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Test Way
Inkpen Beacon to Totton (Southampton)
70.5km/44 miles
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A north-south route across Hampshire from the
dramatic escarpment at Inkpen along the course of the river Test, one of
southern England's finest chalk streams, famed for its trout fishing, to
its tidal marshes at Southampton Water. Along the way are water meadows,
steep hills with exhilarating views, woodlands, country villages and rural
pubs, and the historic towns of Stockbridge, Romsey and Totton.
The walk was established by Hampshire county council
and Test Valley borough council and dates back to the mid-1980s.
Public Transport
The route is divided into eight sections, all but one of
which (the 8km/5-mile section from Stockbridge to Mottisfont) are linked by
buses, with details in the leaflet shown below -- though bus services may be
infrequent so check times first. There are statons at Dunbridge (just off the
route near Mottisfont), Romsey and Totton, all with regular services to
Southampton and connections for other parts of the south coast, Reading and
London.
National public transport information
Public transport in Wales
Publications
- Test Way, free overview leaflet from
Hampshire council and
local information centres or
order here. This gives practical information and an outline
of the route: use it in conjunction with an Ordnance Survey map or see
full route description on website below.
Contacts
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Region
Southern England
Local authorities
Hampshire
West
Berkshire
Connecting routes
Clarendon Way
Itchen Way (via link)
Monarch's Way
Solent Way (E9, via
link)
Wayfarer's Walk
Parks and countryside
North Wessex
Downs
Maps
Explorer
OL22,
131,
158
Landranger
174,
185,
196
Route is marked on maps
More about maps
Visitor
information
Andover
Basingstoke
Lyndhurst
Romsey
Southampton
Accommodation
Bed and Breakfast listings
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