Refreshments is a largely Georgian town, with a broad street Abbotstone Down and many local shops, including craft and antique shops. There Off Road Cycle Trails MODeRATe are a variety of tea rooms, restaurants and public houses. Places of interest Mid-Hants Watercress Line, New Alresford 01962 733810 Preserved steam railway. The Grange, . 1/2 mile west of Abbotstone Down car park. Restored remains of an important Georgian neo-classical country house. Railways Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 www.nationalrail.co.uk Mid-Hants Watercress Line. 01962 733810 www.watercressline.co.uk (runs from Alton to New Alresford and will take up Discover to three bikes) ’s Countryside by Bike Maps If you wish to plan your own route in this area, you may find the following Ordnance Survey maps useful: Explorer 132 and 144 Abbotstone Down Danebury Queen Elizabeth Country Park Clockwise route cross section 300m 300m 300m

Distance: 18 miles 200m 200m 200m Start: Abbotstone Down car park on 100m the B3046 (Grid ref: 584 361) 100m 100m Description: This trail commences from Abbotstone Down, and follows 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 0 2 4 6 8 both10 ‘The12 Ox14 Drove16 18 Way’ 20 and 22 24 0 2 4 6 8 10 Miles Not to scale Miles Miles ‘Wayfarers Walk’ for part of its length. Rolling chalk hills and

Ellisfield Candovers bluebell woods abound. Farley Mount 300m Links with: The Ox Drove trail 300m 300m

200m 200m 200m About the passport 100m 100m 100m The Culture-all Passport gives up to 2 adults and 2 children 12 months’ unlimited, access & parking to a world of fun, at one

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Liphook Test Way 300m 300m

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M3 Farleigh, Off Road Cycle Trails Wallop Dummer Farleigh Wallop, PH Farm Basingstoke 15 14 1 Start at car park 1 at Abbotstone Down on the B3046. A30 Basingstoke, 16 nutley London 4 Wood At second s-bend follow the road to the right passing north M3 Walsham farm on left. As road bears left take Ox Drove track to Farleigh, nutley Wallop Manor Farm the right as signposted. Dummer Grange Dummer nutley Dummer Farleigh Wallop, Farm 1313 Where the B3046 bears right, just past the post box in Winchester PH Basingstoke 17Grange Farm the wall, Turn Left onto track signposted bridleway to 15 14 Dummer.PH Take Right Track and continue. 18 Breach 16 nutley ) Axford Wood Farm 14 Bear Left leaving woods, along track which merges with north 12 Walsham minor road, Turn Left onto road into Dummer. nutley Pits 9 Manor Farm Dummer Grange Dummer Preston 15 At Dummer, continueCottage to T-junction by church. Turn Left Farm nutley 11 Bradley Grange 13 Becket’s Candover along road signposted8 North) Waltham/. 17 Down PH Continue10 for 45 metres,7 then Turn Left onto the PH 18 Breach Wayfarers Walk for approx. 1/2 mile. ) 6 Farm Axford 4 0 12 3 16 At end of concrete road, Turn Right and continue for B Preston Pits 9 19 Lone Barn approx. 1/4Down mile, Turn Left passing Dummer Grange on Preston Cottage Chilton your6 left. Turn Right onto the estate road. 11 Bradley Becket’s 8 ) ) Candover Brown Candover v e Down PH The Avenue 17 ro At Dummer Grange Farm, Turn Left, go to bottom 10 Candover D Lower Wield 7 x of hill. Turn Right, go straight on for 1/4 mile Woodmancott

) O 20 6 entering copse by Breach House. 4 0 3 5 B Preston 18 At track Crossroads, Turn Left along The Wayfarers 4 19 Lone Barn Down Farm Walk. Bear Right on descent. Beware of open pit Chilton 6

PH beside bridleway! ) Brown Candover v e 22 The Avenue ro Candover D Lower Wield

21 3 x ) 20 ) O Farm 5 4 2 Farm P2 PH Abbotstone Additions to ‘standard’ key: 22 Down 1 P1 short-cut 21 3 new Alresford Ox Drove Off-Road Cycle Trail ) Swarraton KEY Farm 0 Farm 1 2km Gate

) 0PH Public House 1mile Telephone 2 P2 P Car Park Up hill Abbotstone Additions to ‘standard’ key: Church Down hill Down 1 P1 short-cut new Alresford Ox Drove Off-Road Cycle Trail

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