Easy walks for the whole family

Hampshire Surrey West Sussex

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Ashford Hangers

Ashford Hangers comprises 323 acres of wooded hillside, much of it beech trees. The views from the top are well worth the climb and this is also one of the best places to find wild garlic in Hampshire.

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Clanfield

Nestled on the edge of The South Downs, Clanfield has woodland splashed with bluebells in spring and a park where children will want to stay all afternoon.

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Prinsted

This has always been a popular walk owing to its easy flat paths, foreshore, marina, café and many benches where you can stop and admire the view of Prinsted Bay and the wider Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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Slindon Estate

With over 25 miles of public rights of way, there is so much to explore at this National Trust managed estate. There are different types of woodland, shady lanes, grassland, farms and interesting remnants of the estate’s grand history.

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Kingley Vale

Kingley Vale, near Chichester, is one of the UK’s original national nature reserves with some of the oldest trees in the country. It is a truly atmospheric place to walk, and as well as the grove of ancient trees, you will also find spectacular views that stretch as far as the sea.

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Hartley Mauditt

‘The abandoned medieval village of Hartley Mauditt’ is how this place is mysteriously described on the ordinance survey map. As the description suggests, there is not much left of the village other than the 12th century church, a pond and some delightful countryside to explore.

Every Ambling Path walk has a stand out feature that children will love including magnificent play areas, shallow rivers for paddling, epic country parks and ancient ruins to explore.

Covering two national parks and two national landscapes, our detailed guides have all the information you need to get the whole family out walking right away.

Browse over 200 walks! Use the map to find a walk near you, hit the main menu to find walks by feature, look inside our themed collections or just tap the search bar.

Walk of the week.

I always love a walk by The Basingstoke Canal in the autumn. The trees overhanging the canal reflect their auburn colours in the water and the fallen leaves create an amber pathway alongside. This walk is along the un-restored section on the western side of the Greywell Tunnel near Up-Nately.

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Our Collections

Collections - Our favourite walks by theme

Surrey Hills Walks

Stretching from Farnham to Oxted, The Surrey Hills is a landscape of woodland, chalk downland, farmland and heathland interspersed with attractive villages and dissected by the rivers Wey, Mole and Tillingborne. This guide contains 15 of our favourite walks in the area.

English Heritage

English Heritage care for over 400 historic places in England. These sites provide some really interesting places to walk to that help bring the past alive for children. Our collection includes walks to ruined palaces, priories, abbeys, castles and even a Roman city - all of which are free to enter.

The Longer, the Better

Our walks are designed to be short and easy enough for every member of the family to enjoy. However, we do sometimes give a longer walk a try and in this collection, you will find all our walks that take two hours or more to complete.

Tiny Toddles

We are big believers in getting kids out walking in the countryside from as young as possible! The routes in this collection are designed for the very youngest members of the family and will only take around half an hour to complete and are all on easy, flat terrain.

Itchen for a walk!

Making its way from Alresford to Southampton, The River Itchen is one of the world’s finest chalk streams. This guide contains twelve short walks arounds its banks.

Pubs with Play

Post-walk refreshments are all the better if there is something to keep the children entertained while you rest. Check out this collection where every pub has a play area in the garden.

Crab and Go!

With the summer holidays upon us, now is the best time to enjoy a coastal walk. In this collection, we share some of the best spots on the South Coast for crabbing and walking.

Meander along the Meon

From source to sea, this collection takes you on a walk-by-walk journey down the River Meon.

Perfect for Paddling

Just in time for the summer, this collection provides you with all the walks on our website that have shallow access to rivers where children can paddle.

Views for Miles

In this collection we take you up to some of the highest points of the South Downs, over the Surrey Hills and on a climb to the North Wessex Downs to find our top ten walks with views.

Trains to Trails

All Aboard! The starting point for all of the walks in this collection can easily be switched to a nearby train station meaning you can leave the car behind.

Curious Churches

Occasionally, communities move on and all that remains is their church, mysterious and isolated with plenty of stories to tell. Here are some curiously lonely churches and the charming walks around them.

Spooky Strolls

Read on to discover haunted ruins, creepy crypts, abandoned churches, pumpkin patches and enchanted woods.

Autumn Colour

Crunchy orange leaves, low golden sun, damp woodland scent, shiny red berries, snuggly jumpers, cosy cafes and warm drinks. Who doesn't love an autumn walk?

Heather in Bloom

During August, the heathlands glow purple with heather. This is a collection of some of our favourite places to enjoy the bloom.

Tempting Tea Rooms

Enjoy some post-walk tea and cake indulgence with these ideas! From quaint village tea-rooms to historic houses, this collection will have you covered if you like a cream tea at the end of your walk.

Basingstoke Canal

Always flat and always beautiful, walks beside the canal are simply a joy. We keep returning to find new routes and have built up this collection that includes pubs, a castle, play areas and paddling spots.

Wild About Garlic

Whether you like to pick it and eat it or just admire its fresh green leaves and fluffy white flowers filling our woodland, then this collection is for you.

Beautiful Bluebells

We are pretty sure that our collection of bluebell walks is one of the most comprehensive you will find in our area. The little violet coloured flowers are an obsession of ours and we have spent many a spring looking for them on our walks.

Favourite Play Areas

Over the years, we have come across some incredible play areas on our walks. These are our favourites, chosen for their charming locations, well built structures, variety of equipment and imaginative designs.

Chichester Harbour National Landscape

Discover our collection of family friendly walks in this National Landscape, which is one of the most important wildlife habitats in the UK and has shorelines to explore and pretty harbour villages to visit.

Country Parks

We are blessed with country parks in woodland, downland, coastal and riverside settings. They all have excellent facilities for walkers from cafes to signed trails, as well as play areas for children. Use this collection to view them all.

Pub Walks in Hampshire

Warm fires, refreshing drinks, tasty food, shady beer gardens; pub walks are always a treat! In this collection, we share some of our favourite family-friendly pubs on our Hampshire walks.

What’s new?

The River Hamble was glowing in the autumn sunshine when we went down to refresh this route. This walk near Southampton includes a cafe, two play areas and woodland too.

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With a freshly updated route description, now is a great time to give this easy coastal and woodland walk near Southampton a try. It even includes the magnificent ruins of Netley Abbey.

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We were pleased to see The Greatham Inn, near Liss, was back open again making this a pub and play park route once more. I have also updated the route to make more of it off-road.

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Our walk at Cowdray in Midhurst has had a re-vamp making it straightforward for pushchair users and I have also added a little extension along the River Rother.

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This pub walk on the South Downs has had a few tweaks to the route and there is currently a 10% discount at The Three Horseshoes for our members.

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Since we last did this walk from Broadwater Park along the Godalming Navigation, a waterside pub and a cafe have both opened on the banks of the Wey. Our guide now has details on how to find both.

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