Visit the town centre and harbour. View picturesque photos of the rivers. Watch streaming video of the town centre and riversides. View panoramas of key points of interest. Clicking on thumbnails will enlarge images, initiate an interactive picture of today/previous time or use the photo album to view the photos full size. All this from the convenience of your desktop. Use the menu on the left under "Virtual Tours" to navigate.

Take a look at the town centre and streets, many of the buildings have stood in their locations for two centuries or more. Wander alongside the banks of the River Avon and the Millstream. Picturesque views of the River Stour as it flows towards the harbour and finally the sea. Visit the harbour, a natural safe haven, where it gives access to the sea past Mudeford Quay. Pictures pop-up in a custom window (subject to your javascript / security settings) and can be closed by the "close window" at the bottom of the page. Some of these images are interactive, ie; you can view different angles or are Panoramic.

{mosgoogle right} Panoramas. Depending on your connection speed the panorama will load and allow you to look around the selected area. The image automatically rotates but to stop click on image and then you can control direction using your mouse. To restart the rotation refresh the page using your browser button. Note: Java is required, from Sun Micro Systems the original developer. (Recommended) Click here for more info and to download Java Runtime plug-in or update.

Today & Days Gone By

The pictures found in Virtual Tour show Christchurch as it is today. If you are interested in viewing photos of how the town has changed, it's landscape, buildings and architecture since Victorian, Edwardian and later visit Two Centuries which is to be found in History.

Internet Streaming Video

Progressive streaming video means that you do not have to download the movie, it is streamed in packets to your computer.  These videos have been optimised for DSL / Broadband at two speeds, 512Kb(600Kb) and 1Mb(1024Kb) to allow the widest audiences.

Movies now available in Windows Media format. Encoded for 512Kb and up high speed internet connection using the latest codecs, Version 9. Most Movies are processed in 16:9 format (Widescreen).   Media player is an integral part of Windows XP but earlier systems, 98SE, Millennium with updated media player will work too. Minimum requirements are Media player 7,   IE 5.5 and above, Firefox  with the required plug-ins. Latest Windows Media player update is Version 11 for Windows XP and Vista and is available free from Microsoft.
Click here to Download Media Player Latest Version