A visit to the historic medieval town of Winchelsea in East Sussex

A walking tour around the historic medieval town of Winchelsea in East Sussex, in the south east of England. We start the walk at the town sign, which displays the emblem of the Cinque Port Confederation, on German Street. Next, we head into the Church of Saint Thomas, before seeking out the headstone of Spike Milligan. We continue by stepping out of Saint Thomas's grounds onto Winchelsea's High Street before heading down to the medieval Strand Gate and views over the Romney Marsh. We head back along Barrack Square, noting more of Winchelsea's 13th-century cellars, before discovering the old town well of Winchelsea. Our route takes us back via Winchelsea Court Hall and the New Inn pub, before heading up to the main road, the A259, or Rectory Lane. Here we find John Welsey's chapel & the remains of the Blackfriars's barn. We close our trip to Winchelsea by heading along Hiham Green towards School Hill & North Street before concluding at the Pipewell Gate Thanks so much for watching, and we'd love to hear from you so please leave a comment and don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss any of our travels: 🟢- http://ow.ly/ipl450zIttc ⏱️Timestamps⏱️ 00:00 - Our introduction to Winchelsea 00:18 - Where is Winchelsea? 00:48 - Exploring Historic Winchelsea; starting at the town sign 01:04 - The Church of St Thomas Winchelsea 03:21 - Around Winchelsea 03:57 - Strand Gate, Winchelsea 05:13 - More of the history of Winchelsea 05:38 - The Salutation Cellar of Winchelsea 06:16 - The old town well of Winchelsea 06:41 - Winchelsea Court Hall 07:29 - John Welsey's Chapel, Winchelsea 07:41 - Blackfriar's Barn Winchelsea 09:03 - Pipewell Gate, Winchelsea 📝 For more information check out our post 'Visiting enchanting Winchelsea in East Sussex' 📝 🔗 https://www.ourworldforyou.com/visiti... 🎬 You may also be interested in our video on Sandwich 🔗    • A visit to the historic medieval town of S...   👫 - Stay Social ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 📌 Facebook:   / ourworldforyou   📌 Twitter:   / ourworldforyou   📌 Instagram:   / ourworldforyou   📌 Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/OurWorldf...