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Bursledon

Hampshire


Slow Ways linking Bursledon and Fareham, Hedge End, Locks Heath, Southampton, Wickham

England / Hampshire / Bursledon

Bursledon’s five Slow Ways are 65% checked

Drawn: 5/5
reviewed: 4/5
verified: 3/5
and surveyed: 1/5

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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.

Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.

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Walk to Bursledon from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Bursledon—Fareham
Burfar one Pioneer me Distance 11km/7mi Ascent 94m Descent 88m
Bursledon—Hedge End
Burhed one Enjoy me Distance 4km/3mi Ascent 28m Descent 53m
Bursledon—Locks Heath
Burloc one

Double check Distance 5km/3mi Ascent 69m Descent 36m
Bursledon—Locks Heath
Burloc two Survey me Distance 6km/3mi Ascent 82m Descent 48m
Bursledon—Wickham
Burwic one Pioneer me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 119m Descent 100m
Bursledon—Wickham
Burwic two

Double check Distance 11km/7mi Ascent 114m Descent 96m
Southampton—Bursledon
Southburs one

Double check Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 117m Descent 114m
Southampton—Bursledon
Southburs two Survey me Distance 12km/8mi Ascent - Descent -

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Collective progress

56% of Bursledon’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

8/8

drawn

6/8

reviewed

1/8

surveyed

3/8

verified

12 people have contributed to Bursledon’s Slow Ways

9 people have pledged to walk and review a route

1 people have surveyed a route in Bursledon

47km out of 68km have been walked and reviewed

133km of reviews have been shared in Bursledon

Latest Updates

I started in Hedge End which has shops and facilities, the route is initially along pavements, it then enters the Upper Hamble Country Park (a busy road to cross first) and follows a good path down through the trees until you reach The Hamble river....

David B

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Challenging for wheelchairs because of the path through Holly Hill, but there may be versions that could make this viable in good weather....

Derrick

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New route takes into account the various marinas that you need to walk through. Very pretty...

Ella

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Some busy roads, but there were some really nice views along the walk...

Ella

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Once over the Hamble its a lovel walk along the marina with some great views. Into Locks Heath remains a pretty nice walk. If you need a pub to finish your walk you might need to take a slight detour, although we don't know this area well so happy to stand corrected....

Simon

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That said it offers a little more greenery once east of the Itchen and is a solid enough route to take....

Simon

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The route made good use of park lane walk with only a small section that was on a road that had no footpath, although we met no vehicles whilst walking this section on a Sunday afternoon....

Gerry Moss

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A nice route out of Southampton to Bursledon, taking in one of the city centre parks. Great views of the Itchen from the bridge, plenty of places to stop along the way for a drink etc. Nice walks through the parks east of Weston and on to Bursledon....

Gerry Moss

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Bursledon—Locks Heath

Slow Ways Connections added Burloc two, a new walk from Bursledon to Locks Heath

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Between here and Itchen Bridge its then relatively flat, fully pathed, quiet streets. Then to the Itchen Bridge, offering some of the best views of the city, although as it is a long bridge it is another long slope. I did veer off the suggested path slightly as it recommended going all the way to the end of the bridge before crossing but south side of the bridge does have a footpath that you can get off the bridge earlier, so I used that. Worth mentioning at this point that the other route posted for Southampton-Bursledon would have you walking down a busy main road from Itchen Bridge rather than through the suburbs, playing fields and woods. You then come out of the nature reserve and spend a few minutes next to a busy main road before quickly going back into the side paths of more quiet suburbs and then back into Priors Hill Copse where again its just really well maintained woodland....

MaHe

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There are toilets and a picnic area, with a play area, a short detour from the path....

SUE BURT

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Options for refreshments in a number of pubs en route: the Old Vine in Bursledon, Woodie's Wine Bar in Netley, the Cottage in Butlock's Heath and the small but perfectly formed Olaf's Tun micropub in Woolston....

cathw

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The route I walked went from Hedge End to Burseldon, starting on the main road through Hedge End where there are benches and a well-stocked, working public toilet....

thiswormjim

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The route starts at Bursledon Station and there is no footpath alongside access road which is quite busy. But its a busy A road and not a comfortable resting point. And we turn in all too early onto another narrow well used road with no footpath....

Clint shepherd

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My u3a walking group used this route on 23/9/21.Weather was fine and no rain for at least 3 weeks; therefore dry underfoot....

Nick Hammond

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It's fine for walkers but a temporary footbridge (Photo 1 and 2) makes it challenging, if not impossible for those with mobility devices....

Nick Hammond

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Nick Hammond took this photo on Burwic two

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Bursledon—Wickham

nickw4426 added Burwic two, a new walk from Bursledon to Wickham

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Really surprised to see this route suggested especially when sections are along roads where there are no pavements. I will be suggesting a better route...

James Brown

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Southampton—Bursledon

James Brown added Southburs two, a new walk from Southampton to Bursledon

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Bursledon

Hopalong surveyed Bursledon

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Bursledon—Fareham

Slow Ways added Burfar one, a new walk from Bursledon to Fareham

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Bursledon—Hedge End

Slow Ways added Burhed one, a new walk from Bursledon to Hedge End

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Bursledon—Locks Heath

Slow Ways added Burloc one, a new walk from Bursledon to Locks Heath

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Bursledon—Wickham

Slow Ways added Burwic one, a new walk from Bursledon to Wickham

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Southampton—Bursledon

Slow Ways added Southburs one, a new walk from Southampton to Bursledon

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Bursledon, Mon 17 February

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Bursledon’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

SU4897609620

Lat / Lon

50.88399° / -1.30514°

Easting / Northing

448,976E / 109,620N

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Facilities

Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Bursledon's meeting point

Public toilet

Wheelchair accessible toilet

Supermarket or convenience shop

Restaurant, cafe or pub

Accommodation

Accommodation for under £50 a night

Campsite

Bothy

Free wifi

Mobility scooter hire

Off-road wheelchair hire

Disabled Parking

Train station

Bus stop

Ferry

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