In this episode of my series “ Walks in Hampshire” I take a walk in & around the pretty village of Wonston which is located about 9 miles (by car)to the North of Winchester. My 5.5 mile figure of eight route starts with a wander through the village before heading out into the countryside.
Wonston is a delight to explore with the River Dever, the Holy Trinity Church, the award winning Wonston Arms pub as well as many pretty thatched cottages. My route takes me South following the Watercress Trail on farm tracks and well defined footpaths towards South Wonston.
I then take a detour to look at the site of the old Winchester racecourse - now open land but it was once one of the top horse racing tracks in England. I continue South along a disused railway line (the Didcot, Newbury & Southampton line) to check out what remains of Worthy Down Halt.
My homeward journey takes me along the sides of fields full of rape ,bursting with their golden yellow colour.
My final destination is indeed the Wonston Arms pub back at the village.
Map courtesy of Google Maps.
Music by Original Spruce (Copyright owner). Permission for me to use this track has been given to me by the copyright owner. 2022. Tracks (in order of appearance in the video): 1) Eko Eko, 2) Nicely Stone , 3) Pemrokeshire , 4) No Time For Lillies & 5) Martin Down. NB The first track (in the church) was not by Original Spruce. To download these tracks & other music by Original Spruce go to spruce1.bandca....
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8 сен 2024
