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| Some of the places I've
walked for exercise and leisure this
month. |
| Places featured in the Walking Routes
pages plus selected other walks. |
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| More photos in the photo album |
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| Thursday 1 February |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk and
river path, under Northam Bridge,
Princes Street, Millbank Street,
Belvidere Road, Marine Parade,
Albert Road North, Itchen Bridge,
Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road,
Botley Road, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bowers Drive, Hamble Lane, High
Street and Hamble Square to Hamble
Quay. 9.31mi 14.98km. |
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| A coffee at Hamble Quay then
via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
School Lane, Hamble Point and
Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria
Country Park. Round the park and
through the woods to the café
for a cup of tea, sitting outside.
Out to Victoria Road, Station
Road and Netley Station. 3.01mi
4.84km. Train home. |
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| 12.32mi 19.83km. |
| A sunny start with high cloud
later. Mild with a chilly but
light breeze. |
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| Friday 2 February |
| Photo: Hamble Common |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk and
river path, under Northam Bridge,
Princes Street, Millbank Street,
Belvidere Road, Marine Parade,
Albert Road North, Itchen Bridge,
Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road,
Botley Road, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bowers Drive, Hamble Lane, High
Street and Hamble Square to Hamble
Quay. 9.31mi 14.98km. |
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| A coffee at Hamble Quay then
via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
School Lane, Hamble Common and
Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria
Country Park. Round the park and
through the woods to the café
for a cup of tea, sitting outside.
Out to Hound Road, Hound Way,
Station Road and Netley Station.
3.83mi 6.16km. Train home. |
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| 13.14mi 21.15km. |
| Feeling warm in some good sunny
spells. Cloud building later with
a stiff breeze. |
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| Monday 5 February |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle,
Bullar Road, Bitterne Road (Lances
Hill), Peartree Avenue, Bridge
Road, Portsmouth Road, Pound Road,
Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane and
Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
8.16mi 13.13km. |
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| A coffee break at Hamble Quay
then via Green Lane, School Lane,
Copse Lane, Hamble Lane, Ensign
Way and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods to
the café for a cup of tea,
sitting outside. Out to Victoria
Road, Station Road and Netley
Station. 3.78mi 6.08km. Train
home. |
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| 11.94mi 19.22km. |
| A cloudy, damp and breezy day.
Often with rain in the breeze.
Drizzle later at the country park.
Mild. |
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| Wednesday 7 February |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle,
Bullar Road, Bitterne Road, Northam
Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank
Street, Belvidere Road, Marine
Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen
Bridge, Bridge Road, Portsmouth
Road, Pound Road, Hamble Lane,
Satchell Lane and Hamble Square
to Hamble Quay. 8.75mi 14.08km.
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| A coffee at Hamble Quay then
via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
School Lane, Hamble Common and
Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria
Country Park. Round the park and
through the woods to the café
for a cup of tea, sitting outside.
Out to Hound Road, Hound Way,
Station Road and Netley Station.
4.11mi 6.61km. Train home. |
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| 12.86mi 20.70km. |
| Drizzle for the first few miles
then dry. A little less mild than
recently but also less windy. |
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| Saturday 10 February |
| Photo: Warsash |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge, Itchen boardwalk and (flooded)
river path, under Northam Bridge,
Princes Street, Millbank Street,
Belvidere Road, Marine Parade,
Albert Road North, Itchen Bridge,
Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road,
Lowford Hill, Portsmouth Road,
Oak Hill, Bridge Road, Barnes
Lane, Brook Lane, Shore Road,
Warsash waterfront and footpath
to the ferry pontoon. 10.02mi
16.13km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A coffee break at Hamble Quay,
then via Green Lane, School Lane,
Copse Lane, Hamble Lane, Ensign
Way and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods to
the café for a cup of tea,
sitting outside. From there, out
to Hamble Lane, Hound Road, Hound
Way, Station Road and Netley station.
5.00mi 8.05km. Train home. |
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| 15.02mi 24.17km. |
| A mild day with a sunny start
and high cloud later. A very high
tide after heavy rain left paths
flooded in places. |
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| Monday 12 February |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Riverside Park,
Mansbridge Road, Swaythling Road,
Church Hill, Moorhill Road, Moorhill
Gardens, Thornhill Park Road,
Kanes Hill, West End Road, Bursledon
Road, Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's
Drive, Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane
and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
Road to car park flooded so Hamble
Square, School Lane and Green
Lane to try from the other end.
Also too deep so back to the village
for a coffee. After that the tide
was beginning to fall and I was
able to splash my way to Hamble
Quay. 9.85mi 15.85km. |
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| From Hamble Quay via Hamble
Square, High Street, Hamble Lane,
Coach Road, Westfield Common and
Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria
Country Park. Round the park and
through the woods to the café.
A cup of tea outside in the sun.
Home from the country park via
Victoria Road, the footpath across
Conker Field, Weston Parade, Weston
Shore, Victoria Road, Bridge Road,
Itchen Bridge, Albert Road North,
Marine Parade, Belvidere Road,
Millbank Street, Princes Street,
under Northam Bridge, along the
river path and boardwalk to the
Horseshoe Bridge and through St
Denys. 8.60mi 13.84km. |
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| 18.45mi 29.69km. |
| A sunny and mild day despite
a chilly breeze. Likely to be
the only dry day this week. Very
high tides at the moment. |
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| Friday 16 February |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk and
river path, under Northam Bridge,
Princes Street, Millbank Street,
Belvidere Road, Marine Parade,
Albert Road North, Itchen Bridge,
Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road,
Pound Road, Hamble Lane, High
Street and Hamble Square to Hamble
Quay. 8.16mi 13.13km. |
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| A break for a coffee by the
river then via Green Lane, School
Lane, Hamble Point car park and
Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria
Country Park. Round the park and
through the woods to the café.
A cup of tea, sitting outside.
From there, home via Victoria
Road, Conker Field, Weston Parade,
Weston Shore, Victoria Road, Bridge
Road, Peartree Avenue, Bitterne
Road (Lances Hill), Bullar Road,
Bitterne Park Triangle, Cobden
Bridge and St Denys Road. 9.13mi
14.69km. |
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| 17.29mi 27.83km. |
| Started and ended cloudy with
a good sunny spell while at Hamble
Quay. Breezy along Hamble Shore
and along Weston Shore. Mild. |
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| Monday 19 February |
| Photo: Westfield Common |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle,
Bullar Road, Bitterne Road, Northam
Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank
Street, Belvidere Road, Marine
Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen
Bridge, Bridge Road, Portsmouth
Road, Botley Road, Bursledon Road,
Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's Drive,
Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane and
Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
9.62mi 15.48km. |
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| A break with a coffee by the
river Hamble. From Hamble Quay
via Green Lane, School Lane, Copse
Lane, Hamble Lane, Coach Road,
Westfield Common and Hamble Shore
to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Round the park and through
the woods to the café.
A cup of tea, sitting outside
with some friends. From the country
park to Netley station via Hound
Road and the footpath to The Badgers.
3.08mi 4.96km. Train home. |
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| 12.70mi 20.44km. |
| Mostly cloudy. Mild and breezy. |
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| Tuesday 20 February |
| Photo: Hamble Common |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle,
Bullar Road, Bitterne Road, Northam
Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank
Street, Belvidere Road, Marine
Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen
Bridge, Bridge Road, Portsmouth
Road, Pound Road, Hamble Lane,
Satchell Lane and Hamble Square
to Hamble Quay. 8.75mi 14.08km. |
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| A break with a coffee by the
river in Hamble. Then via Green
Lane, Hamble Common, School Lane
footpath, Hamble Point car park
and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Across
the park to the café. A
cup of tea, sitting outside. From
the country park to Netley station
via Victoria Road and Station
Road. 3.93mi 6.32km. Train home. |
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| 12.68mi 20.41km. |
| Cloudy and mild but feeling
cold in a strengthening wind.
Hamble Common very muddy. |
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| Friday 23 February |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle,
Bullar Road, Bitterne Road, Northam
Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank
Street, Belvidere Road, Marine
Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen
Bridge, Bridge Road, Portsmouth
Road, Botley Road, Bursledon Road,
Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's Drive,
Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane and
Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
9.46mi 15.22km. |
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| A break with a coffee by the
river in Hamble. From Hamble Quay
via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
School Lane, Hamble Common and
Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria
Country Park. Round the park and
through the woods to the café.
A cup of tea, sitting outside.
From the country park to Netley
station via Victoria Road and
Station Road.. 3.95mi 6.36km.
Train home. |
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| 13.41mi 21.58km. |
| Heavy cloud at times with some
good sunny spells. A chilly wind.
Showers forecast but managed the
whole walk in the dry. Hamble
Common very wet and muddy. |
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| Tuesday 27 February |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle,
Bullar Road, Bitterne Road, Northam
Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank
Street, Belvidere Road, Marine
Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen
Bridge, Bridge Road, Portsmouth
Road, Botley Road, Bursledon Road,
Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's Drive,
Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane and
Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
9.61mi 15.47km. |
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| A refreshment break at Hamble
Quay. From there, via Green Lane,
School Lane, High Street, Hamble
Lane, Ensign Way and Hamble Shore
to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Sat by the water for a while
then round the park to the café.
Found a seat in the sun with a
cup of tea. From the country park,
via Hamble Lane, Hound Road (towards
Netley), Hound Road (towards the
country park), the footpath and
The Badgers to Netley station.
4.63mi 7.45km. Train home. |
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| 14.24mi 22.92km. |
| A chilly and cloudy start but
became sunny later. The light
breeze made it quite pleasant.
Sunday had been very wet and Monday
very windy. |
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| Wednesday 28 February |
| Photo: Royal Victoria Country
Park |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle,
Bullar Road, Bitterne Road, Northam
Bridge, Princes Street, Millbank
Street, Belvidere Road, Marine
Parade, Albert Road North, Itchen
Bridge, Bridge Road, Portsmouth
Road, Botley Road, Bursledon Road,
Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's Drive,
Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane and
Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
9.61mi 15.47km. |
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| A coffee at Hamble Quay then
via Green Lane, School Lane, Copse
Lane, Hamble Lane, Ensign Way
and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods to
the café. Sheltered from
the drizzle with a cup of tea.
From the country park, via Victoria
Road and Station Road to Netley
station. 3.80mi 6.12km. Train
home. |
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| 13.41mi 21.58km. |
| Cloudy with light rain starting
as I arrived in Hamble. Damp or
wet for the rest of the day. |
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