorter than anticipated giving us five hours in which to explore and shop in this ancient city. Alighting from the coach under the watchful eye of the King Alfred statue in the Broadway all 49 members and friends quickly dispersed, several making for the nearest café for coffee before hitting the Christmas Market.
The Market, inspired by traditional German Christmas markets, consists of over 90 wooden chalets situated in the cathedral's historic Inner Close. Exhibitors are hand-picked for their interesting, high quality and unique products, many of which cannot be bought on the High Street and are almost all British made.
As well as the Christmas Market there were many other places to shop, the Brooks Shopping centre and lots of smaller shops in the side streets. The city had retained the character of an older time and even in the High Street the usual large shops were not intrusive.
Not all confined themselves to shopping; there was the Cathedral to explore and two members sought out the Hampshire Record Office, returning with a copy of an ancestor's 1832 will!
Another excellent day out.
The journey to Winchester was shorter than anticipated giving us five hours in which to explore and shop in this ancient city. Alighting from the coach under the watchful eye of the King Alfred statue in the Broadway all 49 members and friends quickly dispersed, several making for the nearest café for coffee before hitting the Christmas Market.
The Market, inspired by traditional German Christmas markets, consists of over 90 wooden chalets situated in the cathedral's historic Inner Close. Exhibitors are hand-picked for their interesting, high quality and unique products, many of which cannot be bought on the High Street and are almost all British made.
As well as the Christmas Market there were many other places to shop, the Brooks Shopping centre and lots of smaller shops in the side streets. The city had retained the character of an older time and even in the High Street the usual large shops were not intrusive.
Not all confined themselves to shopping; there was the Cathedral to explore and two members sought out the Hampshire Record Office, returning with a copy of an ancestor's 1832 will!
Another excellent day out.