Walks you can reach from Portsmouth Harbour by train
Hampshire · South East England | Walks by foot
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Southbourne Station to Emsworth Station (Sussex)
30m direct from Portsmouth Harbour.
15km.
Flat coastal sea wall, tidal harbour, salt marsh, sand dunes, beach, mudflats, tidal lake, and historic village high street. Check tide timings.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Southbourne Station to Chichester Station (Sussex)
30m direct from Portsmouth Harbour.
18km. 5h.
Flat tidal harbour shoreline, raised sea walls, mudflats, fields, light woodland, duck pond, and pedestrianised historic city centre. Can be muddy. Best at high tide.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Southbourne Station to Bosham Station (Sussex)
30m direct from Portsmouth Harbour.
Flat tidal harbour shoreline, raised sea walls, mudflats, fields, and quaint harbourside village. Can be muddy. Best at high tide.
A shorter variant of Southbourne to Chichester – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Petersfield Station to Liphook Station (Hampshire)
30m direct from Portsmouth Harbour.
20km. Moderate ascents. 5h30.
Woodland paths.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Petersfield Station to Liss Station (Hampshire)
30m direct from Portsmouth Harbour.
16km. 5h.
Rolling Hampshire countryside, wooded hangers, steep hillside ascent, unspoilt farmland, and quiet villages. Steep ascent, slippery winter.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Petersfield Station Circular (Hampshire)
30m direct from Portsmouth Harbour.
10km. 3h.
Steep hillside ascent of Shoulder of Mutton Hill, gentle gradients, one short steep downhill section, and wooded hangers. Steep descent, slippery winter.
A shorter variant of Petersfield to Liss – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Petersfield Station to Alton Station (Hampshire)
30m direct from Portsmouth Harbour.
23km.
Rolling Hampshire countryside, wooded hangers, villages, open farmland, and the Alton Circular afternoon route. Very long walk.
A longer variant of Petersfield to Liss – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Fishbourne Station Circular via Chichester Harbour (Sussex)
45m direct from Portsmouth Harbour.
Easy: 11km, flat terrain. 3h–5h.
Beginner-friendly: Just follow the coast and come back along a straight walk. It’s almost too simple! Flat, short and plenty of choices for lunch.
Chichester Harbour is a little-known National Landscape. Its protected saltmarsh landscape feeds an abundance of birdlife. It’s a major recreational harbour but somehow has a romantically melancholy and isolated air — you can imagine sea shanties being composed here.
Highlights: Chichester Harbour, Bosham, and Fishbourne Roman Palace & Gardens.
Lunch stops in Bosham (1h30–2h30 in): the Anchor Bleu, Timberley's, the Berkeley Arms, or Marwick's.
End-of-walk rewards: the Bull's Head Pub, or the Woolpack Inn.
Milford Station to Haslemere Station (Surrey)
45m direct from Portsmouth Harbour.
17km. Moderate ascents. 4h30–8h.
A rambler favourite! Remote heathland, pretty lakes, sandy bridleways, ancient woodland, heather and gorse commons, and a dramatic natural amphitheatre. Can be muddy.
Highlights: Devil's Punch Bowl.
Lunch: Nowhere to eat en route — pack lunch!
End-of-walk reward: the Harper's Steakhouse.
Liphook Station to Haslemere Station (Hampshire)
45m direct from Portsmouth Harbour.
Tough: steep ascents. 15km. 4h–7h.
Mixed oak, beech and chestnut woods, bridleways, streams, open countryside, horse paddocks, and a final climb into a market town. Can be muddy.
Lunch stops in Fernhurst (2h30–4h in): the Red Lion Pub, or the Fern Café.
End-of-walk reward: the Harper's Steakhouse.
Haslemere Station Circular (Surrey)
45m direct from Portsmouth Harbour.
13km. 4h30.
Mixed National Trust woodland, heathland with bracken, gorse, heather and bilberry, hilltop plateau, open views, rhododendron tunnels, and undulating bridleways. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Haslemere Station to Farnham Station (Surrey)
45m direct from Portsmouth Harbour.
23km. 5h30.
Wooded ridge, heathland valleys, lowland peat bog, large commons, MOD terrain, quiet woodland paths and lanes, and river valley. MOD closures apply.