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Welcome’ are ‘Walkers accredited walkers to enjoy the great outdoors. The town is an an is town The outdoors. great the enjoy to walkers to the River Wey. Working Tel: 0871 200 22 33 Railway. an extensive network of public footpaths enabling enabling footpaths public of network extensive an collaboratively, Alton & District Hants Mid and Boxall Ginny of permission kind by Photographs Alton Stagecoach: www.stagecoachbus.com with countryside diverse and rich extremely an boasts Residents’ Associations, Pell. Pam of courtesy painting Cover Alton Town Council and East Tel: 0345 121 0190 Alton Park National Downs South the to gateway a As Jane Hurst for making the Wey Walk possible. Walk Wey the making for Hurst Jane Hampshire District Council, 83986. (01420) Tel: and Chatfield June Dr Association, Residents’ District officially launched the Wey Walk at Local Walking Organisations or www.alton.gov.uk visit please walks, local other Thanks to the Amery Hill Residents Association, Alton & & Alton Association, Residents Hill Amery the to Thanks the 2020 Alton Walking Festival. Alton Ramblers: www.altonramblers.org.uk on information more for or walk Walk’ ‘Wey guided a The Wey Walk is circa 1.75 miles, starting at Alton join to like would you If May. of month the throughout Alton Town Council hosts an annual Walking Festival Festival Walking annual an hosts Council Town Alton Walk Alton: www.walkalton.org.uk83986 01420 Tel: Station. 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Walking Alton 2020 the Thanks to the Amery Hill Residents Association, Alton & officially launched the Wey Walk at at Walk Wey the launched officially other local walks, please visit www.alton.gov.uk or Organisations Walking Local District Residents’ Association, Dr June Chatfield and Tel: (01420) 83986. Council, District Hampshire Jane Hurst for making the Wey Walk possible. Alton Town Council and East East and Council Town Alton As a gateway to the South Downs National Park Alton 0190 121 0345 Tel: Cover painting courtesy of Pam Pell. Associations, Residents’ www.stagecoachbus.com boasts an extremely rich and diverse countryside with Stagecoach: an extensive network of public footpathsAlton enabling Photographs by kind permission of Ginny Boxall and Mid Hants District & Alton collaboratively, Tel: 0871 200 22 33 22 200 0871 Tel: walkers to enjoy the great outdoors. The town is an Railway. Working Wey. River the to www.traveline.info Traveline: accredited ‘Walkers are Welcome’ destination. Source the being as Alton Association in 2015 to showcase showcase to 2015 in Association For more information on walking in Alton, please visit Disclaimer: All information was correct at time of print but may be subject to changes, please checkTransport for Public www.walkalton.org. possible amendments to the route before embarking on the walk. Whilst every care has been taken in the Residents Hill Amery by preparation of this leaflet Alton Town Council cannot be held responsible for accident or loss resulting from proposed first was Walk’ ‘Wey The the information in this leaflet.