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Nice walks/Views - newtoarea (1st Jun 2015 - 14:28:46) Hi everyone, We have just moved to the Liphook area, and are keen to find some nice scenic walks around the areas (hopefully that might also lead in the direction of a pub? balance out that healthy walking) We are very close to the MOD range so will give that an explore when the flags are down, but wondered if anybody had any other tips for us? Many thanks Have a look at liphookramblers.wordpress.com they have a very active program.

Re: Nice walks/Views - ellie (1st Jun 2015 - 15:04:42) Hi there if you are able to find the Hammer Vale area, there is also a scenic view from the top of Bramshott Common and the Prince of Wales pub is at the bottom. You can walk from that area to Waggoners Wells ponds and back underneath the A3 by using the pedestrian underpass. The circular walk from the pub would be about an hour and a half.

Re: Nice walks/Views - Jane (1st Jun 2015 - 15:06:52) Hello and welcome :) there are so many lovely walks round here it's hard to know where to start, but... Drive down Longmoor Road and turn left towards Old Thorns. Park up just past The Deers Hut on the left and you will be on Weavers Down. Lots of lovely walks there to explore and a great pub to stop off at after you're done. Go down Midhurst Road out of the village and you will shortly see Iron Hill on your left hand side.Follow the footpaths and you can do a nice circular walk. Radford Park off London Road is a nice, easy walk. The footpaths off Portsmouth Road out towards Foley Manor are also worth exploring. Hopefully, that'll get you started. Jane

Re: Nice walks/Views - newtoarea (1st Jun 2015 - 15:53:28) Thats brilliant, thank you so much. Will certainly get me started and all sounds lovely, thanks so much for taking the time to reply. Love this site as well - brilliant idea, after a few hours of trawling, I feel like I know the area inside out already ;)

Re: Nice walks/Views - IGS (1st Jun 2015 - 16:02:52) some lovely walks on Weavers Down with some great views. Dears Hut nearby but also there is a footpath through Foley Estate which takes you past some lovely lakes and brings you out by The Links

Re: Nice walks/Views - Barney (1st Jun 2015 - 16:36:11) If you don't mind a short drive (under 10mins) the Devils Punch Bowl in hindhead has lots of walking routes with amazing views. It is also great for off-road running and cycling

Re: Nice walks/Views - Susie (1st Jun 2015 - 17:06:35) Lynchmere common has some of the best views and endless walks. Drive along Haslemere road and you'll get to the Lynchmere road on the right, turn up there and park, there are always cars there but you won't always see people. If you go to the right there are spectacular views and you can walk along the serpents way to Iron Hill or along the footpaths deep into West Sussex. There are other ways to get up there without a car but your best bet is to buy a local map and tramp the paths yourself.

Re: Nice walks/Views - janet (1st Jun 2015 - 19:42:52) Oh my goodness, where to start?! if you like walking, then you've come to the right place! There are loads of places to choose from. Have a look on Google maps for these locations; they are all within a 5 to 10 mile radius of Liphook. Frensham Ponds Black Down (highest point in the South Downs, so great views) The Jumps Thursley Common Hankley Common Lynchmere Common Hindhead Common Devil's Punchbowl Chapel Common Going a little further afield (but not much further) there are some lovely walks from Queen Elizabeth Country Park, which is just down the A3 past Petersfield. Or there's Harting Down, just outside South Harting, or Butser Hill. Loads of walks in the Midhurst area, Woolbeding Common, lots of walks in the South Downs ..... There are many many more. This is a wonderful area for walkers.

Re: Nice walks/Views - Paul Robinson (1st Jun 2015 - 20:30:31) If its views you are after then Blackdown near Haslemere is the place to go. Easy parking. Great walking and at the Temple of the Winds, where Tennyson had a writing hut you can, on a clear day, see the sea. Paul Robinson

Re: Nice walks/Views - mel keen (11th Jun 2015 - 02:13:00) i think the[ temple of the four winds] is on the other side by going up to the end of bunch lane[ haselmere] and walking up to the gibbet from there. you pass the temple on the way.

Re: Nice walks/Views - Brian (11th Jun 2015 - 09:18:47) Confusingly, there are two 'Temple of the (four) winds' in the area. Paul, I believe, is describing the one on Blackdown: South Downs Black Down Temple of the Winds walk Mel, I believe, is describing the one on Hindhead common: Temple of the Four Winds at Hindhead Both are good scenic walks. Hope this helps.

Re: Nice walks/Views - Janina (12th Jun 2015 - 09:24:31) Hi In response to your post, you could always try the liphook library to find out information on the area and local walks.

Re: Nice walks/Views - Art Woodhouse (16th Jun 2015 - 09:15:54) Where are the Jumps?

Re: Nice walks/Views - ellie (16th Jun 2015 - 09:47:54) If you park at the "Bel and the Dragon" hotel in Churt near Thursley, there is a footpath near the sculpture Park. It is not in Liphook. See Google Maps

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