Wayfarer's Walk: Emsworth to Denmead
Our view
The Wayfarer’s Walk begins by the Emsworth Slipper Sailing Club, housed in one of the town’s old tidal mills. Follow the trail out to the water, with Chichester Harbour to the left and the Mill Pond to the right. The trail continues by the front of some harbourside houses and along this stretch there are fine views over the mudflats and sandbanks of the harbour. Turning inland, it then passes through woodland before heading towards the tower of Warblington Castle, all that remains of a once-mighty 16th century building. The route crosses a stream, heading for St Thomas a Becket’s Church at Warblington. Stroll through the ancient graveyard, spotting an ancient yew and the grave-watcher’s flint huts in the corner. These date back over 200 years, to a time when students were willing to pay for corpses for medical research. Thieves were paid to do the work. From here cross the modern cemetery and rejoin the shores of Langstone Harbour, where the ominous black turret of the 18th-century mill built out over the water edges into view. Beyond it is the Royal Oak pub, a famous and much photographed landmark building on this stretch of the coast.
Cross the busy A3023 – the only road linking Hayling Island to the mainland – and turn right along the pavement. Shortly a shaded path runs off left by a telephone box. This is the route of the Wayfarer’s Walk. Follow it through a residential area and along a path to a grassy expanse overlooking Langstone Harbour. This is South Moor. At the path T-junction turn left and skirt the harbour edge, eventually heading inland to follow an inlet through an industrial area. Turn right at the road, then left at a roundabout into Brockhampton Road. Follow the road over the bridge spanning the A27 and turn left into Marples Way.
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