Fetler Yell North Roe Shetland Islands Muckle Roe Brae Voe Mainland

Foula Lerwick

Sumburgh

Fair Isle

Westray Sanday Rousay

Stronsay Mainland Orkney Islands Kirkwall Shapinsay Scarpa Flow Hoy South Ronaldsay

Cape Island of Stroma Wrath Scrabster John O'Groats Castletown Durness Thurso Port of Ness Melvich Borgh Bettyhill Cellar Watten Noss Head Head Tongue Wick Forsinard Gallan Isle of Lewis Head Port nan Giuran Stornoway Latheron Unapool Altnaharra Kinbrace WESTERN ISLES Lochinver Scarp Helmsdale Hushinish Point Airidh a Bhruaich Lairg Taransay Tarbert Shiant Islands Greenstone Point Scalpay Ullapool Bonar Bridge Harris Rudha Reidh Pabbay Dornoch Tarbat Berneray Dundonnell Ness Port nan Long Tain Gairloch Lossiemouth North Uist Invergordon Lochmaddy Alness Cullen Cromarty MacduŠ Fraserburgh Monach Islands BanŠ Uig Rona Elgin Buckie Baleshare Kinlochewe Garve Dingwall Achnasheen Forres Benbecula Ronay Nairn Baile Mhanaich Torridon MORAY Keith Dunvegan TurriŠ Peterhead Portree Inverness Aberlour Geirinis Raasay Lochcarron Huntly DuŠtown Rudha Stromeferry Ellon Hallagro Kyle of Cannich Lochalsh Drumnadrochit Rhynie Oldmeldrum South Uist Isle of Skye Dornie Kyleakin HIGHLAND Grantown-on- Spey Inverurie Lochboisdale Invermoriston Alford Shiel Bridge Aviemore

Canna Airor ABERDEENSHIRE Aberdeen Barra Ardvasar Inverie Invergarry Kingussie Heaval Castlebay Rum Newtonmore Vatersay Mallaig Banchory Laggan Braemar Ballater Sandray Rosinish Eigg Arisaig Glen‘nnan Dalwhinnie Stonehaven Mingulay Spean Bridge Berneray Muck Fort William SCOTLAND ANGUS Onich Coll Ballachulish Glencoe Pitlochry Brechin Montrose Tobermory PERTH AND KINROSS Kirriemuir Forfar Lochaline Portnacroish Aberfeldy Blairgowrie Tiree Dunkeld Coupar Angus Arbroath Ulva Craignure Connel Carnoustie Killin Isle of Mull Moni‘eth Dundee Tayport Iona Oban Dalmally Crianlarich Lochearnhead Newport Fionnphort CrieŠ Perth -on-Tay Bridge of Earn Cupar St Andrews Luing Ardlui STIRLING Auchterarder Auchtermuchty Inveraray Ladybank Callander Falkland Fife Ness Scarba Tarbet FIFE Strachur Kinross Dunblane Elie Colonsay Lochgoilhead Bridge of Allan CLACKMANNAN Glenrothes Buckhaven Stirling Lochgilphead Garelochhead Alloa Kirkcaldy Ardlussa Cowdenbeath Oronsay Dunfermline North Berwick Grangemouth ARGYLL & BUTE Helensburgh Denny Inverkeithing EAST Dunbar Dunoon Gourock Alexandria Kilsyth Falkirk FALKIRK South Queensferry Jura Linlithgow Edinburgh LOTHIAN Greenock Dumbarton Kirkintilloch Cumbernauld Haddington Tighnabruaich INVERCLYDE NORTH Musselburgh Clydebank Bathgate St Abb's Head Port Askaig Tarbert LANARKSHIRE Livingston Dalkeith RENFREWSHIRE Airdrie Kennacraig Rothesay Paisley WEST Bonnyrigg Eyemouth Glasgow Shotts LOTHIAN Largs Johnstone Penicuik Islay Motherwell MIDLOTHIAN Rhinns Point Millport Hamilton East Kilbride EAST Carluke Berwick-upon-Tweed Gigha RENFREWSHIRE NORTH AYRSHIRE Larkhall Lauder Primmill Kilwinning Strathaven Holy Island Port Ellen Killean Ardrossan Lanark Peebles Lesmahagow Coldstream Irvine Kilmarnock Biggar Galashiels Brodick Kelso Arran SOUTH Bamburgh Holy Troon LANARKSHIRE Mauchline Selkirk Malin Head Isle Prestwick Ayr Abington Campbeltown Cumnock BORDERS Jedburgh Tory Island EAST New Cumnock Hawick Alnwick Rathlin Island AYRSHIRE Bloody Horn Head Inishowen Mull of Kintyre Maybole Foreland Carndonagh Head Dalmellington MoŠat NORTHUMBERLAND Amble Moville Portrush Portstewart Ballycastle Girvan SOUTH Buncrana Bushmills AYRSHIRE Coleraine DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY Otterburn Ashington Morpeth Newbiggin- Aran Island Limavady Ballymoney Carsphairn by-the-Sea Cushendall Lochmaben Lockerbie Langholm Londonderry Ballantrae Bedlington Blyth Letterkenny LONDONDERRY New Dumfries ANTRIM Ponteland Dungiven Galloway Whitley Bay DONEGAL Cairnryan Longtown Gosforth South Shields Annan NORTHERN Newton Stewart Gretna Hexham Corbridge Newcastle upon Tyne Strabane Ballymena Castle Douglas Jarrow Ballybofey Maghera Stranraer Dalbeattie Brampton Gateshead Rossan Point Larne Sunderland Portpatrick Carlisle Washington Magherafelt Kirkcudbright Consett Stanley Castlederg Randalstown Wigton Killybegs Newtownstewart Whitehead Donegal Moneymore Antrim Carrickfergus Whithorn Alston Durham St John's Point TYRONE Brandon Peterlee Bangor Maryport Omagh Cookstown Drummore Donaghadee Burrow Spennymoor Ballyshannon Crumlin Holywood Head Penrith Hartlepool IRELAND Workington Cockermouth Bishop Auckland Bundoran Belfast Newtownards Appleby-in- Dungannon CarryduŠ Comber Keswick Westmorland Newton Redcar Lisburn AycliŠe Whitehaven CUMBRIA DURHAM Middlesbrough Balderg FERMANAGH Craigavon Lurgan Guisborough Dromore Brough Darlington Whitby Belmullet Easky Egremont Enniskillen Portadown Ballynahinch Killyleagh Stokesley Sligo Armagh Portaferry Ambleside Scotch Corner Robin Hood’s Bay Tandragee Banbridge Richmond Lisnaskea Andreas Windermere DOWN Downpatrick Coniston Monaghan ARMAGH Catterick Keady Ballaugh Ramsey Kendal Sedbergh Northallerton Ballycroy Ballina LEITRIM Castlewellan Leyburn Scalby SLIGO Newtownbutler Rathfriland Hawes Scarborough Clones MONAGHAN ISLE OF MAN MAYO Newry Newcastle Achill Peel Laxey Thirsk Pickering Ballybay Millom Ulverston Filey Island Castleblayney Kirkby Lonsdale NORTH YORKSHIRE Cootehill Warrenpoint Douglas Boyle Crossmaglen Grange-over- Ingleton Swinford Kilkeel Sands Ripon Malton Flamborough Port Erin Barrow-in-Furness Carnforth Easingwold Head Carrick-on-Shannon Cavan Castletown Bridlington Clare Castlebar Ballaghaderreen Carrickmacross Dundalk Walney Morecambe Settle Island Lancaster Westport Bailieborough Isle Heysham Dri“eld ROSCOMMON Knaresborough Inishturk LOUTH Harrogate Ballyhaunis CAVAN LANCASHIRE Skipton York EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE Castlerea Ilkley Wetherby Inishbo‘n Claremorris Ardee Fleetwood Pocklington LONGFORD Granard Garstang Keighley Market Inishark Longford Bingley Yeadon Tadcaster Leenane Colne Weighton Ballinrobe Kells Clitheroe Shipley Beverley Roscommon Blackpool Nelson Leeds Selby Drogheda Kirkham Burnley Bradford Garforth WEST YORKSHIRE Hull Clifden Lytham St Anne's Preston Todmorden Hessle Withernsea REPUBLIC Navan Halifax Castleford Tuam WESTMEATH Leyland Rawtenstall Brighouse Batley Goole Maam Cross Balbriggan Wake‘eld Pontefract Southport Hudders‘eld Mullingar Trim Skerries Chorley Spurn Head OF IRELAND MEATH Rochdale Hemsworth Thorne Scunthorpe Kilkieran GALWAY Rush Ormskirk Standish Bolton Bury Cleethorpes Athlone Formby GREATER MANCHESTER Grimsby Swords Barnsley Brigg Wigan Oldham SOUTH Galway Moate Malahide Penistone Doncaster Caistor Athenry Ballinasloe Crosby Salford YORKSHIRE Clara Maynooth DUBLIN MERSEYSIDE MANCHESTER Oranmore Lucan Carmel Head Bootle Stocksbridge Edenderry St Helens Sale Stockport Glossop Celbridge Wallasey Rotherham Bawtry OFFALY Tullamore Clondalkin Dublin Great Liverpool Warrington Gainsborough Inishmore Moelfre Birkenhead Cheadle Market Loughrea Gogarth Orme Prestatyn Altrincham Rasen Louth Dun Laoghaire Colwyn Widnes She“eld Mablethorpe KILDARE Tallaght Holyhead Anglesey Llandudno Whaley Ballyvaughan Kilcormac Bay Wilmslow Worksop Retford Inisheer Banagher Newbridge Naas Beaumaris Rhyl Runcorn Knutsford Bridge Dron‘eld Portarlington Bray Holy Island Llangefni Conwy Abergele Flint Staveley Gort Birr Kildare Frodsham Northwich Buxton Lincoln Mountmellick Monasterevin Bangor Chester‘eld Greystones CONWY Chester Middlewich Bakewell Horncastle Ingoldmells Bethesda FLINTSHIRE DERBYSHIRE Ollerton Winsford Congleton Mans‘eld LINCOLNSHIRE Ennistymon Portlaoise Caernarfon Llanrwst Denbigh Clay Cross Skegness Mountrath Mold CHESHIRE Biddulph Matlock CLARE Llanberis Betws- Ruthin Crewe NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Coningsby Roscrea LAOIS Athy WICKLOW Leek Alfreton y-coed DENBIGHSHIRE Wirksworth Ripley Newark-on-Trent Ennis Wicklow Wrexham Nantwich Kidsgrove Burnham Nenagh Abbeyleix Stoke-on-Trent Belper Hucknall Blaenau Ffestiniog Ruabon Newcastle- Sleaford Market Sheringham Rathdrum under-Lyme Ashbourne Ilkeston Boston Porthmadog Llangollen WREXHAM Nottingham Hunstanton Cromer Templemore Carlow Whitchurch Kilkee Castlecomer Bala Uttoxeter Stapleford Beeston Grantham Sutterton North Tullow Pwllheli Criccieth Ellesmere Stone Derby Kilrush Market Drayton Long Eaton Donington Walsham Happisburgh Arklow GWYNEDD Oswestry Fakenham Limerick Abersoch Wem STAFFORDSHIRE Burton upon Aylsham CARLOW Trent Holbeach Thurles Spalding Bardsey StaŠord Loughborough King's Lynn Bagenalstown Island SHROPSHIRE Ballybunion Kilkenny Gorey Dolgellau Ashby-de-la-Zouch Bourne TIPPERARY Barmouth Rugeley Melton Mowbray NORFOLK Rathkeale LIMERICK Newport Crowland KILKENNY Borris WEXFORD Mallwyd Shrewsbury East Caister-on-Sea Listowel Cannock Lich‘eld Coalville Oakham SwaŠham Cashel Callan Welshpool Telford LEICESTERSHIRE Stamford Dereham Norwich Newcastle West Tipperary Graiguenamanagh Tamworth RUTLAND Wisbech Great Thomastown Leicester Abbeyfeale Tywyn Walsall Downham Watton Wymondham Yarmouth Enniscorthy Machynlleth Wolverhampton Oadby Kilmallock Aberdy‘ Montgomery Hinckley Blaby Uppingham Market Charleville Cahir Blackwater Peterborough Attleborough Newtown Bridgnorth Nuneaton Market Lowestoft Tralee Church West Bromwich Oundle Wimblington Clonmel New Ross Stretton Dudley Harborough Bungay Beccles Castleisland Carrick-on-Suir POWYS Birmingham Corby Chatteris Llanidloes Stourbridge Littleport Brandon Thetford Mitchelstown Aberystwyth WEST MIDLANDS Bedworth Rothwell Sawtry Diss Dingle Wexford Llangurig Clun Kidderminster Kettering Ely KERRY Ludlow Solihull COVENTRY CAMBRIDGESHIRE Halesworth Kanturk Waterford Huntingdon Mildenhall Southwold Killorglin WALES Stourport- Bromsgrove NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Eye Knighton Rugby Brampton Mallow WATERFORD Rosslare on-Severn Leamington Spa Killarney Fermoy CEREDIGION Rhayader Redditch Wellingborough Rushden Warwick Waterbeach Bury St Edmunds Millstreet Tramore Aberaeron Llandrindod Presteigne Droitwich Daventry Saxmundham Newmarket Leiston Cahersiveen Dungarvan New Quay Tregaron Wells Leominster WARWICKSHIRE Northampton St Neots Stowmarket Valentia Island WORCESTERSHIRE SUFFOLK Aldeburgh Kington Bromyard Stratford Cambridge CORK Worcester upon Avon Bedford Stradishall Woodbridge Kenmare Builth Wells HEREFORDSHIRE Pershore Towcester Macroom Youghal Strumble Cardigan Lampeter Shipston- Newport Pagnell Cork Great Malvern Biggleswade Ipswich Midleton Head on-Stour BEDFORDSHIRE Sudbury Newcastle Hay-on-Wye Evesham Milton Keynes Royston Caherdaniel Fishguard Hereford Ledbury Banbury Brackley SaŠron Cobh Cloyne Emlyn Llandovery Felixstowe Mathry Tewkesbury Moreton-in-Marsh Letchworth Baldock Walden Buckingham Leighton Halstead Manningtree Harwich St David's hampshireBrecon Buzzard Hitchin Dunmanway CARMARTHENSHIRE Stow-on-the-Wold Chipping Norton Stevenage Bantry Bandon Ramsey PEMBROKESHIRE Ross-on-Wye Colchester Kinsale Carmarthen Llandeilo Bicester Braintree Dursey Island Bear Island Island Newgale Cheltenham Dunstable Luton Stansted ESSEX Crickhowell Gloucester BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HERTFORDSHIRE Haverfordwest St Clears Abergavenny Kidlington Clonakilty GLOUCESTERSHIRE Tring Ware Witham Brightlingsea Clacton-on-Sea Skomer Narberth newAmmanford forest/BBrynmawr MonmouthROCKENWitneyHURSTAylesbury Milford Ebbw Merthyr St Albans Harlow Skibbereen 06Island Haven Vale Blaenavon Carterton Oxford Wendover Chelmsford Tyd‘l Neyland Kidwelly NEATH MERTHYR BLAENAU GWENT MONMOUTHSHIRE Stroud Hemel Hat‘eld Skokholm PORT TALBOT Aberdare TYDFIL Pontypool Lydney Cirencester OXFORDSHIRE Thame Hempstead Maldon Island Pembroke Tenby Llanelli Southminster Glyncorrwg TORFAEN Nailsworth Amersham RHONDDA Bargoed Abingdon Watford Barnet Clear Island Neath CYNON TAFF Chepstow Faringdon En‘eld Brentwood Swansea CAERPHILLY Cwmbran Rayleigh 12.9 DistanceSt Govan's TimeMaesteg Grade Tetbury Cricklade RefreshmentsDidcot High Wycombe Chigwell SWANSEA Port Pontypridd Risca Newport Wantage Harrow Head Caldicot Wallingford Marlow Basildon Port Eynon Talbot Malmesbury Uxbridge GREATER LONDON Southend-on-Sea 12.9km/8 miles 3-4 hoursCaerphilly NEWPORT Moderate 3 pubs/1 caféHenley BRIDGEND Swindon Maidenhead Canvey Island CARDIFF Avonmouth Slough LONDON Porthcawl Bridgend Woolwich Tilbury CardiŠ BRISTOL BERKSHIRE Windsor Dartford Sheerness Cowbridge Chippenham Reading Richmond Gravesend Margate VALE OF GLAMORGAN Bristol Staines Clevedon Corsham Avebury Hungerford Rochester Barry Marlborough Newbury Bracknell Kingston Congresbury Bath Melksham Sutton Chatham Ramsgate Croydon Sittingbourne Weston-super-Mare Devizes Woking Epsom Kingsclere Faversham Sandwich Trowbridge WILTSHIRE Camberley Caterham Maidstone Cheddar Leatherhead DAY 2 Basingstoke Aldershot Reigate Sevenoaks KENT Canterbury Deal Lynton Burnham-on-Sea WestburyPlan your Dorking Oxted Ilfracombe Lynmouth Frome Andover Whitchurch Guildford Redhill Tonbridge Lundy Minehead Wells Warminster Farnham SURREY East Ashford Dover Watchet Pilton HAMPSHIRE Godalming Glastonbury routeAmesbury Alton Grinstead Braunton Crawley Cranbrook Folkestone Bridgwater Street New Alresford Tunbridge Wells Barnstaple Mere Haslemere Tenterden Hythe Wilton Winchester Liphook Horsham Crowborough Wincanton New Romney Bideford South Molton Taunton SOMERSET Salisbury Billingshurst Haywards Heath Hartland Shaftesbury Peters‘eld Wellington Romsey Heath‘eld Rye Great Torrington Eastleigh Midhurst Pulborough Uck‘eld Ilminster Yeovil Sherborne EAST SUSSEX Battle Dungeness Southampton WEST SUSSEX Hurstpierpoint Tiverton Crewkerne Lyndhurst Havant Arundel Chard Blandford Forum Fareham Chichester Lewes Hailsham Hastings Bude Ringwood Hythe Worthing Hove Bexhill Holsworthy Brockenhurst Gosport Newhaven Crediton Honiton Axminster Wimborne Minster Bognor Brighton Lymington Regis Littlehampton Eastbourne Okehampton Bridport DORSET New Milton Portsmouth Seaford Exeter Seaton Dorchester Cowes Boscastle Poole Newport Ryde Selsey Lyme Bournemouth Tintagel DEVON Sidmouth Regis Wareham ISLE Launceston Freshwater OF WIGHT Exmouth Weymouth Swanage Shanklin Dawlish Ventnor Southern england Padstow Wadebridge Tavistock Teignmouth Fortuneswell Ashburton Newton Abbot Bodmin Buckfastleigh Portland Bill Liskeard Torquay Newquay CORNWALL Totnes Paignton Saltash 20 Plymouth St Austell Looe Torpoint Brixham Route St Agnes Plympton Dartmouth Fowey Near Standing Hat, towards Is it for me? Once clear Truro Kingsbridge Redruth St Ives Salcombe of busy Brockenhurst, Camborneread the feature the end of your walk. St Mawes Photo: Nick Channer expect parkland, St Just Falmouthon page 32 OCT ‘10 18 Penzance Sennen Helston woodland bridleways, Land's End farmland paths,clear Lizard rockenhurst’s historic St Nicholas. Pass church, follow Scilly Isles parish church of St road as it bends R, then R again. drives and tracks and B one road stretch. 16 Nicholas, close to the start of After about 90m turn L to follow Suitable for all the walk, is the oldest church in a fenced bridleway through Stiles None the New Forest. A church has Brockenhurst Park. Follow path existed on this site since before down to gate into Roydon Woods Start/parking 14 1086. Norman builders used and continue through trees; Fee-paying car park off Brookley Road, some of the earlier Saxon eventually it merges with

Brockenhurst, grid 12 walling in the construction of another bridleway. Head straight ref SU297024 the present nave. St Nicholas is on here, pass The Lodge and Nearest town Lyndhurst open to the public from early continue on bridleway. Refreshments Various afternoon. From the church it is in Brockenhurst and 10 a very pleasant walk through 2 3.2km/2 miles near start/finish Public toilets glorious Brockenhurst Park and Take next L bridleway at a gate Brockenhurst 8 across the pretty Lymington and soon path crosses Public transport Buses River. Long stretches of Lymington River via bridge. 56 and 56a operate woodland are interspersed with Pass junction with path on R for between Southampton areas of farmland and open Boldre and continue towards and Lymington 6 heath as the walk heads north Dilton. Exit from Roydon Maps and then west, back to Woods at a gate and continue Ordnance Survey Brockenhurst. By Nick Channer. on a hedge-lined track. On Explorer OL22; 4 reaching Dilton Farm turn L Landranger 196 1 Start immediately before farm

From car park turn L and walk outbuildings and follow path 2 through Brockenhurst. At station round R and L bends. At a gate turn R, cross railway and follow and sign ‘Dilton Farm Only’ turn

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at Round Hill and soon you junction and turn L. Keep to continue on track to Standing merge with Tarmac drive on a gravel track, following it Hat car park. U-bend. Keep L here, follow it through forest. Look for round to L by a pond and pass Victoria Tilery Cottage among 4 9.7km/6 miles Round Hill Campsite exit signs. trees, go through a gate and Turn L and follow track to merge Follow drive to road junction with B3055. Walk along to A337 and go straight across. and turn L. Pass Brockenhurst College and Rose & Crown, L, 3 6.8km/4¼ miles followed by Snake Catcher pub. Look for sign for ‘New Copse Turn R here, then R again after a Cottage’ and continue ahead on few paces by Foresters Arms. drive. Pass cottage on L and Return to car park. now drive is gravelled. Follow it down to major intersection and keep ahead to New Copse Route created using Cottage. Go through gate, up Memory-Map V5 Southern England – OS 1:50,000 slope and over railway bridge. Contact 0844 811 0950 Drop down to some gates, www.memory-map.co.uk Just horsing around. continue for about 140m to a © Country Walking October 2010