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In article <>,
(Jbrodie1750) wrote:

    > >> We are thinking of Winchester as a "day trip" from London? Is it
    > > worth a
    > >> visit? If not...any suggestions?
    > >>
    > >> Thanks,
    > >>
    > >> jb
    > >
    > >It really depends what you are looking for.
    > >
    > >Have you been to Brighton ?
    >
    > Here's the situation...we want to avoid the jet lag scenario of
    > crashing at the
    > hotel a few hours after landing at Heathrow...so we thought if we
    > immediately
    > headed out of town it would keep us awake. What are we looking for? A
    > small
    > town with on the order of Rye (but we have already been there) that has
    > a good
    > used bookshop!

Winchester is a small and very historic town; the main attraction is the
cathedral but Olde Englande in general is thick on the ground. The only
bookshop that comes to mind is, I think, called The Winchester Bookshop.
There are some lovely forests and attractive little villages in the area,
for which you'd need a car.

An interesting alternative is Lewes (pronounced like Lewis). Georgian and
earlier architecture, castle, big arts scene, and two excellent bookshops:
Cumming's and Bow Windows, both on the high street. Also not far from
Brighton if you wished to pursue another poster's suggestion and see that
town.

Heathrow -> Lewes by train should take about two hours via London
Victoria.