tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post4784961826284986223..comments2024-03-29T11:20:22.205+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Wednesday Walk - Southbourne to Emsworth or Rowlands Castle (via Thorney Island) [First Posting]Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-72939688475296651452017-11-05T19:13:38.584+00:002017-11-05T19:13:38.584+00:00Did this walk, with directions SWC180 back in June...Did this walk, with directions SWC180 back in June and enjoyed its remoteness, apart from the main road walk back to Emsworth station - I didn't have the time or directions at that date to go on for Rowlands Castle<br />I think I should have taken a different route at the end through Emsworth High Street. Bit overgrown after the church with shoulder -high vegetation but guess this depends on the time of year. Very much enjoyed this new-to-me coastal walk and hope it will be posted for others will enjoy it in the year to comeramblinroshttps://www.flickr.com/photos/ramblinros/albums/72157684452768136/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-5810847059540396992017-11-01T22:11:14.149+00:002017-11-01T22:11:14.149+00:00Six walkers off the train, one other had taken the...Six walkers off the train, one other had taken the route via Havant and another had driven down from London, so n=8 in unseasonally w=sunny-and-warm weather. Two peeled off to the earliest lunch pub ever, after only 500m, the rest went their ways, some bird-watching (later overtaken by the two lunchers), others racing it. The tide was low and the mudbanks exposed, with birds aplenty. We had the sun and a nice breeze from the front, all was in good order. <br />Pitsey Island in now off-limits for humans as an RSPB Reserve, but your correspondent wouldn't have had time for that anyway, as he tried to beat darkness on his way to Rowlands Castle. <br />"Historic" Emsworth looks a very nice place, what with waterways, plenty old houses, six pubs and a decent looking cafe. So, with an earlier start this would make a good lunch stop. And there is another small Local Nature Reserve near the station, which might make a nice addition to this v short walk. <br />The route to Rowlands starts inauspiciously through a pasture, then along some residential streets, but then comes alive through diverse woods and along farm tracks along more woods, before finishing along The Avenue into Rowlands C. Thanks to a glorious long sunset and then the moon, the headtorch was needed only for the last few minutes through the small wood by Rowlands Castle.Thomas Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298846868417688062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-34782428493399198262017-10-31T21:43:10.844+00:002017-10-31T21:43:10.844+00:00If this new walk is a success, please think of pos...If this new walk is a success, please think of posting it at a weekend. David Colvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-69459043682056107592017-10-31T12:58:30.672+00:002017-10-31T12:58:30.672+00:00A map might help at the start to get to/from the s...A map might help at the start to get to/from the seafront. But once there, just follow the obvious coast path.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-70450456826215377852017-10-31T12:48:47.681+00:002017-10-31T12:48:47.681+00:00Thinking of doing this walk. Are there any directi...Thinking of doing this walk. Are there any directions? I cannot find any on the walk page.Paul Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07103966383473412999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-35808428639384417982017-10-25T10:12:01.945+01:002017-10-25T10:12:01.945+01:00The pub comes after 0.7 km of walking (250m off ro...The pub comes after 0.7 km of walking (250m off route at point 460m)Thomas Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298846868417688062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-86968302098009138962017-10-23T14:52:37.051+01:002017-10-23T14:52:37.051+01:00This is one of the few bits of South coast which i...This is one of the few bits of South coast which is new to me. The only pub is said to be near the start, though it is in Emsworth not Southbourne. Either way it is very close to the start or finish so I think I’ll opt for a picnic, to be consumed later on. The alternative might be to start an hour earlier and have a late pub lunch at the end. What do others think?Mikenoreply@blogger.com