Visiting & Venues
Winchester is a city steeped in history and with strong literary connections.
Home to Jane Austen and the inspiration behind Keats’ famous ode ‘To Autumn’. What better place to visit and listen to rich tales of fiction, explorations of fact and have the opportunity to pose your questions, get your books signed and meet your favourite authors.
All our venues are accessible and range from the intimate to the grand. Whether you prefer a debut writer or a star of stage and screen, the Winchester Books Festival has something for everyone.
Winchester Books Festival April 2025
A short recap from April 2025
Our Venues
The Arc
Jewry St, Winchester SO23 8SB (Capacity 175)
The Library
Jewry St, Winchester SO23 8SB (Capacity 50)
Middle Brook Centre
Middle Brook St, Winchester SO23 8DQ (Capacity 700)
The Guildhall
The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH (Capacity 525)
The Wessex Centre
8A The Cl, Winchester SO23 9LS (Capacity 100)
Our audiences love our festival events
“We came to see Ben Macintyre this evening and wanted to say thank you for arranging such a great evening.
The venue was perfect and we could have happily listened to him speak for hours!
We were grateful for the opportunity to have our books signed, and we were delighted to have a moment to speak with him.
We left feeling really enriched and have just signed up for the newsletter in anticipation of next year’s programme of events.“
