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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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| Monday 2 December |
| 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, Bursledon Road, Kestrel
Park, 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
via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
School Lane footpath, Hamble Common,
Hamble Shore, Hamble Common, Copse
Lane, Hamble Lane, Coach Road
and Westfield Common to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park and through the woods to
the café for a break, sitting
outside. From the country park
to Netley station via Victoria
Road and Station Road. 4.36mi
7.02km. Train home. |
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| 13.63mi 21.94km. |
| A mixture of sunshine and clouds
with a cold wind. |
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| Tuesday 3 December |
| 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, Bursledon Road, Kestrel
Park, Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's
Drive, Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane
and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
9.15mi 14.73km. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
via Hamble Square, High Street,
Hamble Lane, Ensign Way and Hamble
Shore to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Across the park to the café
for a break, sitting outside.
From the country park to Netley
station via Victoria Road and
Station Road. 3.37mi 5.42km. Train
home. |
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| 12.52mi 20.15km. |
| Some good spells of sunshine
with variable cloud. Less breezy
than yesterday. |
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| Wednesday 4 December |
| Photo: River Hamble |
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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,
Lowford Hill, Portsmouth Road,
Oak Hill, Bridge Road, Swanwick
Shore Road, river path, marina,
river path to Warsash ferry pontoon.
9.31mi 14.98km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
via Green Lane, School Lane, Copse
Lane, Hamble Lane, Coach Road,
Westfield Common and footpath
to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Round the park and through
the woods to the café.
A cup of tea outside the café
before heading to Netley station
via Hound Road, Hound Way and
Station Road. 3.54mi 5.70km. Train
home. |
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| 12.85mi 20.68km. |
| High cloud with some brightness
and a chilly wind. |
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| Friday 6 December |
| 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, Bursledon Road, Kestrel
Park, 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 at Hamble Quay then
via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
School Lane, Hamble Common and
Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria
Country Park. Across the park
to the café for a break,
sitting outside. From the country
park to Netley station via Hound
Road and footpath to The Badgers.
2.96mi 4.76km. Train home. |
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| 12.21mi 19.65km. |
| Some brightness with cloud building
ahead of Storm Darragh. |
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| Tuesday 10 December |
| 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, Bursledon Road, Kestrel
Park, Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's
Drive, Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane
and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
9.28mi 14.93km. |
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| A short break at Hamble Quay
then via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
School Lane footpath, Hamble Common,
Hamble Shore, Hamble Common, 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 for
a break, sitting outside. From
the country park to Netley station
via Victoria Road, Garfield Road,
New Road and Station Road. 4.76mi
7.66km. Train home. |
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| 14.04mi 22.60km. |
| Cloudy with a cold gusty wind. |
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| Thursday 12 December |
| 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, Bursledon Road, Kestrel
Park, 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 short break 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 for a break,
sitting outside. From the country
park to Netley station via Hound
Road Road, footpath and The Badgers.
3.43mi 5.52km. Train home. |
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| 12.70mi 20.44km. |
| Cloudy and cold with a light
breeze. |
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| Saturday 14 December |
| Photo: Strawberry Field, Warsash |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle,
Bullar Road, Bitterne Road (Lances
Hill), Bitterne Precinct, Bursledon
Road, Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's
Drive, Hamble Lane, Jurd Way,
Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill, Bridge
Road, Barnes Lane, Brook Lane,
Newtown Road and Strawberry Field
then along the river path, Shore
Road and footpath to the ferry
pontoon. 8.79mi 14.15km. Ferry
to Hamble. |
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| A break 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 to the café for
a break, sitting outside. From
there to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail
Trail and Hamble Lane. 4.07mi
6.55km. Train home. |
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| 12.86mi 20.70km. |
| Sunny with high cloud. A cold
wind on the river and along Hamble
Shore. Pleasant where sheltered
from the wind. |
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| Monday 16 December |
| 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, Bursledon Road, Kestrel
Park, Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's
Drive, Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane
and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
9.26mi 14.90km. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
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 for a break, sitting
outside. From the country park
to Netley station via Victoria
Road and Station Road. 3.91mi
6.29km. Train home. |
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| 13.17mi 21.20m. |
| Mild. A sunny start, becoming
increasingly cloudy with a strengthening
breeze. |
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| Wednesday 18 December |
| Photo: Hamble Common |
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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, Botley
Road, Bursledon Road, Kestrel
Park, Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's
Drive, Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane
and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
9.10mi 14.65km. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
School Lane, Hamble Common, Hamble
Shore, Hamble Common, Copse Lane,
Hamble Lane, Coach Road, Westfield
Common and footpath to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Round the
park to the café for a
break, sitting outside. From the
country park to Netley station
via Hound Road Road, footpath
and The Badgers. 3.32mi 5.34km.
Train home. |
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| 12.42mi 19.99m. |
| Cloudy with some bright spells.
Windy, so out via Bitterne and
Peartree, avoiding Itchen Bridge.
Mild and dry for the walk, light
rain on the way home. |
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| Thursday 19 December |
| Photo: Hamble Common |
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| From home via St Denys Road,
Cobden Bridge, Riverside Park,
Mansbridge Road, Swaythling Road,
Church Hill, Moorhill Road, footpath,
Moorhill Crescent, 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. 9.42mi 15.16km. |
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via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
School Lane, Hamble Common, Hamble
Shore, Hamble Common, 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 for a break,
sitting outside. From the country
park to Netley station via Victoria
Road and Station Road. 4.47mi
7.19km. Train home. |
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| 13.89mi 22.35m. |
| Some welcome sunshine but much
colder than yesterday and a strong,
cold wind. |
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| Monday 23 December |
| 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. 8.36mi 13.45km. |
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| A break by the river 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 for
a break, sitting outside. From
the country park to Netley station
via Hound Road Road, footpath
and The Badgers. 3.42mi 5.50km.
Train home. |
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| 11.78mi 18.96km. |
| Cloudy, cold and breezy. |
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| Tuesday 24 December |
| 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, Victoria Road, Weston
Shore, Weston Parade, footpath,
Conker Field, footpath, Victoria
Road, Royal Victoria Country Park,
Hamble Lane, High Street, Hamble
Square to Hamble Quay. 8.05mi
12.96km. |
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walking via Green Lane, Hamble
Common, School Lane, Hamble Common
and Hamble Shore to the Royal
Victoria Country Park. Across
the park to the café. Sat
outside with a drink. From the
country park to Hamble station
via Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble
Rail Trail and Hamble Lane. 3.64mi
5.86km. Train home. |
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| 11.69mi 18.81km. |
| Cloudy and mild with a light
breeze. |
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| Friday 27 December |
| 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,
Hamble Lane, Jurd Way, Portsmouth
Road, Oak Hill, Bridge Road, Swanwick
Shore Road, river path, marina,
river path, footpath and Shore
Road to the Harbour Master pontoon.
8.42mi 13.55km. Ferry to Hamble.
Open launch in use, unable to
use the hard at low tide. |
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| A coffee break 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. A cup of tea,
sitting outside. From the country
park to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail
Trail and Hamble Lane. 4.16mi
6.69km. Train home. |
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| 12.58mi 20.25km. |
| Cloudy, misty and damp. A cold
but thankfully light breeze. |
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| Sunday 29 December |
| Photo: River Hamble from the
ferry |
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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,
Lowford Hill, Portsmouth Road,
Oak Hill, Bridge Road, Barnes
Lane, Brook Lane, Shore Road and
waterfront to the Harbour Master
pontoon. 9.15mi 14.73km. Ferry
to Hamble. |
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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 outside the café
before heading to Netley station
via Hound Road, the footpath and
The Badgers. 3.13mi 5.04km. Train
home. |
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| 12.28mi 19.76km. |
| Overcast, misty and damp. Chilly
with just a light breeze. |
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| Monday 30 December |
| 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. 8.40mi 13.52km. |
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via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
School Lane, Hamble Common and
Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria
Country Park. Across the park
to the café for a break,
sitting outside. From the country
park to Netley station via Hound
Road, Hound Way and Station Road.
3.71mi 5.97km. Train home. |
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| 12.11mi 19.49km. |
| Mostly cloudy, some sunny spells,
a little light rain and a cold
wind from the north. |
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