Easy walks for the whole family

Hampshire Surrey West Sussex

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West Meon

What a joy this walk was on a sunny spring day! The paths were lined with a multitude of spring flowers and the woodland carpeted with bluebells. West Meon itself is an attractive village with a traditional stores and well-loved pub. To complete the excursion, children will be excited by the new climbing towers and slides in the recreation ground, from where the walk starts.

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Wootton Bridge

Wootton Bridge car park is situated beside a wide, shallow section of Avon Water where children can play in the river and picnic on the banks. Our suggested walk then loops you through the woodland of Wootton Coppice Inclosure and Brownhill Inclosure where you will almost certainly spot ponies grazing in the shade of the trees.

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Meon Springs

From the top of the South Downs near Old Winchester Hill, the water of Whitewool Pond glistens in the valley below. Follow the path down to the farm and find a cosy rustic café, fishery, yurts and shepherds huts.

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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.

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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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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.