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Remains of Winchester Palace, Clink Street and waterfront

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📷 Robert Lamb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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About Remains of Winchester Palace, Clink Street and waterfront

Winchester Palace was a 12th-century bishop's palace that served as the London townhouse of the Bishops of Winchester. It was located in the parish of Southwark in Surrey, on the south bank of the River Thames on what is now Clink Street in the London Borough of Southwark, near Southwark Priory. Grade II listed remains of the demolished palace survive on the site today, designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument, under the care of English Heritage.

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Caffè Nero — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Mudflats priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green Link Walk (Section 2)Walking route
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Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Middlesex Street Estate PedwaysWalking route
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Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route
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Bishopsgate pedwaysWalking route
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Cycling

559 signed routes nearby

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Cycleway 3Cycling route
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LCN 22Cycling route
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Lee Valley VeloPark Road CircuitCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

View of the remains of Winchester Palace from Cathedral Street

📷 Robert Lamb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View of the remains of Winchester Palace from Cathedral Street

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🌱Mile End ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱London FieldsUrban park4.3 km→🌱London FieldsUrban park4.3 km→🌱Geraldine Mary Harmsworth ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Archbishop's ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Archbishop's ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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