| Weston Shore and Weston Parade |
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| From Woolston Sailing Club,
Victoria Road (Woolston) a path runs alongside
the water, opening out onto a grassed area
and the beach. The path rejoins the road,
now Weston Parade, with its iconic shelters.
There is a cafe and a pitch & putt at
the corner of Weston Lane. An ice cream van
is often in the car park at the other end
of Weston Parade. A take-away van is also
sometimes present. From the Netley end of
Marine Parade there is a choice of route to
Netley Abbey. The first is by road along Abbey
Hill. The second is along the path then across
Conkerfield and through the trees. Both of
these routes are liable to flooding after
heavy or prolonged rain. The third route is
along the shore to the Cricket Field and then
up to Abbey Hill / Victoria Road (Netley Abbey). |
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| The new statues on Weston Shore
Promenade are the cyclist David Howells, a
volunteer at Monty's Bike Hub, and the footballer
Aman Dosanj (Southampton, Arsenal and England).
Other great walks in the Weston area include
the Shoreburs Greenway and Westwood. |
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| Abbey Hill and The Conkerfield |
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| A pleasant walk from the Weston
Shore footpath beyond Weston Sailing Club
and through the woods to Netley Abbey. |
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| Netley Shore |
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| The beach offers an alternative
to the road or footpath. From there you can
cross the Cricket Field or walk up Beach Lane
to Netley Abbey. |
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| The Cricket Field |
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| A park in the middle of Netley
with access to the beach. |
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| Netley Abbey Ruins |
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| Netley Abbey is a ruined medieval
monastery which was converted to a mansion
in Tudor times and later fell into disrepair. |
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| For more information and opening
times please visit the English
Heritage website. |
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| Sopie's Pond |
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| Just outside the Victoria Road
entrance to the Royal Victoria Country Park
is Sophie's Pond. A popular place to watch
the wildlife. Visitors are asked not to feed
bread to the birds and to give them seeds,
lettuce or peas instead. |
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| Netley Cliff |
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| Just outside the Victoria Road
entrance to the Royal Victoria Country Park
and across the road from Sophie's Pond there
is a short stretch of coastline where you
can pause and watch the ships pass by. |
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