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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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| Thursday 1 May |
| 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.
9.21mi 14.82km. |
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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.
3.95mi 6.36km. Train home. |
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| 13.16mi 21.18km. |
| Another warm and sunny day.
The breeze, so cold and unwelcome
last week, is now my friend, keeping
the edge off the temperature. |
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| Friday 2 May |
| Photo: Hook Beach, 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, Swanwick Shore Road,
river path, marina, river path,
footpath, Shore Road waterfront
and river path to the beach. A
break with a cold drink then through
Hook local nature reserve, Hook
Park Road, Newtown Road, Warsash
Road Co-op, Shore Road, Passage
Lane and the footpath to the ferry
pontoon. 10.63mi 17.11km. 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
the country park to Hamble station
via Hound Road, The Orchard, Hamble
Rail Trail footpaths and Hamble
Lane. 3.52mi 5.66km. Train home. |
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| 14.15mi 22.77km. |
| Another warm, sunny day with
a light breeze. |
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| Tuesday 6 May |
| Photo: River Hamble (Warsash) |
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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 and Newtown Road
to Strawberry Field. Sat for a
while, then via the footpath to
Shore Road waterfront and footpath
to the ferry hard. 10.17mi 16.37km. |
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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 and the Hamble
Rail Trail footpath. 3.69mi 5.94km.
Train home. |
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| 13.86mi 22.31km. |
| A cloudy start and a cold wind
from the arctic. Feeling warmer
later when the sun came out and
when sheltered from the wind. |
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| Wednesday 7 May |
| 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. From
there to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail
Trail footpaths and Hamble Lane.
4.00mi 6.44km. Train home. |
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| 13.27mi 22.27km. |
| Warm again when in the sunshine
and out of the strong, cold wind. |
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| Friday 9 May |
| Photo: Southampton Water, 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, 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, Shore Road
and the footpath to the ferry
hard. 10.43mi 16.79km. 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. 3.61mi
5.81km. Train home. |
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| 14.04mi 22.60km. |
| A day of sunny spells and variable
cloud. A chilly wind at times. |
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| Monday 12 May |
| Photo: Weston 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, coastal path, Beach
Lane, Victoria Road, Royal Victoria
Country Park, Hamble Lane, High
Street, Hamble Square to Hamble
Quay. 8.19mi 13.18km. |
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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 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. 4.11mi
6.61km. Train home. |
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| 12.30mi 19.79km. |
| A mixture of cloudy skies and
sunny intervals. |
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| Tuesday 13 May |
| Photo: River Hamble, Warsash |
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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 and Bridge Road to Sarisbury
Green. A break with a drink, then
via Barnes Lane, Brook Lane, Shore
Road to the waterfront and the
footpath to the ferry pontoon.
10.02mi 16.13km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| Another 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 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. 3.65mi 5.87km. Train
home. |
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| 13.67mi 22.00km. |
| Warm and sunny with a light
breeze. Warmth caused large clouds
to form but it remained dry. |
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