Easy walks for the whole family

Hampshire Surrey West Sussex

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Riverside Park

Riverside Park in Southampton marks the point where the Itchen Navigation reaches a tidal estuary on its way to the sea. Flat, surfaced paths guide you along the river where you will find play areas and even a miniature railway along the way.

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Moors Valley Country Park

The play trail may only be a mile long, but expect it to take you a couple of hours to walk, for along the way are nine incredible wooden play structures that will enchant children of all ages. Moors Valley Country Park is right on the Hampshire/Dorset border and is host to an exceptional amount of forest attractions, most of which are free.

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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.

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What’s new?

  • We have made our walk around Holybourne, Alton even better by adding in the footpaths that pass the animals of Mill Farm.

  • Kingsley Pond, near Bordon was looking as beautiful as ever when we updated this walk. It now covers more of the common and we’ve added in details of how to find the local play area too.

  • We couldn’t resist heading over for our annual autumn walk along this avenue of maples. We have added them to a circular route that includes Waggoners Wells.

  • This paddling spot at Houghton is now part of a circular walk that includes a pub and play area at King’s Somborne.

  • 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!

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