Highlights of The Solent Way Part 4 my walk is from the pretty Keyhaven Harbour to the Historic port of Lymington UK. Hope you like and enjoy this Part 4 video of The Solent Way
Walk along The Solent Way is one of the most Picturesque walks in Hampshire, taking in views of the Hampshire countryside, The Solent Way and Isle of Wight. My walk on The Solent Way starts at starts at spit Hurst Castle Keyhaven Harbour to Historic port of Lymington. Just to the south of the New Forest, with stunning views of the Needles on the Isle of Wight in the distance. The path initially takes you on impressive spit Hurst Castle. The path follows the coast on to Keyhaven Harbour walk along the edge of the harbour is very pleasant, offering lovely views of the many boats in the harbour and then the path follows the coast through pleasant countryside The path follows the coast on to Keyhaven Harbour and then the path follows the coast seawall on The Solent Way Path which was once very old Ancient Highway walk through Pennington Marshit is a natural reserve of salting and mudflats along to Oxey Marshes to Moses Dock round to the Historic port of Lymington.
The Solent Way is a 60 mile footpath linking Bourenmouth coast Path at Christchurch Milford on Sea with Emsworth Harbour, much of the path following the Hampshire coast line and passing through the New Forest. Through most of it's length you'll also enjoy views of the beautiful Isle of Wight, just a few miles off the Hampshire Coast. The path is generally way marked with a picture of a sea bird on a green background although the path also forms part of the European Coastal Path (E9) and some signs show this path too, or the name Solent Coast Path. This site has photos and brief directions for all 60 miles of the path,
Highlights of my part 4 walk along The Solent Way is one of the most picturesque walks in Hampshire, taking in views of the Hampshire countryside, Solent and Isle of Wight. The path follows the coast on to Keyhaven Harbour and then the path follows the coast seawall on The Solent Way Path which was once very old Ancient Highway walk through pleasant countryside Pennington Marsh it is a nature reserve of saltings and mudflats Oxey Marshes to Moses Dock round to the Historic port of Lymington.
This walk starts near the harbour in Keyhaven and follows the Solent Way north-east along the sea-wall towards Pennington Marshes and Woodside - in the direction of Lymington You can walk or cycle all the way from Keyhaven Harbour along the coastal footpath to Lymington, with spectacular views across the saltmarshes and mudflats, where there is a wealth of summer birds, including Little, Common and Sandwich Terns who all breed in the area, and during late along the seawall afford views across the marshes. No direct access onto the marsh, the site can be viewed from the sea wall, which runs around the Hampshire County Council's Lymington and Pennington Marshes reserve.
The Lymington Salterns spanned the coastal marshes right the way from Lymington to Hurst Spit and formed part of an important industry that flourished from the medieval period through to the early 19th century. Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Local Nature Reserve is an area of coastal
grazing marsh. It lies between the town of Lymington and the coastal village of Keyhaven. Coastal marshes, lagoons and former salt marshes particularly important for wintering birds
Some species that occur on the reserve are the lagoon shrimp, starlet anemone, lagoon cockle and foxtail stonewort. More obvious residents of the lagoons are birds which use them throughout the year. Species including little egret, teal and little tern feed in the lagoons. Waders such as curlew, sandpiper, dunlin and little stint stop off on their long migratory journeys.
The path follows the coast seawall on The Solent Way Path which was once very old Ancient Highway walk through Pennington Marshit is a natural reserve of salting and mudflats along to Oxey Marshes to Moses Dock round to the Historic port of Lymington.
Lymington began as a Saxon village. The Saxons arrived in what is now South West Hampshire in the 6th century. They founded a settlement called limen tun. The Saxon word tun means a farm or hamlet. Limen is believed to be a Celtic name meaning either elm river or, perhaps, marshy river. So Lymington was the little village by the marshy river. Medieval Lymington was a busy port. Wine was imported from France and cloth weaved in Salisbury was exported. (Much to the annoyance of the people of Southampton. They resented the competition from Lymington
Lymingtonto is a port town on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It faces Yarmouth, Isle of WightThis is the end of part 4 video hope you like and enjoy it. My next Part 5 video is from The historic port town of Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England.
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