Easy walks for the whole family
Hampshire Surrey West Sussex
South Gorley
Meet the animals at Hockey’s Farm Shop & Café, a family run business in the New Forest, before embarking on a circular walk across the heath with views over Chibden Bottom.
Roydon Woods
Roydon Woods Nature Reserve is regarded as one of the best places to see bluebells in the New Forest. As well as ancient woodland copses and grassy meadows, this walk also includes a wide shallow ford over the Lymington River.
Rockford Common
At the far western edge of Hampshire is this must do walk for families with a huge sandpit to explore, a ford to paddle in and a lakeside pub with an excellent play area.
Fordingbridge
The wide shallow ford at Fordingbridge has to be the best place to paddle in Hampshire and just to add to it, the park next door has its own paddling pool too. You can park up next to the site, or follow our walk from the forest's edge.
Lepe Country Park
The Lepe Loop will take you along the beach, returning via woodland and fields. It starts and finishes at Lepe Country Park where there is plenty for families to do. You will want to set aside a day for this one!
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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