Easy walks for the whole family

Hampshire Surrey West Sussex

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Church Norton

Pagham Harbour is a nature reserve on one of the few undeveloped stretches of the Sussex coastline. It is a wildlife haven and contains important habitats for birds and even seals! Our walk also includes a large, quiet shingle beach.

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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.

What’s new?

  • A new boardwalk has improved this wet area on Shortheath Common near Bordon. And we also have a great discount on the nearby Hanger Free House for our members!

  • In the summer holidays, we took a stroll around Eastleigh Lakeside Park. The play area was looking a bit worse for where, but we a re thrilled to hear new equipment will be completed this month!

  • The heather is looking incredible right now on our revamped walk on Weaver’s Down near Liphook

  • We were pleased to discover all the paths were open again on the Otter Trail beside the Itchen Navigation. We even discovered a miniature steam train kids can ride at weekends just off the route!

  • We have added an extension to this walk at Chichester Marina to include Birdham Pool and a stop at the Scuttlebutt Cafe (see members area for a 10% discount)

  • We have added a longer alternative to this route at Chilworth Gunpowder Mills that starts from the hill top church, St. Martha’s. We have also added a special discount for our members at the riverside pub, The Percy Arms.

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