Halls, Walls and Lepers

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Type: Guided Walk

Friday 18th May 2012 at 2pm.

£4.00 per person. Tickets are available from Christchurch Information Centre, Tel 01202 471780, or just turn up on the day but please be aware that numbers are limited. Under 16's go free.

By Mike Andrews- popular local historian. Meet under the arches of the Mayors Parlour, Saxon Square, High Street.

See the site of the old town Leper Hospital, the beautifully restored chain factory and the place where our stray animals were impounded. Find out where the best pint in Christchurch was brewed and stored deep underground. Discover the remains of the old town walls, built by the Saxons, and where they buried their dead. See the ducking stool where the village witches and scolds were dunked in the river.

Contact Details

Christchurch Library
29 High Street
Christchurch
Dorset
BH23 1AW

Tel: +44 01202 485938/ 569253

Road Directions

From A35, follow the signs to historic Christchurch.

Public Transport Directions

Bus: Wilts and Dorset and Yellow Buses operate a frequent service to and from Christchurch High Street
Rail: 5 mins walk from Christchurch Rail Station
Air: 15mins car journey from Bournemouth Airport