Despite the disappointing first leg of the St Swithun’s Way long-distance walk, I decided to continue with the next leg from Alresford to Alton.
The journey outward was from home to Clapham Junction, then to Winchester, followed by a bus to Alresford. On the return it was a bus from Alton to Hook and train to CJ and to home.
On a gloriously sunny day, the sun was on my back but there was a gale blowing on my face for much of the time. The walk was longer than expected (almost 15 miles!) and by the end I was pretty shattered. Early into the walk a detour was required due to a blocked path at the site of a new housing development I think. On re-joining the path there was an enormous solar farm.
A long, 12-hour day! It’s not a great walk. There’s a fair bit of lane walking as well as field walking. But it was a lovely day despite the wind. I had an interesting conversation with a woman on Alton station – she gave me some daffodils! There’s just the final leg to do, from Alton to Farnham, which is about 11-12 miles.
things change 
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