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We are the Winchester Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
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Overview

The walk leaves the Coach & Horses, passes through the village of Sutton Scotney, and after a section walking along a narrow path amongst trees and bushes, continues along quiet lanes past Hunton Manor. It is all fairly level. Crossing a little bridge over the Dever, where the river becomes a small lake, it arrives at Stoke Charity church, which John Betjeman described as "gemlike little church" and a "veritable treasure house of beautiful things”.

After a break at Stoke Charity church, it passes through fields and a small nature reserve and crosses the Dever again. There are then more country lanes, the little hamlet and church at Hunton, and the larger hamlet and church at Wonston. It finally crosses slightly undulating open downland before returning across fields to Sutton Scotney.
 

Thursday, 17 July 2025
Start time:
10:15 am
Estimated finish time:
12:45 pm
Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
8.9km / 5.5mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Please book a place and let the leader know your lunch menu choice by Friday 11 July. You may use the email link

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SU 46397 39654
Nearest postcode:
SO21 3JH
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Start time:
10:15 am

The Coach & Horses, Sutton Scotney, Oxford Rd, Sutton Scotney, Winchester SO21 3JH

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking