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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 2 December |
| 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, Pound Road, Hamble Lane,
Satchell Lane and Hamble Square
to Hamble Quay. 9.02mi 14.52km. |
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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. Round the
park and through the woods to
the café for a break, sitting
outside. From there to Netley
station via Victoria Road and
Station Road. 3.83mi 6.16km. Train
home. |
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| 12.85mi 20.68km. |
| Despite a rainy forecast, a
mostly dry day with a short shower
along Hamble Shore and more general
rain on the way from the country
park to Netley station. |
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| Wednesday 3 December |
| 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, Pound Road, Hamble Lane,
Satchell Lane and Hamble Square
to Hamble Quay. 9.03mi 14.53km. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then
via 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 for a break,
sitting outside. From there to
Netley station via Victoria Road
and Station Road. 3.89mi 6.26km.
Train home. |
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| 12.92mi 20.79km. |
| Good sunny spells with a light
shower as I crossed Itchen Bridge
and another while at Hamble Quay. |
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| Thursday 4 December |
| 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, Pound Road, 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, 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
there to Netley station via Victoria
Road and Station Road. 3.82mi
6.15km. Train home. |
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| 12.92mi 20.79km. |
| After a wet night and early
morning, a dry day with some sunshine.
Feeling colder in the northerly
wind. |
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| Friday 5 December |
| Photo: Weston 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, Victoria
Road, Weston Shore, Weston Parade, footpath,
Conker Field, Victoria Road, Royal Victoria
Country Park, Hamble Lane, High Street,
Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 8.40mi
13.52km. |
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| 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 for a break, sitting
outside. From there via Hound Road,
Hound Way and Station Road to Netley
station. 3.93mi 6.16km. Train home. |
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| 12.23mi 19.68km. |
| After a frosty morning, a little light
rain and a strengthening wind. Home
before the heavy rain arrived and set
in for the evening. |
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| Monday 8 December |
| 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, Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
8.97mi 14.44km. |
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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. Round the park and through
the woods to the café for a break,
sitting outside. From there to Netley
station via Victoria Road and Station
Road. 3.48mi 5.60km. Train home. |
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| 12.45mi 20.04km. |
| A grey and windy day with a few light
showers. |
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| Wednesday 10 December |
| 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, Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
8.75mi 14.08km. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then via Green
Lane, 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 there
to Netley station via Victoria Road
and Station Road. 3.78mi 6.08km. Train
home. |
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| 12.53mi 20.17km. |
| Mild with some good sunny spells.
A chilly wind along Hamble Shore but
the sun made up for this. |
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| Thursday 11 December |
| 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 and Hamble
Square to Hamble Quay. 9.65mi 15.53km. |
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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. Round
the park and through the woods to the
café for a break, sitting outside.
From there via Hound Road, Hound Way
and Station Road to Netley station.
3.83mi 6.16km. Train home. |
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| 13.48mi 21.69km. |
| A sunny start, becoming more cloudy.
Mild for the time of year despite a
chilly wind. |
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| Saturday 13 December |
| Photo: Hook (Warsash), Southampton
Water |
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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, Swanwick Shore Road, river
path, marina, river path, footpath,
Passage Lane, Shore Road, Newtown Road,
Hook Park Road and the footpath through
the local nature reserve to the beach
on Southampton Water. From there along
the river path to Shore Road and a coffee
break. From Shore Road, along the footpath
to the ferry hard. 10.32mi 16.61km.
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 and through the woods to the café
for a break, sitting outside. From there
via Hound Road, Hound Way and Station
Road to Netley station. 4.24mi 6.82km.
Train home. |
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| 14.56mi 23.43km. |
| A chilly and misty start but very
nice once the sun came out. Mild with
a light breeze. |
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| Monday 15 December |
| 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, Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
8.96mi 14.42km. |
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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. Round
the park and through the woods to the
café for a break, sitting outside.
From there to Netley station via Victoria
Road and Station Road. 3.81mi 6.13km.
Train home. |
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| 12.77mi 20.55km. |
| A cloudy but mild day. Windy at times
with a few spots of rain. |
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| Tuesday 16 December |
| 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, Victoria
Road, Weston Shore, Weston Parade, footpath,
Conker Field, Victoria Road, Royal Victoria
Country Park, Hamble Lane, High Street,
Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 8.69mi
13.99km. |
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Lane, School Lane, Hamble 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 Victoria Road
and Station Road. 3.78mi 6.08km. Train
home. |
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| 12.47mi 20.07km. |
| A mild and misty day with drizzle.
Became clear and bright late in the
afternoon. |
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| Wednesday 17 December |
| 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.
8.81mi 14.18km. |
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| A break at Hamble Quay then 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 for a break,
sitting outside. From there to Netley
station via Victoria Road and Station
Road. 3.87mi 6.23km. Train home. |
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| 12.68mi 20.41km. |
| A cloudy day with drizzle at times.
Became dry in the afternoon with a strengthening
wind. |
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| Friday 19 December |
| 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, Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell
Lane and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
8.83mi 14.21km. |
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| A break by the river 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 there
via Hound Road, Hound Way and Station
Road to Netley station. 3.79mi 6.10km.
Train home. |
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| 12.62mi 20.31km. |
| A mild and sunny day with a light
breeze after a very wet and windy day
yesterday. |
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| Monday 22 December |
| 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, Pound Road, Hamble Lane, High
Street and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
8.72mi 14.03km. |
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| A break by the river at Hamble Quay
then via Green Lane, Hamble Common,
School Lane footpath, 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 via Hound
Road, Hound Way and Station Road to
Netley station. 4.03mi 6.49km. Train
home. |
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| 12.75mi 20.52km. |
| Mild and sometimes sunny. A chilly
breeze at Hamble Quay but sheltered
in most places, including Hamble Shore. |
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| Tuesday 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, Satchell Lane
and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 8.47mi
13.63km. |
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at Hamble Quay then 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 for a break,
sitting outside. From there to Netley
station via Hound Road and the footpath
to The Badgers. 3.20mi 5.15km. Train
home. |
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| 11.67mi 18.78km. |
| Overcast with a cold wind. Reasonably
sheltered along Hamble Shore. |
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| Wednesday 24 December |
| 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, Victoria Road, Royal Victoria
Country Park, Hamble Lane, High Street,
Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 8.18mi
13.16km. |
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so a short break again. 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 for a break, sitting
outside. From there via Hound Road,
Hound Way and Station Road to Netley
station. 4.17mi 6.71km. Train home.
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| 12.35mi 19.88km. |
| A sunny day with a strong, cold wind.
Pleasant when in the sun and shelter,
especially along Hamble Shore. |
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| Saturday 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, Bower's Drive, Hamble
Lane, Jurd Way, Portsmouth Road, Oak
Hill, Bridge Road, Swanwick Shore Road,
river path, marina, river path, footpath,
Passage Lane and Shore Road to the waterfront.
A break there, then back along the footpath
to the ferry hard. 8.59mi 13.82km. Ferry
to Hamble. |
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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,
sitting in the sun nearby. From the
country park via Hamble Lane, Hound
Road, Hound Way and Station Road to
Netley station. 4.83mi 7.77km. Train
home. |
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| 13.42mi 21.60km. |
| Very nice in the sunshine - when out
of the cold wind. Windy along the river.
Sheltered along Hamble Shore. |
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| Tuesday 30 December |
| 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,
Pound Road, Hamble Lane, Satchell Lane
and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 8.69mi
13.99km. |
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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 Netley
station via Hound Road and the footpath
to The Badgers. 3.41mi 5.49km. Train
home. |
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| 12.10mi 19.47km. |
| Nice in the sun. A cold wind along
the river. |
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