Easy walks for the whole family

Hampshire West Sussex Surrey

Country Parks

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Family-Friendly Pubs

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Cafes

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Play-Areas

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Bosham

Picture postcard Bosham is the kind of place you will want to spend an entire day. As well as this walk there are craft shops, galleries, tea-rooms, pubs, a quay, stream and views of Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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Liss Riverside Walk

For this walk, we gave the legs a rest and took our bikes and scooters as the old railway line beside the River Rother is flat and even making is suitable for wheels as well as feet.

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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 plenty of New Forest ponies.

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Eastleigh Lakeside Country Park

A walk and a ride on a train! This little country park on the edge of Eastleigh has a circular walk passing ponds, a steam train, a play area, a nature reserve and an amphitheatre.

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Upperford Copse

Part of The Forest of Bere, Upperford Copse is one of the best places in Hampshire to see bluebells in the Spring. This short and easy walk will circumnavigate the copse.

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Priory Farm

An entrance fee is required to enjoy The Discovery Trail at Priory Farm near Redhill, but it is worth every penny to experience this nature walk set in woodland and meadows with play structures and other surprise around every corner.

Browse our walk collections:

Collections - Our favourite walks by theme

Curious Churches

Occasionally, communities move on and all that remains is their church, mysterious and isolated with plenty of stories to tell. Here are some curiously lonely churches and the charming walks around them.

Spooky Strolls

Read on to discover haunted ruins, creepy crypts, abandoned churches, pumpkin patches and enchanted woods.

Autumn Colour

Crunchy orange leaves, low golden sun, damp woodland scent, shiny red berries, snuggly jumpers, cosy cafes and warm drinks. Who doesn't love an autumn walk?

Heather in Bloom

During August, the heathlands glow purple with heather. This is a collection of some of our favourite places to enjoy the bloom.

Tea Rooms

Enjoy some post-walk tea and cake indulgence with these ideas!

Basingstoke Canal

Discover four of our favourite walks beside the Basingstoke Canal.

Wild Garlic

Whether you like to pick it and eat it or just admire its fresh green leaves and fluffy white flowers filling our woodland, then this guide is for you.

Bluebells

Bluebell season is fast upon us! Use our helpful guide to find a bluebell wood near you.

Play Areas

A collection of some of the excellent, but less well known play areas that can be found on our walks.

Chichester Harbour National Landscape

Discover our full selection of family friendly walks in this National Landscape, which is one of the most important wildlife habitats in the UK and has shorelines to explore and pretty harbour villages to visit.

Country Parks in Hampshire

We share our favourite county parks in Hampshire.

Pub Walks in Hampshire

We share our top walks in Hampshire with family friendly pubs.

What’s new?

We made a return to Chilbolton Cow Common where the girls paddled in the River Test under the winter sun.

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We couldn’t turn down the offer to try a roast dinner at The Exchequer. Find it on one of our Basingstoke canal walks.

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This paddling and pub walk at Fishbourne Meadows got a route revamp to take out some of the muddier fields.

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Rural Strides invited us to come on a guided night walk on The South Downs. It was an incredible experience and we learnt lots about the night sky. If you want to join Rural Strides on their next night walk, you can register your interest below.

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