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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.

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  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
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  • 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 village of Upper Farringdon and goes down a country lane before joining a disused railway. After leaving the railway it goes on a good track through fields and a wood, and then comes down to the village of Chawton and Jane Austen’s house, where she lived with her sister Cassandra. It also passes the house where Edward Austen Knight, Jane Austen’s brother used to live, where Jane spent much of her time, and also the church where she visited every Sunday.

The route then goes through woods and fields back to Upper Farringdon, passing Massey’s Folly, built by the rector Thomas Massey, and then All Saints church with its ancient yews. One of the yews is 3,000 years old and is just over 30 feeet in circumference; it was planted 2,200 years before the mediaeval church itself was built in 1200. Gilbert White was curate here before moving on to Selborne.

Thursday, 27 March 2025
Start time:
10:15 am
Estimated finish time:
12:45 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.7km / 4.8mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Lunch must be ordered by Friday 21 March, so please contact the walk leader using the email link before then.

Features

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

Starting point

Grid reference:
SU 71415 35203
Nearest postcode:
GU34 3ED
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punks.ditching.stubborn
Start time:
10:15 am

The Rose & Crown, Crows Lane, Upper Farringdon, Alton GU34 3ED

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