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| Some of the places I've
walked for exercise and leisure this
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| Places featured in the Walking Routes
pages plus selected other walks. |
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| Tuesday 4 August |
| 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, Botley Road, Bursledon Road, Kestrel
Park, Le Marechal Avenue, Bower's Drive,
Hamble Lane, High Street and Hamble
Square to Hamble Quay. 9.66mi 15.55km. |
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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. Round the park and through the
woods to the café for a break,
sitting in the shade outside. From the
country park to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
footpaths and Hamble Lane. 3.98mi 6.41km.
Train home. |
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| 13.64mi 21.95km. |
| Still warm but the more cloudy weather
seems to have put people off visiting.
Some light rain for a while but sunny
later. |
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| Wednesday 5 August |
| 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 and river path to Shore
Road waterfront. Then the footpath to
Strawberry Field, Newtown Road, Warsash
Road Co-op, Shore Road, Passage Lane
and the footpath back to the ferry hard.
10.50mi 16.90km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break with a cold drink at Hamble
Quay. From there 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 in the shade outside. From the
country park to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
footpaths and Hamble Lane. 4.27mi 6.87km.
Train home. |
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| 14.77mi 23.77km. |
| A mostly sunny day. Quite breezy. |
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| Thursday 6 August |
| 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, High Street
and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay. 8.44mi
13.58km. |
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| A break with a drink 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. Round the park and through
the woods to the café for a break,
sitting in the shade nearby. From the
country park 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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| 12.44mi 20.02km. |
| Warm and sunny with a strong breeze
coming from the north along Hamble Shore. |
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| Friday 7 August |
| 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,
Lowford Hill, Portsmouth Road, Oak Hill,
Bridge Road to Sarisbury Green. A break
in the shade with a cool drink. Then
via Barnes Lane, Brook Lane, Shore Road,
the waterfront and the footpath to the
ferry hard. 10.12mi 16.29km. Ferry to
Hamble. |
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| A break with a cold drink at Hamble
Quay. From there 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 in the shade outside. From the
country park to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
footpaths and Hamble Lane. 4.33mi 6.97km.
Train home. |
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| 14.45mi 23.26km. |
| Warm and sunny with a gentle breeze. |
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| Monday 10 August |
| 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. 8.46mi
13.62km. |
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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 for a break, sitting in
the shade outside. From there, via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
footpaths and Hamble Lane to Hamble
station. 3.89mi 6.26km. Train home. |
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| 12.35mi 19.88km. |
| Sunny and warm with a light breeze.
More hot weather on the way. |
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| Tuesday 11 August |
| 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. 8.55mi
13.76km. |
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| A break with a drink 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. Round the park and through
the woods to the café for a break,
sitting in the shade outside. From the
country park to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
footpaths and Hamble Lane. 3.97mi 6.39km.
Train home. |
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| 12.52mi 20.15km. |
| Sunny and warm again, with a strong
and cooling breeze. |
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| Thursday 13 August |
| 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 with a cold drink at Hamble
Quay. From there 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 in the shade outside. From the
country park to Hamble station via Hound
Road, The Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail
footpaths and Hamble Lane. 4.09mi 6.58km.
Train home. |
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| 12.52mi 20.15km. |
| A very hot day with a welcome breeze
by the river and along Hamble Shore. |
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| Monday 17 August |
| 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 and river path to Shore
Road waterfront. Then the footpath to
Strawberry Field, Newtown Road, Warsash
Road Co-op, Shore Road, Passage Lane
and the footpath back to the ferry pontoon.
10.51mi 16.91km. Ferry to Hamble. |
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| A break with a cold drink by the river
in Hamble. Then via Green Lane, Hamble
Common, 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 another cold drink,
sitting in the shade outside. From there
to Hamble station via Hound Road, The
Orchard, Hamble Rail Trail footpaths
and Hamble Lane. 4.06mi 6.53km. Train
home. |
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| 14.57mi 23.45km. |
| Cool at last. More like a normal summer's
day. |
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| Tuesday 18 August |
| 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. 8.34mi
13.42km. |
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| A break with a drink 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. Round the park and through
the woods to the café for a break,
sitting in the shade outside. From the
country park 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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| 12.36mi 19.89km. |
| Some light rain early in the morning.
Stayed cloudy for a while but sunshine
later. A cool breeze. |
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| Wednesday 19 August |
| 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,
the Royal Victoria Country Park, Hamble
Lane, High Street, Hamble Square to
Hamble Quay. 8.00mi 12.87km. |
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| A break with a drink 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. Round the park and through
the woods 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. 4.02mi 6.47km. Train
home. |
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| 12.02mi 19.34km. |
| Light rain overnight and early in
the morning. Dry by the time I left
home. Light rain along Weston Shore
and later on Hamble Shore. Sunny for
my break in Hamble. Cooler than recent
weeks. |
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| Friday 21 August |
| 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, High
Street and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
8.77mi 14.11km. |
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| A break with a drink 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. Round the park and through
the woods 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. 3.99mi 6.42km. Train
home. |
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| 12.76mi 20.54km. |
| A cool day with some good sunny spells. |
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| Monday 24 August |
| 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, High
Street and Hamble Square to Hamble Quay.
8.63mi 13.89km. |
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| A break with a drink 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. Round the park and through
the woods 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. 3.97mi 6.39km. Train
home. |
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| 12.60mi 20.28km. |
| A warm day with plenty of sunshine.
Breezy at first. |
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