Easy walks for the whole family

Hampshire Surrey West Sussex

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Ferring

This short and simple walk begins at Ferring Beach, with a pebbled shore lined with pastel beach huts and The Bluebird Cafe. After following the coast, the route turns inland past farms and long Ferring Rife, a small river that runs down to the sea.

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Fittleworth

Fittleworth is between Petworth and Pulborough in the heart of the South Downs and it has an award winning, community run village stores and cafe. Directly beside this is an enclosed children’s play area. Fittleworth is surrounded by pockets of woodland, common land and South Downs views - all of which our walk makes the most of.

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Walderton

The cosy Barley Mow sits in the quiet South Downs village of Walderton with the River Ems running through its garden. It is the perfect starting point for a number of excellent walks including this one that passes Watergate House and has views as far as Chichester Harbour.

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Midhurst

Midhurst is a historic market town at the heart of the South Downs National Park. It is surrounded by some great estates and this walk connects two - Cowdray and Woolbeding - via paths along the River Rother.

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Burton Mill Pond

Burton Mill Pond is a peaceful gem just south of Petworth. The historic pond has a series of viewing platforms and is twinned with Chingford Pond, which you will also pass on this walk. Varied woodland paths and reedbeds connect the two nature rich bodies of water.

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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.

Walk of the week.

If you are fans of Ghosts, and are planning on seeing the new movie this month, you might be interested in taking this walk at Button House, AKA West Horsley Place in Surrey.

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Regular member’s discounts to enjoy on our walks:

  • 10% off Coffee and cake until April 2027 at Golden Fords, Guildford

  • 10% off food and drink at The Three Horseshoes, Elsted

  • 10% off at Bury Court Cafe, Bentley in September

  • 10% off Coffee in the Copse, Westcott

  • 10% off Chalk River Clothing and Lifestyle

  • 10% off hot drinks from Baker&White Coffee at Cheesefoot Head

  • 10% off food and drink for a member and one guest at The Barley Mow, Walderton

  • 10% off beverages and free syrups at Amerley’s trailer, Danebury Hill Fort

  • 10% off hot drinks at Bean at the Park, Fleet

  • 10% off food an drink at The Hanger Freehouse, Oakhanger

  • Free drink with every toastie at Toast me Up, Petworth Park

  • 10% off food at The Cricketers, Easton

Our Collections

What’s new?

  • This route at Yateley Common now has a PDF version ready to download. Children will love looking for the brass rubbing plates.

  • We have completely re-vamped our walk at Chantry Wood on the edge of Guildford and it now includes Golden Fords cafe, which you can only reach on foot.

  • We have completely re-written this walk at Compton Down near Winchester after Hampshire Pantry closed its doors. It still starts at the same brilliant play area, but will now take you to Hiltonbury Jerseys where you can buy fresh milkshakes and ice creams made form the Jersey milk.

  • It is hard to believe that Winnal Moors Nature Reserve is just minutes from the centre of Winchester. We have been back to update this walk. Our guide will show you where to find a park and a pub as well.

  • 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.