Connect Portsmouth with Slow Ways
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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 Portsmouth from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Fareham—Portsmouth
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Farpor one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 17km/11mi | Ascent 94m | Descent 101m | |
Gosport—Portsmouth
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Gospor one |
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1 Y |
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Enjoy me | Distance 2km/1mi | Ascent 13m | Descent 17m | ||
Portsmouth—Havant
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Porhav one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 14km/8mi | Ascent 38m | Descent 33m | ||
Portsmouth—Hayling
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Porhay one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 9km/6mi | Ascent 24m | Descent 24m | ||
Ryde—Portsmouth
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Rydpor one |
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1 Y |
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Verify me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 5m | Descent 7m | |
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Ryde—Portsmouth
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Rydpor two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 9km/6mi | Ascent - | Descent - |
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Collective progress
63% of Portsmouth’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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7 people have contributed to Portsmouth’s Slow Ways
7 people have pledged to walk and review a route
2 people have surveyed a route in Portsmouth
51km out of 61km have been walked and reviewed
110km of reviews have been shared in Portsmouth
Latest Updates
Most of the walk is on city streets, heading to a path leading to the Hayling Ferry. The ferry does have a ramp at both Portsmouth and Hayling sides (this one is longer)....
Leslie Backus
Route can be varied, to walk along the streets to the south of Goldsmith Avenue, as it is a busy road. Route passes Fratton Park and some of the few public parks in Portsmouth. The ferry takes bikes and is a beautiful, if short journey....
Susan Pike
We did not pass along many major roads, however the bobbing and weaving route suggested did lead us to crossing over busy roads multiple times, which could have been avoided should we have just kept to the wide pavements running alongside the busier roads. The journey between Fareham and Portsmouth can be made multiple ways, but this one made no sense at all....
Jen Stoneham
Plenty of times it takes you in the opposite direction and across major roads that don't have pedestrian crossings. The sensible thing to do would be to turn right down to Downend Road and then left up to The Thicket, but this route takes you left, around to The Causeway and then up a bridle path to a kissing gate which is covered by stinging nettles, along a corn field which would be dire in bad weather. After the Mountbatten centre, don't follow Slow Ways, just walk up to Twyford Avenue and turn right, Slow Ways will bring you across this road in a minute anyway after a few turns in the wrong direction. When you are down to Sultan Road and you think you'll be able to just go into the underpass and along a straight line to your goal, think again, the route will take you off in the opposite direction for fun & laughs (from where you can see your destination in the distance before turning the other way) and you'll somehow end up at the roundabout in Lake Road....
Dave M
crossing at Winston Churchill roundabout is wrong, you have to walk further along the road to a pedestrian crossing....
Dave M
The walk began in Victoria Park which was starting to bloom for Spring and ended at the ferry port where you can see many ships along the historic dockyard....
Julie Blake
The rest of the route was very easy to follow until the proposed crossing point at Winston Churchill Avenue (see photograph 8)....
Jen Stoneham
And not just historic ships - I managed to see both the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers....
Martin McGovern
For a short urban route, this has a wide range of architectural styles - tower blocks for student accommodation, and residential housing from the Georgian period to the present. This is followed by Southsea common and a view over the Solent, and then a hovercraft ride to - well, Ryde....
Martin McGovern
Mainly footpath walk from Portsmouth Station through the town to Milton Common, there are some busy roads and a footbridge over the railway, which may hamper some walkers....
marshasu
Good walk from Gosport to Portsmouth Town Station, easy to follow map on Slow Ways, surface conditions good, with flat pavement all the way....
marshasu
Accurate and easy route from Portsmouth & Southsea Station to Hayling Island via the ferry at Eastney (runs every 30 mins). Pavement walking and pretty flat, with crossings at each major point. If you need to pick up a snack/ water, please do so in Eastney, as there are not many shops from there, even when you reach Hayling....
marshasu
Slow Ways added Farpor one, a new walk from Fareham to Portsmouth
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Gospor one, a new walk from Gosport to Portsmouth
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Porhay one, a new walk from Portsmouth to Hayling
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Portsmouth’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SU6415500266
Lat / Lon
50.79840° / -1.09103°
Easting / Northing
464,155E / 100,266N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Portsmouth'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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