Easy walks for the whole family

Hampshire Surrey West Sussex

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Broomy Inclosure

This walk encompasses everything we love about the New Forest; an epic family pub, tracks suitable for walkers and cyclists, huge ancient oaks and magical conifer plantations, free-roaming ponies, heather clad open plains and bridges over gentle streams.

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Riverside Park & Dapdune Wharf

The route follows the River Wey Navigation from Riverside Park Nature Reserve. You will pass Stoke Lock where you can watch the boats be lifted and lowered. At Dapdune Wharf, there is plenty of opportunity to recharge the batteries before the walk back with a tea room, boat rides, play area, exhibits and a second-hand bookshop.

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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.

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Our Collections

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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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

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  • 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!

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  • 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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