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For some of
the walks (mainly full day walks on Sundays) a
number of Group members gather at
the car park in South Brook Road,
just beyond the Rail Enquiry Bureau at Southampton
Central Railway Station entrance
Commercial Road side (see
map), to
share cars before moving on to the start of the walk.
[Note that the car park was previously described as opposite
the Victory PH, but the PH has closed.]
Meeting times at the Central Station are
'ready to leave' and are shown below in the walk
description. We cannot guarantee that
there will always be cars available. Advice on this and on
other aspects of our events may be available on 023 8055 3883.
RA Southampton Group,
part of The Ramblers' Association, a company limited by guarantee,
registration no. 4458492. Registered Charity No. 1093577.
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Date |
Time |
Map/s
& start gr ref. |
Distance
miles |
Walk & Start
Details |
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Thursday 3rd. |
10.00 a.m. |
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6 miles |
Michelmersh-Kimbridge. Circular walk of. 6 miles.
Start 10.00 a.m. near Bear & Ragged Staff PH ,
Michelmersh , on Romsey to Stockbridge road. (OS map
EX132 SU 335 258). |
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Saturday 5th. |
2.00 p.m. |
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5.5 miles |
Exton - Old Winchester Hill. Circular walk of 5.5
miles from Exton via Meonstoke.
Start 2.00 p.m. at the car park just off the A32 near
Exton. (OS map EX132 SU 618 212). |
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Sunday 6th. |
10.00 a.m. |
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13 miles |
Bishops Waltham Circular walk
via Soberton Heath. 13 miles. Meet 9.00 a.m.at Central
Station, Commercial Road side or at start. .
Start 10.00 a.m. in the central car park Bishops Waltham.
(OS map LR196 SU 554 174). |
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Thursday 10 |
10.00 a.m. |
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6 miles.
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Hamble River Circular
walk of 6 miles via Warsash & Hamble ferry.. Start
10.00 a.m. at Bursledon Railway Station car park. (OS map
OL22 SU 490 096). Note: Car park is free. Ferry
fare is about £1.00. |
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Saturday 12 |
2.00 p.m. |
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6 miles |
Sparsholt / Ham Green
Circular walk
of 6 miles via Crab
Wood.. Start 2.00 p.m. south of Sparsholt at lay-by on
east side of road at point where crossed by bridleway.
(OS map EX132 SU 435 306).
Note: There should be good displays of woodland flowers. |
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Sunday 13 |
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miles |
WESSEX RIDGEWAY – See newsletter |
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Thursday 17 |
10.00 a.m. |
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6 miles |
Denmead Circular
walk of 6 miles via Lovedean. . Start 10.00 a.m. at the
Denmead, Hambledon Road car park. (OS map LR196 SU 659
120). |
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Saturday 19 |
2.00 p.m. |
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6 miles |
Mottisfont Estate Circular
walk 6
miles via
Spearywell Wood. . Start
2.00 p.m. at
National Trust car park at entrance to Mottisfont Abbey.
(OS map EX131 SU 329 268).
Notes: The car park is free. Will the bluebells match the
brilliant display of last April? Let’s hope so, but not
be disappointed if nature has other ideas. |
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Sunday 20 |
10.00 a.m.
&
2.15 p.m., |
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13 miles,
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Charlton Figure of 8 walk .
13 miles. Meet 9.00 a.m. at Central station,
Commercial Road side or at start . Start 10.00 a.m.
(for morning walk) in the public car park adjacent
to the Red Lion. Start 2.15 p.m. for afternoon walk. (OS
map EX120 SU 731 160). |
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Wednesday 23 |
7.00 p.m. |
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6 miles |
Winchester. Circular walk of. 6 miles. Start 7.00
p.m. at Chesil car park, Winchester (OS map EX132 SU
488 292). |
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Thursday 24 |
10.00 a.m. |
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6 miles |
Shawford. Circular walk of 6 miles via St.
Catherine’s Hill. Start 10.00 a.m. at Shawford Down
Country Park. (OS map EX132 SU 472 250). |
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Saturday 26 |
2.00 p.m. |
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7 miles |
Calmore. Circular walk
7
miles.via Testwood Lakes. Start 2.00 p.m. at lay-by
north side of A36. (OS map OL22 SU 335 158). |
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Sunday 27 |
9.45 a.m. |
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14 miles |
South Harting Circular
walk of 14
miles via Finchdean.
. Meet 8.45
a.m.at Central
station, Commercial Road side or at start.
Start 9.45 a.m. at car park approx. 100 metres south of
South Harting church (OS map EX120 SU 784 193).
*Note: Hilly* |
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Wednesday 30 |
7.00 p.m. |
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5 miles |
Titchfield Circular Walk
of 5 miles. Start 7.00 p.m. at Barry’s Meadow car park,
near Titchfield Square. (OS map EX119 SU 537 057) |
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Ordnance Survey map
numbers or shown thus |
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OL is Outdoor Leisure
(yellow cover or orange with yellow title band), EX is
Explorer (orange cover), LR is Landranger (pink cover). |
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In
the grid reference, the two letters (e.g. SU) give the
100km square , for most maps this can be ignored without
confusion, then the first three figures are read across
the bottom of the map from the left side and the next three
figures are read up the side of the map from the bottom.
Where the two grid lines from these cross is the
indicated point. An explanation of this is also given in
the key on the map.
Alternatively since you have access to the web, go to
www.streetmap.co.uk
, click to select 'Landranger grid' (note,do
not select 'OS grid'). Enter
the grid ref given above with no spaces, for example
SU852220, then click 'Search'. You should get a map showing the
location. If you are still not sure where this, is
click on the -ve sign, bottom right corner, to zoom out
until you get a smaller scale map showing you the general
area. |
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