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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 2 May |
| Photo: Weston Parade |
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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, Victoria
Road, Weston Shore, Weston Parade,
footpath, Conker Field, Victoria
Road, Royal Victoria Country Park,
Hamble Lane, High Street and Hamble
Square to Hamble Quay. 8.59mi
13.82km. |
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| A coffee break by the river,
then Green Lane, 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 via Hound
Road and Hamble Lane to Hamble
station. 4.00mi 6.44km. Train
home. |
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| 12.59mi 20.26km. |
| A cloudy, damp and misty day
after overnight thunder. A chilly
breeze along the shore. |
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| Saturday 4 May |
| Photo: Warsash Ferry Hard |
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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, Lowford
Hill, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill
and Bridge Road to Sarisbury Green.
Sat for a while with a cool drink
then via Barnes Lane, Brook Lane,
Shore Road, waterfront and footpath
to the ferry hard. 10.18mi 16.38km.
Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break with a drink at Hamble
Quay then via Green Lane, Hamble
Common, School Lane footpath,
Hamble Point car park and Hamble
Shore to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Round the park and through
the woods to the café.
Relaxed with a drink outside the
café. From there to Hamble
station via Hound Road, The Orchard,
Hamble Rail Trail footpath and
Hamble Lane. 4.09mi 6.58km. Train
home. |
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| 14.27mi 22.97km. |
| A warm and sunny day with only
a light breeze. Hamble Common
still wet and muddy but this feels
like spring at last. |
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| Wednesday 8 May |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, 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, Satchell Lane and Hamble
Square to Hamble Quay. 8.37mi
13.47km. |
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| A coffee break by the river,
then 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 via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail
Trail footpath and Hamble Lane
to Hamble station. 3.85mi 6.20km.
Train home. |
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| 12.22mi 19.67km. |
| Sunny and warm. |
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| Thursday 9 May |
| Photo: River Hamble |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle,
Bullar Road, Bitterne Road (Lances
Hill), Bitterne shopping precinct,
Bursledon Road, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Jurd
Way, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill,
Bridge Road, Swanwick Shore Road,
river path, marina, river path,
footpath, Passage Lane, Shore
Road, Newtown Road, Strawberry
Field and the footpath to Shore
Road waterfront. A break there,
then along the footpath to the
ferry pontoon. 9.02mi 14.52km.
Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break by the river in Hamble
then via Hamble Square, High Street,
Hamble Lane, Ensign Way and Hamble
Shore to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Round the park and through
the woods to the café.
A break outside the café,
then Hound Road and Hamble Lane
to Hamble station. 3.68mi 5.92km.
Train home. |
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| 12.70mi 20.44km. |
| Warm and sunny again with just
a light breeze. |
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| Friday 10 May |
| Photo: Hamble Common |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, 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, Satchell Lane and Hamble
Square to Hamble Quay. 8.45mi
13.60km. |
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| A break with a cool drink by
the river, then Green Lane, Hamble
Common, School lane, Hamble Common
and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park to the café. A cup
of tea sitting outside. From the
country park via Hound Road, The
Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail footpath
and Hamble Lane to Hamble station.
3.74mi 6.02km. Train home. |
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| 12.19mi 19.62km. |
| Sunny and warm with a gentle
breeze. |
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| Saturday 11 May |
| Photo: Warsash |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle,
Bullar Road, Bitterne Road (Lances
Hill), Bitterne shopping precinct,
Bursledon Road, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Jurd
Way, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill,
Bridge Road to Sarisbury Green.
A short break with a drink then
Barnes Lane, Brook Lane, Newtown
Road, Hook Park Road, footpath
through Hook local nature reserve
to the beach, river path, Strawberry
Field, Newtown Road, Warsash Road
Co-op, Shore Road, Passage Lane
and footpath to the ferry pontoon.
10.65mi 17.14km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
Hamble Square, High Street, Hamble
Lane, Coach Road, Westfield Common
and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park for a break in the woods.
From the country park via Hamble
Rail Trail and Hamble Lane to
Hamble station. 3.56mi 5.73km.
Train home. |
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| 14.21mi 22.87km. |
| Warm and sunny again. |
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| Tuesday 14 May |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, river
path, under 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. 9.26mi 14.90km. |
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then 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 via Hound
Road, footpath and The Badgers
to Netley station. 3.15mi 5.07km.
Train home. |
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| 12.41mi 19.97km. |
| Heavy cloud with some sunny
spells. More generally sunny later.
Windy. |
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| Wednesday 15 May |
| Photo: Warsash Ferry Hard |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle,
Bullar Road, Bitterne Road (Lances
Hill), Bitterne shopping precinct,
Bursledon Road, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Jurd
Way, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill,
Bridge Road, Southampton Road,
Southampton Hill (Titchfield),
High Street, Coach Hill, Common
Lane, Warsash Road, Shore Road
(Warsash), waterfront, footpath
to the ferry hard. 13.41mi 21.58km.
Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break by the river in Hamble
then Hamble Square, High Street,
Hamble Lane, Ensign Way and Hamble
Shore to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Sat for a while by the shore
before heading round the country
park and through the woods to
the café. A cup of tea
while sitting outside the café.
From there via Hound Road, The
Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail and
Hamble Lane to Hamble station.
3.60mi 5.79km. Train home. |
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| 17.01mi 27.37km. |
| Sunny with light clouds and
a cold breeze. |
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| Friday 17 May |
| Photo: Hamble Quay from the
ferry |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, 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, Lowford Hill, Portsmouth
Road, Oak Hill, Bridge Road, Swanwick
Shore Road, River Hamble path,
marina, River Hamble path, footpath,
Passage Lane, Shore Road, waterfront
and back along the footpath to
the ferry hard. 10.02mi 16.13km.
Ferry to Hamble. |
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river. From Hamble Quay via Green
Lane, Hamble Common, School Lane
footpath, Hamble Point car park
and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods to
the café. A break with
a drink outside the café
and then via Hound Road and Hamble
Lane to Hamble station. 4.14mi
6.66km. Train home. |
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| 14.16mi 22.79km. |
| Sunny despite some big clouds.
A light breeze. |
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| Monday 20 May |
| Photo: Hamble Common |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, river
path, under 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. 9.25mi 14.89km. |
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| A break with a drink by the
river. From Hamble Quay via Green
Lane, Hamble Common, School Lane
footpath, Hamble Point car park
and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods to
the café. A break with
a drink outside the café
then via Hound Road, The Orchard,
Hamble Rail Trail footpath and
Hamble Lane to Hamble station.
4.09mi 6.58km. Train home. |
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| 13.34mi 21.47km. |
| Mostly sunny with well broken
cloud. A light breeze. |
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| Thursday 23 May |
| Photo: Hook (Warsash) Beach |
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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, Lowford
Hill, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill
and Bridge Road to Sarisbury Green.
Stopped briefly with a cool drink
then via Barnes Lane, Brook Lane,
Newtown Road, Hook Park Road,
footpath through the local nature
reserve, beach, river path, Shore
Road waterfront and footpath to
the ferry pontoon. 11.91mi 19.17km.
Ferry to Hamble. |
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Quay then via Green Lane, Hamble
Common, School Lane, Hamble Common
and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Sat by
the shore for a while before walking
round the park and through the
woods to the café. Relaxed
with a drink outside the café.
From there to Hamble station via
Hound Road and Hamble Lane. 4.01mi
6.45km. Train home. |
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| 15.92mi 25.62km. |
| A mostly sunny day with a light
breeze. |
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| Friday 24 May |
| Photo: Hamble Common |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, river
path, under 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. 9.31mi 14.98km. |
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river. From Hamble Quay via Green
Lane, Hamble Common, School Lane
footpath, Hamble Common towards
Hamble Shore but turning back
towards Copse Lane, Copse Lane,
Hamble Lane, footpath into the
Royal Victoria Country Park, round
the park and through the woods
to the café. A break with
a drink outside the café
then via Victoria Road and Station
Road to Netley station. Train
delayed so via The Badgers and
the footpath to Hound Road, Hamble
Lane and Hamble station. Train
now cancelled so back to the country
park café via Hamble Rail
Trail and The Orchard. A short
break with a drink before returning
to Netley station via Hound Road,
the footpath and The Badgers.
6.53mi 10.51km. Train home. |
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| 15.84mi 25.49km. |
| Cloudy and cool. |
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| Saturday 25 May |
| Photo: Hook, Warsash, Southampton
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle,
Bullar Road, Bitterne Road (Lances
Hill), Bitterne shopping precinct,
Bursledon Road, Le Marechal Avenue,
Bower's Drive, Hamble Lane, Jurd
Way, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill,
Bridge Road to Sarisbury Green.
A short break with a drink then
Barnes Lane, Brook Lane, Newtown
Road, Hook Park Road, footpath
through Hook local nature reserve
to the beach. A break at the beach
before going along the river path,
Strawberry Field, Newtown Road,
Warsash Road Co-op, Shore Road
and waterfront hen the footpath
to the ferry pontoon. 10.92mi
17.57km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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Green Lane, Hamble Common, School
Lane footpath, Hamble Point car
park and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park for a break outside the café.
From the country park via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail
Trail footpath and Hamble Lane
to Hamble station. 3.95mi 6.36km.
Train home. |
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| 14.87mi 23.93km. |
| Warm and sunny with a light
breeze. |
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| Monday 27 May |
| Photo: River Hamble |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, river
path, under Northam Bridge, Princes
Street, Millbank Street, Belvidere
Road, Rochester Street, Britannia
Road (road closure), Marine Parade,
Albert Road North, Itchen Bridge,
Bridge Road, Portsmouth Road,
Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Lowford
Hill, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill,
Bridge Road, Swanwick Shore Road,
River Hamble path, marina, River
Hamble path, footpath, Passage
Lane, Shore Road, waterfront and
back along the footpath to the
ferry pontoon. 10.08mi 16.22km.
Ferry to Hamble. |
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river. From Hamble Quay via Hamble
Square, High Street, Hamble Lane,
Ensign Way and Hamble Shore to
the Royal Victoria Country Park.
Round the park and through the
woods to the café. A break
with a drink outside the café
and then via Hound Road, Hound
Way and Station Road to Netley
station. 3.54mi 5.70km. Train
home. |
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| 13.62mi 21.92km. |
| A sunny start with cloud slowly
building. Windy. A light shower
at the country park. |
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| Wednesday 29 May |
| Photo:Hamble Shore |
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| From home via St Denys (Horseshoe
Bridge), Itchen boardwalk, river
path, under 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. 9.27mi 14.92km. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
Green Lane, Hamble Common, School
Lane footpath, Hamble Point car
park and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods for
a break outside the café.
From the country park via footpaths,
The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
footpath and Hamble Lane to Hamble
station. 4.03mi 6.49km. Train
home. |
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| 13.30mi 21.40km |
| A mix of sunny spells and heavy
cloud. |
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| Friday 31 May |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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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,
Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
9.30mi 14.97km. |
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then Green Lane, Hamble Common,
School Lane footpath, Hamble Common,
Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria
Country Park. Round the park and
through the woods to the café.
A break outside with a cup of
tea. From there to Hamble station
via Hound Road and Hamble Lane.
4.08mi 6.57km. Train home. |
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| Sometimes cloudy, sometimes
sunny. A cold and gusty wind from
the north. |
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