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Richmond Park babes
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Solent Way (part 3) Beaulieu to Hythe
The 3rd part of the long-distance Solent Way goes from Beaulieu to Hythe. At just over 6 miles it isn’t the nicest of walks, much of it being along the sides of busy main roads.
Trains to Lymington followed by the 112 bus (Tuesdays & Thursdays only) to Beaulieu took me to the start of the walk. At the end there was the ferry across Southampton Water and then it was on to Southampton station and the return journey home. A long and exhausting day even though the walk was relatively short.
The next section is a short 6 miles from Southampton to Hamble.
Beaulieu at the start of the walk Typical New Forest 
Across Southampton Water 
Hythe Pier 
The old train on Hythe pier 
Hythe pier 
Leaving Hythe 
The IOW ferry 
Arriving in Southampton 
Beaulieu to Hythe 
The 60 miles of the Solent Way
- Walk 1: Milford on Sea ⇒ Lymington (9 miles) (✓ 4th July 2019)
- Walk 2: Lymington ⇒ Beaulieu (10 miles) (✓ 4th May 2022)
- Walk 3: Beaulieu ⇒ Hythe (6 miles) (✓ 10th May 2022)
- Walk 4: Hythe ⇒ Hamble (7 miles)
- Walk 5: Hamble ⇒ Lee On Solent (7 miles)
- Walk 6: Lee on Solent ⇒ Portsmouth (6 miles)
- Walk 7: Portsmouth ⇒ Hilsea (7 miles)
- Walk 8: Hilsea ⇒ Emsworth (8 miles)
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Solent Way (part 2) Lymington to Beaulieu
The 2nd part of the long-distance Solent Way goes from Lymington to Beaulieu. At just over 10 miles it isn’t the nicest of walks, being along the sides of extremely large fields and mainly on quiet, country roads. ie There’s not much to see in the way of views.
It’s almost 3 years since I did the first part of the Solent Way. I hadn’t expected this delay in progressing through the 8 parts. The next section is a short 6 miles from Beaulieu to Hythe, followed by the ferry across Southampton Water for the 3rd leg, Southampton to Hamble.
The extremely pretty Buckler’s Hard looks as if it could justify a longer re-visit but on this occasion I was just passing through. On leaving I spotted this lovely boat being worked on in the boatyard and I got talking to its owner who, amazingly, lives only a few miles from me.
Lymington 
A field 
Another field 
Much of the walk was along minor roads 
Buckler’s Hard 
Buckler’s Hard 
Lymington to Beaulieu 
The 60 miles of the Solent Way
- Walk 1: Milford on Sea ⇒ Lymington (9 miles) (✓ 4th July 2019)
- Walk 2: Lymington ⇒ Beaulieu (10 miles) (✓ 4th May 2022)
- Walk 3: Beaulieu ⇒ Hythe (6 miles)
- Walk 4: Hythe ⇒ Hamble (7 miles)
- Walk 5: Hamble ⇒ Lee On Solent (7 miles)
- Walk 6: Lee on Solent ⇒ Portsmouth (6 miles)
- Walk 7: Portsmouth ⇒ Hilsea (7 miles)
- Walk 8: Hilsea ⇒ Emsworth (8 miles)
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Box Hill to Guildford (15.4 miles)
A warm, sunny day made for a gruelling 15.4 mile hike along the North Downs Way, from Westhumble (near Dorking) to Guildford. I was expecting it to be about 12 miles and I intended it to be a bit of a training session in preparation for a 16 mile walk along part of the long-distance, Solent Way. Not only did I underestimate the length but I also improvised an extra bit at the end in order to pick up the River Wey, just to the south of Guildford. But I now know 16 miles is within my capabilities. Not only that, I’m expecting the Solent Way to be fairly flat, whereas today’s walk was up and down and totalled over 2,000 feet elevation – (walking up Snowden is just over 3,000 feet elevation!)
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Weybridge on the Thames
A walk followed by a sandwich lunch at the Old Crown pub. A traditional pub and some good food.
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From a walk on the Downs
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Wakehurst, Sussex
Large, attractive gardens with some wonderful, tall trees.
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It’s my birthday
Happy birthday
to me!I had a lovely birthday in Bushy Park with our daughter and the two little ones, followed by chocolate cake back at their home.
And then to open some lovely presents (see below) including some Nordic walking poles.
Iris and Chloe hiding coins in Bushy Park fallen trees,
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Sutton 1 Leyton Orient 0
A goal up after 20 minutes, Sutton went on to produce a dire performance at the end of the first half and for the whole of the second half. With just 30% possession overall, and not a single attack on goal in the second half, I don’t know what went went wrong but it was not pretty.
Sutton 1 Leyton Orient 0
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50 years ago!
50 years ago!
We made it!
This is me on our wedding day, in a pink suit. Probably the last outfit I wore with any colour in!
By Chloe 
By Iris & Chloe 
By Iris
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