Walks you can reach from Pokesdown by train
Hampshire · South East England
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Christchurch Station Circular (Hampshire)
3m direct from Pokesdown.
7km.
Christchurch Harbour, wild coastal scenery, sand dunes, headland, and spit with beach huts.
A variant of Bournemouth to Barton-on-Sea – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Christchurch Station to Bournemouth Station (Hampshire)
3m direct from Pokesdown.
12km.
Christchurch Harbour, wild coastal scenery, sand dunes, headland, promenade, and cliff-top paths.
A variant of Bournemouth to Barton-on-Sea – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Lymington Town Station to New Milton Station (Hampshire)
15m direct from Pokesdown.
18km.
Coastal path, salt marshes, nature reserve, esplanade, low eroding cliffs, and then inland road walking to station. Eroding cliff edges.
A variant of Lymington to Barton-on-Sea – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Lymington Town Station to Brockenhurst Station (Hampshire)
15m direct from Pokesdown.
13km. Gentle ascents. 3h30–6h.
Can be EXTREME mud in Lymington Reeds Beds Nature Reserve.
Lunch stop: the Fleur de Lys (1h–1h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Snakecatcher Pub, or the Huntsman.
Brockenhurst Station Circular (Hampshire)
15m direct from Pokesdown.
16km. 4h.
Level forest walking, dense woodland cycle-ways, open lawns, and inclosures. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Wool Station Circular (Dorset)
45m direct from Pokesdown.
30km. 7h.
Rolling Thomas Hardy Country pastures, large woods, dairy farms, remote scenic coombes, steep chalk clifftops, rock stacks, limestone arches, caves, beautiful coves, parkland, heath, and bluebell woods. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Winchester Station Circular via Wolvesey Palace (Hampshire)
1h direct from Pokesdown.
16km.
Historic cathedral city streets, watermeadows, iron age hillfort, downland ridges, river valley, and ancient meadows. M3 motorway noise.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Winchester Station to Shawford Station (Hampshire)
1h direct from Pokesdown.
8km.
Historic cathedral city streets, watermeadows, iron age hillfort, and river valley. M3 motorway noise.
A shorter variant of Winchester Circular – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.