Radford Park
On this walk, children will enjoy multiple places to paddle and rope swings for the brave!
There are a selection of DIY rope-swings over the shallow river
The Basics
Time: 30 mins
Distance: 1.4 km
Terrain: Flat, prepared paths
Pushchair: Yes
Dogs: Yes
Refreshments: None, but there is a big grassy lawn where you could picnic or Liphook town centre is nearby
Toilets: None
Public Transport: Liphook is served by the London Waterloo to Portsmouth trainline. It is a 20 minute walk from the station to the park
Parking: Free car park, Malthouse Meadows (Postcode: GU30 7BD - W3W: stump/cork/double)
On the edge of Liphook, this little green space has a mixture of woodland and water meadows, and The River Wey running through the centre. There are multiple opportunities for children and dogs to dip their toes in the water for a paddle.
The Route
The walk is very easy to follow as there is only one ring around the park. Leave the car park down the path on your right (with back to entrance). You will soon walk over the first little stream. Continue along the path, passing other glimpses of the water until you reach a point where the path begins to curve left around the back of some houses.
Stick with the path, passing an entrance/exit point and descend down to a little wooden bridge where there is a good spot for a paddle in shallow water.
Cross the bridge and continue until the path begins to bend left for the homeward section of the circuit. The path cuts along the top side of the park with the river flowing down to the left. There are a couple of well placed benches.
You will come to some wooden steps and then the pond where you will find ducks. There is also a bridge here where there are more paddling opportunities and even a teeny, tiny waterfall!
Go back to the pond, and pass it to your left and then you will pass a stretch of river where there are some DIY rope swings hanging over the water.
Cross the bridge just beyond the rope swings and then hang left to walk back to the car park via a large green, grassy space. This would make a good space for a picnic and there are some large rocks children will enjoy climbing on. The car park will be down some steps to your right.
Did you know?
Radford Park was formed in 1983. The space had formerly been used as landfill after the construction of a nearby housing estate. The derelict area was transformed and over the following years more land was purchased to form this valuable green space for the public to enjoy and wildlife to thrive in.
