Easy walks for the whole family

Hampshire Surrey West Sussex

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Banstead Wood

A walk at Banstead Woods is literally like stepping into Narnia. Children will find four sculptures themed around The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe inside the woodland as well as some home made swings, dens and an enchanting bench.

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Burton Mill Pond

Burton Mill Pond is a peaceful gem just south of Petworth. The historic pond has a series of viewing platforms and is twinned with Chingford Pond, which you will also pass on this walk. Varied woodland paths and reedbeds connect the two nature rich bodies of water.

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Broomy Inclosure

This walk encompasses everything we love about the New Forest; an epic family pub, tracks suitable for walkers and cyclists, huge ancient oaks and magical conifer plantations, free-roaming ponies, heather clad open plains and bridges over gentle streams.

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Riverside Park & Dapdune Wharf

The route follows the River Wey Navigation from Riverside Park Nature Reserve. You will pass Stoke Lock where you can watch the boats be lifted and lowered. At Dapdune Wharf, there is plenty of opportunity to recharge the batteries before the walk back with a tea room, boat rides, play area, exhibits and a second-hand bookshop.

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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.

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Our Collections

What’s new?

  • 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.

  • We have simplified our guide to this walk at Wilverley Inclosure in the New Forest making this an easy little walk to do with all members of the family.

  • Our route at West Walk, Forest of Bere hasn’t changed, but we did go back this summer so we could show you Mimi Makes’ snazzy new refreshment van and we also spotted a new swing in the play area.

  • We have added the location of every sculpture hidden in the woods at Catherington to our map and we even show you how to find a nearby coffee van at the end of your walk.

  • Our walk from Titchfield along the old canal bed to Meon Shore is now circular meaning you get to explore even more of this lovely area!

  • This beautiful walk from Houghton Bridge, Amberley along the River Arun has been updated along with a 10% discount for our members at The Bridge Inn

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