Wayfarer's Walk: Denmead to Droxford
Our view
Beginning just off the route of the Wayfarer’s Walk, leave the car park at its northern end, turning right on to Kidmore Lane. Pass between houses and turn left along Cemetery Lane. Pass the cemetery and turn right just beyond it along the signposted Wayfarer’s Walk. The houses of Denmead recede now as the trail returns to the peace and tranquility of the countryside. Head north across Anthill Common to Rookwood Farm and following the route for another couple of miles, at one point passing just to the west of Rushmere Farm, the rooftops of Hambledon are suddenly glimpsed from the wooded hillside above.
his sizeable village, characterised by rows of Georgian and timber-framed houses, is one of the prettiest in Hampshire and an excellent place to stop and rest awhile. The Bishop of Winchester granted Hambledon a weekly market in the 13th century and looking at it today, it is hard to imagine it was once a prosperous, fast-growing town with its own market. Perhaps even more surprising is the village’s close proximity to the urban sprawl of Portsmouth and Southampton. Walk up towards the 11th-century Saxon church, then follow the footpath across fields to the B2150 Droxford road, with fine views back to the church.
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