FREE themed tours of Winchester will be offered by the city's tourist guides next week.

The city Blue Badge Guides will offer the tours to mark International Day of the Tourist Guides, Monday February 21.

The tours will leave the Guildhall at 10.30am, Winchester waterways; 11.30am, Keats Walk to St Cross; 2pm, Hyde and Hyde Abbey Gardens.

Numbers are limited and it is advisable to book a place by ringing the tourist information centre on 01962 840500.