Buttercross & High Street
Buttercross
Winchester's pedestrian main street, where the 15th-century Gothic Buttercross, Tudor houses and Saxon-era street pattern survive.
High Street has been Winchester's main street for a thousand years, running from the statue of King Alfred in the east to the West Gate in the west. The Buttercross in the middle of the street was built in the 15th century; it is an ornately decorated Gothic stone structure, and the half-timbered Tudor houses around it and the 17th-century building with a projecting clock are very photogenic. Walk through the small arch beside the Buttercross to reach the cathedral lawns. The sides of High Street are mostly shops and cafés, with street markets on Wednesday and Saturday mornings and a monthly farmers' market, one of Britain's largest.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Winchester Cathedral
- Westgate Museum
- Winchester College
- Winchester Military Museums
- The Great Hall & Round Table
- Statue of Alfred the Great
- Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishop's Palace)
- Winchester City Mill