WINCHESTER CIRCULAR

South Bank Group

We offer walks in London and Home Counties, accessible by public transport.

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Overview

A moderately paced circular walk to the west of this Hampshire city. A picnic lunch in Sparsholt village and then a pub drink in the Plough pub. 6 miles in the morning 3 in afternoon. In the afternoon we walk east along part of the Clarendon walk back into Winchester.

Saturday, 29 November 2025

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 3:30 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 14.5km / 9.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Train: 9.05 from Waterloo, Clapham Junction 9.12 arriving Winchester at 10.04
Lunch: picnic lunch in Sparsholt village

Toilet: use toilets on train and at Winchester station, then nothing until lunch time.

Features

Accessible by public transport

Starting point

Grid reference:: SU 47744 29960
Nearest postcode:: SO23 8TJ
what3words:: stumpy.thing.cackling

Start time:: 10:00 am

Winchester Station

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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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