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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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| Tuesday 1 April |
| Photo: Hamble Point |
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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.
9.29mi 14.95km. |
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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 footpaths and Hamble Lane.
4.02mi 6.47km. Train home. |
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| 13.31mi 21.42km. |
| Warm sunshine all day with a
strong and chilly wind in exposed
places. |
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| Thursday 3 April |
| 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, Swanwick
Shore Road, river path, marina,
river path, footpath, Passage
Lane, Shore Road, Shore Road waterfront
and the footpath back to the ferry
hard. 9.93mi 15.98km. Ferry to
Hamble. |
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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,
Westfield Common and Hamble Shore
to the Royal Victoria Country
Park. Round the park to the café
for a break, sitting outside.
From the country park to Hamble
station via Hound Road, The Orchard,
Hamble Rail Trail footpaths and
Hamble Lane. 4.45mi 7.16km. Train
home. |
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| 14.38mi 23.14km. |
| A sunny start but clouding over
later and becoming quite windy
for a while. |
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| Friday 4 April |
| 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. 8.12mi
13.07km. |
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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 footpaths and Hamble Lane.
3.90mi 6.28km. Train home. |
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| 12.02mi 19.34km. |
| A warm and sunny day especially
when out of the chilly breeze. |
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| Monday 7 April |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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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 Point car park and Hamble Shore
to the Royal Victoria Country Park.
Round the park to the café for
a break, sitting outside. Train cancelled
so home via Victoria Road, The Conker
Field, Weston Parade, Weston Shore,
Victoria Road, Bridge Road, Peartree
Avenue, Athelstan Road, Bullar Road,
Bitterne Park Triangle, Cobden Bridge
and St Denys Road. 8.53mi 13.73km. |
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| 17.80mi 28.65km. |
| Another sunny day, again warm when
out of the chilly breeze. |
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| Wednesday 9 April |
| 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, footpath,
Passage Lane, Shore Road, Newtown Road,
Strawberry Field, footpath, Shore Road
waterfront and the footpath back to
the ferry hard. 10.48mi 16.87km. Ferry
to Hamble. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then via Hamble
Square, High Street, Hamble Lane, Coach
Road, Westfield Common 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 footpaths
and Hamble Lane. 3.61mi 5.81km. Train
home. |
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| 14.09mi 22.68km. |
| Sunny. Warm when out of the chilly
breeze. |
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| Thursday 10 April |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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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, Satchell Lane
and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 8.43mi
13.57km. |
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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 footpaths
and Hamble Lane. 4.01mi 6.45km. Train
home. |
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| 12.44mi 20.02km. |
| Another warm and sunny day. Still
a chilly breeze but less so than recently. |
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| Friday 11 April |
| Photo: Hook (Warsash) Beach |
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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, Barnes Lane, Brook
Lane, Newtown Road, Hook Park Road and
footpath through Hook local nature reserve
to the beach. A break with a cold drink
then up the river path, across Strawberry
Field, Newtown Road, Warsash Road Co-op,
Shore Road, Passage Lane and the footpath
to the ferry pontoon. 10.85mi 17.46km.
Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break with a drink at Hamble Quay
then via Hamble Square, High Street,
Hamble Lane, Ensign Way 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 footpaths
and Hamble Lane. 3.48mi 5.60km. Train
home. |
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| 14.33mi 23.06km. |
| Warm and sunny again with just a light
breeze. |
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| Saturday 12 April |
| 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, Barnes Lane, Brook
Lane, Shore Road and waterfront then
along the footpath to the ferry pontoon.
8.49mi 13.66km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| From Hamble Quay via Hamble Square,
High Street, Hamble Lane, Ensign Way
and Hamble Shore to the Royal Victoria
Country Park. Round the park to the
café for a break, sitting outside.
Home via Victoria Road, The 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, river path, Horseshoe
Bridge and St Denys. 8.47mi 13.63km. |
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| 16.96mi 27.29km. |
| Hazy sunshine, not quite as warm as
yesterday but pleasant for walking. |
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| Monday 14 April |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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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, Barnes Lane, Brook
Lane, Shore Road and waterfront then
along the footpath to the ferry pontoon.
8.62mi 13.87km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| 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 to the café for a break,
sitting outside. Home via Victoria Road,
The 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, river
path, Horseshoe Bridge and St Denys.
9.01mi 14.50km. |
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| 17.63mi 28.37km. |
| A bright day despite a lot of cloud.
Quite windy in exposed places. |
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| Wednesday 16 April |
| Photo: Hamble Shore |
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| From home via St Denys Road, Cobden
Bridge, Bitterne Park Triangle, Bullar
Road, Bitterne Road (Lances Hill), West
End Road, 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. 8.83mi 14.21km. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then via Hamble
Square, High Street, Hamble Lane, Coach
Road, Westfield Common and Hamble Shore
to the Royal Victoria Country Park.
Round the park to the café for
a break, sitting outside. From there
to Netley station via Hound Road, Hound
Way and Station Road. 3.57mi 5.75km.
Rail replacement bus home. |
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| 12.40mi 19.96km. |
| Mostly sunny, very windy. |
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| Thursday 17 April |
| 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 and waterfront.
A break with a cold drink, then back
along the footpath to the ferry pontoon.
8.54mi 13.74km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| 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 to the café for a break,
sitting nearby. Home via Victoria Road,
The 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, river
path, Horseshoe Bridge and St Denys.
8.97mi 14.44km. |
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| 17.51mi 28.18km. |
| Sunny with some high cloud. Breezy
but warm in the sun. |
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| Tuesday 22 April |
| 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 and waterfront.
A break with a cold drink, then back
along the footpath to the ferry hard.
8.52mi 13.71km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then 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 bluebell
woods to the café for a break,
sitting outside. From there to Hamble
station via Hound Road, The Orchard,
Hamble Rail Trail footpaths and Hamble
Lane. 3.46mi 5.57km. Train home. |
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| 11.98mi 19.28km. |
| Sunny with a brisk, cold wind. Warm
where sheltered from this. |
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| Wednesday 23 April |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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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. 7.74mi 12.46km. |
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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. Round the park
and through the woods to the café
for a break, sitting outside. Then Hound
Road, Hound Way and Station Road to
Netley station. 4.28mi 6.89km. Train
home. |
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| 12.02mi 19.34km. |
| After a rainy night, a mostly cloudy
day. A few bright spells. Another day
with a chilly wind. |
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| Thursday 24 April |
| Photo: Hamble Quay |
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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. 9.20mi 14.81km. |
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| A 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. A short
break, sitting by the water. Then, aound
the park and through the woods to the
café for a break, sitting outside.
From there to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
footpaths and Hamble Lane. 3.79mi 6.10km.
Train home. |
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| 12.99mi 20.91km. |
| A little more sunshine than yesterday
and a lighter wind made it feel much
more pleasant. |
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| Friday 25 April |
| 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,
Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane
and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 8.41mi
13.53km. |
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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. Round the park
and through the woods to the café
for a break, sitting outside. From there
to Hamble station via Hound Road, The
Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail footpaths
and Hamble Lane. 3.88mi 6.24km. Train
home. |
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| 12.29mi 19.78km. |
| Long sunny spells. The cold wind is
back. |
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| Monday 28 April |
| 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. 9.31mi 14.98km. |
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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 footpaths
and Hamble Lane. 3.99mi 6.42km. Train
home. |
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| 13.30mi 21.40km. |
| A warm and sunny day with a light
breeze. |
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| Tuesday 29 April |
| Photo: Warsash Ferry Pontoon |
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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, Holly Hill
Woodland Park, Barnes Lane, Brook Lane,
Shore Road to the waterfront. Sat by
the river for a while, then via the
footpath to the ferry pontoon. 10.79mi
17.36km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then 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 for a break, sitting
outside. From there to Hamble station
via Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble
Rail Trail footpaths and Hamble Lane.
3.53mi 5.68km. Train home. |
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| Warm and sunny. A little more breeze
than yesterday. |
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