Priors Dean
Petersfield
Children will enjoy the pub at the start/finish of this walk which has an incredible play area, water play, football goals and regular family friendly events.
The brand new play area at The Pub with No Name
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The Basics
Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Distance: 5.8 km / 3.6 miles
Terrain: Lots of stiles (with dog flaps), paths that aren’t always obvious, mainly fields with a few quiet country lanes.
Pushchairs: This route is not suitable for pushchairs.
Dogs: Dogs are welcome on this walk but should be on leads through fields with livestock.
Refreshments: The Pub with No Name (aka The White Horse)
Toilets: Toilets available for pub customers.
Public Transport: There is no public transport to this location.
Parking: Ample parking in summer at The Pub with No Name on the understanding you will eat or drink there (Postcode: GU32 1DA - W3W: ///breezes.loving.archduke)
Peaceful countryside where you will barely see a soul
The Pub with No Name near Petersfield is without doubt the best family pub we have ever been to! We attended a family fun day to launch their epic new play area and we were so impressed that we immediately knew we needed to find a walk from the pub to add to our website.
The walk is over glorious countryside, through farms and meadows that you will most likely have all to yourself. The paths are often unmarked, sometimes hard to spot and the directions below are lengthy. This is a walk for those with a sense of adventure, a sense of direction and a sense of humour in case you end up not where you expected to be!
The Route
In the summer parking field, in the hedgerow opposite the pub, you will see a rope swing hanging from the tree. Just to the left of this is the start of the walk. Sometimes a little hidden by summer vegetation, you will find a gap in the hedge and a stile. Climb the stile and enter the meadow beyond. Cross the meadow in a straight line until you reach an opening in the fence. On the other side of the opening, you will find yourself in a much larger field. At the time of writing (July 2026), the path has completely disappeared beneath the plants and weeds. You need to bear left, cutting diagonally across the top corner of the field. If you find it easier, keep left and then right at the corner and stick to the perimeter of the field. Your aim is to find a gap in the hedge on the left hand side of the field that will take you down to the road.
Veer right at the road and immediately look for a finger post and path in the hedge on the opposite side and enter the field over the stile. The path in this field was also hard to make out, but veer right, crossing diagonally across the corner and you should see a gap in the trees on the right hand boundary with a stile. Aim for the stile and climb over. Walk forwards and at the corner on your left there will be a gate. Pick up the worn path across the field and follow it bearing left across and down the field. Continue until you reach the boundary on the other side where you should cross the stile into a smaller field. Cut straight across the field to the gate on the other side and then go through the gate and onto the road.
Turn right and walk up the road. Just after Slade House and the epic tree house in their garden, turn left and go through the gate following the footpath arrow. Immediately veer left towards another large metal gate and go over the stile. Proceed forward into the field and when you are in line with the fence corner to your left and a pair of tall trees, veer right down to the right-hand boundary of the field. Keep the hedge directly to your right and pass a water trough to your left. Continue to the stile in the corner of the field. Proceed in the same direction through the next field and then go through the kissing gate in the corner. Walk forward for a few metres in the next field, before turning left at the corner and climbing the hill. Turn right when you see a yellow footpath marker and follow the top edge of the field with the trees to your left. The path will veer up to your left at the end. Follow the track through another field/wildlife conservation area. Keep going in the same direction until you reach the road. Cross the road and continue straight ahead onto the path that is bordered by vegetation on either side. Continue until you reach the next road.
Turn left at the road and walk through the hamlet of Colemore and pass the church to your right. Continue along the road after the church and where it takes a bend to the right, you will see grassy triangle with a telegraph pole in the middle. Turn left here and enter the field around metal barrier number 12. Walk straight forwards towards the trees and then continue along the path. As the path begins to peter out, look for a cut path to your right that leads to a gate with a little green sign. Go through the gate and immediately turn left. Walk along the edge of the field with the hedge directly to your left. At the opposite side, go through the kissing gate in the fence and cross the paddock. Initially keep left, close to the houses and then veer right at the other end of the field towards a stile by an oak tree that will lead you out onto the road.
Cross the road and to the right of Windmill Farm House, you will see an old trailer and a willow arch. Cut through the middle of the arch and enter the paddock through the little gate. Cross the paddock to the stile and then veer right and cut across the corner of the next field towards another stile next to the metal gate. Climb the stile and in the large field, keep the house and pigs away to your left and head towards a cluster of three telegraph poles and a shed with gas cylinders beside it. Look for the little metal gate that will take you onto the road.
Turn right at the road and follow it, using the grass verge if you encounter traffic. Bear right at the junction and continue until you see the turning to the pub on your left.
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Did you know?
The official name of the pub is The White Horse, but after the swing sign at the side of the road was lost, it went without official signage for years. Locals began to affectionately call it ‘The Pub with No Name’ and the nickname has stuck.
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