The River Hamble is one of Southampton Water's three great rivers.
The Hamble rises near Waltham Chase and flows past Botley, then Bursledon, past Hamble-le-Rice and into Southampton Water and into the Solent.
The Hamble is a great place to walk and there are many walks that are linked up by the Strawberry Trail.
http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_id=8608
This is in total some15 miles with a variety of coastal, riverside, country park and rural walking.
The trail is basically a figure of eight starting at Botley.
The three miles going from Manor Farm County Park http://www3.hants.gov.uk/hampshire-countryside/manorfarm.htm and along the river from Botley to Bursledon takes in some great woodland stretches as it weaves along the river in and out of the many creaks.
Botley is a great starting point with plenty of historic places and good pubs
The Hamble rises near Waltham Chase and flows past Botley, then Bursledon, past Hamble-le-Rice and into Southampton Water and into the Solent.
The Hamble is a great place to walk and there are many walks that are linked up by the Strawberry Trail.
http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_id=8608
This is in total some15 miles with a variety of coastal, riverside, country park and rural walking.
The trail is basically a figure of eight starting at Botley.
The three miles going from Manor Farm County Park http://www3.hants.gov.uk/hampshire-countryside/manorfarm.htm and along the river from Botley to Bursledon takes in some great woodland stretches as it weaves along the river in and out of the many creaks.
Botley is a great starting point with plenty of historic places and good pubs
Below Botley, the river is tidal and in medieval times there were many sites that were used for ship building using the timber grown locally. The photo above is looking towards Botley and the phot below shows some new woodland.
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