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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Pushchair Walks

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Country Parks - Family-Friendly Pubs - Cafes - Play-Areas - Pushchair Walks -

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Southwater Country Park

Cripplegate Lake is at the centre of Southwater Country Park near Horsham. It has a paddling beach and a Dinosaur Island adventure play area.

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Arundel Park

There are plenty of reasons for making a visit to the attractive West Sussex town of Arundel and this walk around Arundel Park, taking in Swanbourne Lake and Hirone Tower is definitely one of them.

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Cowdray

Nestled at the centre of The South Downs, Midhurst is home to the country estate of Cowdray. Our easy, pushchair friendly walk begins at their excellent farm shop and café and passes by the polo grounds and impressive heritage ruins.

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Prinsted

This has always been a popular walk owing to its easy flat paths, foreshore, marina, café and many benches where you can stop and admire the view of Prinsted Bay and the wider Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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Chichester Marina

Ideally placed at the entrance to the marina, the Boat House Café has seating looking out across the harbour. You can make your way there, whilst admiring the boats, along flat, paved paths.

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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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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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