Romsey
On this walk, children will love choosing cake at Kimbridge Barn and playing on the little play area, crossing the river and looking out for trains.
Lots to choose from at Kimbridge Barn
The Basics
Time: 1 hr 40 minutes
Distance: 5.6 km / 3.5 miles
Terrain: Fields, tracks, some road and rail crossings, stile with ‘dog hole’.
Pushchair: This route is not suitable for pushchairs.
Dogs: Dogs are welcome at the tea room and should be on leads over farmland.
Refreshments: Kimbridge Barn serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and afternoon tea with small gift shop, indoor and outdoor seating and basic play area (booking advised for lunches).
Toilets: There are toilets for customers of Kimbridge Barn or the Mill Arms.
Public Transport: Catch the train to Dunsbridge and Mottisfont station, with services from Chandlers Ford and Salisbury. Join the walk at step four.
Parking: Customers of Kimbridge Barn can use their car park (Postcode: SO51 0LE - W3W: ///pill.graditude.fizzy). Otherwise there is some limited roadside and lay-by parking around Dunbridge - join the walk at step four.
A bridge over the River Test
This walk can be combined perfectly with a visit to Kimbridge Barn, a destination café and tea room which oozes trendy rustic charm. The walk crosses the River Test and the railway and takes in a variety of woodland, meadows and fields as well as skirting through the attractive Mottisfont village with its pretty Millennium Garden.
The Route
1. Exit Kimbridge Barn onto the road and turn right. Walk along the grass verge, cross the train tracks, then take the footpath on your right. Continue to a cross paths and go straight ahead, then shortly over the stile and out towards the road.
2. Cross the road and go through the gate opposite. Walk along a fenced path with a large pond to your left. At the end of the path, go around an old stile and cross the field using the worn path ahead of you. At the other side of the field, follow the white arrow pointing right and keep the field boundary to your left. As you reach the corner of that boundary, veer right and cross to the opposite fence, then follow the white arrow pointing right. Walk with a barbed wire fence to your left and the open field to your right. Turn right at the farm track and another white arrow, then go left at the next. Pass a metal trough to your right and cross the field. Keep the trees to your right and just after the corner, look for the large metal gate and the path going into the woodland.
3. Follow the path directly through the woodland until you reach the houses. Veer left at the access track and head down into Dunbridge.
4. Cross the road by the Mill Arms, and turn left towards the station. Go over the train tracks and continue along the pavement. Cross the river and then take the footpath into a field on your right, signposted ‘Mottisfont’.
5. Follow the path across the field then veer left up to an oak tree and a gate. Follow the path diagonally across the next field to a stile. Turn right at the tarmac track, go through the gate at the end and bear left towards the village.
6. Pass the Millennium Garden on your right. Turn right at the main village road and follow it past the Tithe Barn. Turn right up Church Lane and pass the church. Follow the lane past cottages until the tarmac becomes a track.
7. Follow the track and go through a gate at the end into a water meadow. Walk the width of the meadow and cross the bridge over the river. Make your way up the path on the other side, at one point crossing a bridge over the train tracks again. When you reach a cross path, turn left to return to Kimbridge Barn.
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Did you know?
The Kimbridge Estate borders with the Mottisfont Estate, cared for by The National Trust. You can access the property if you continue along Mottisfont Lane from the village, rather than turning right up Church Lane.
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