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Winchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral, you're bringing me dowhownnnn...love it or hate it, anyone who grew up in the 60's remembers that song.  Can you believe it was this song that led me to visit?  Yes, I am daft like that.  I have been wanting to visit Winchester for years now even though I didn't know much about it aside from the song and the fact it was the starting point for the South Downs Way which I intend to do some day. (just watch me!) Rail fares in the UK are not cheap which is why I subscribe to the mailing list of every train line. When a deal came up for Great Western Railway I jumped on it.  It wasn't the ten pound return deal I got to York but it was still quite a bit cheaper than the regular fare which I certainly wasn't about to pay for a day trip. Due to getting on the wrong train at my local station (cringe - that'll teach me not to double check where the incoming train is going) I ended up at Waterloo station with three minutes to spare.  I didn't k