Walking in Hampshire
Welcome to the North Hampshire Downs Ramblers Group Website. This website represents the local group of the Ramblers covering Basingstoke and the surrounding area. We hope that you will find much to interest you in these pages and look forward to meeting you on one of our walks.
The beautiful and diverse Hampshire countryside offers many opportunities for interesting
walks with its idyll
ic hidden villages, glorious open countryside and wooded hills.
The distance we cover is usually between 4 and 7 miles (taking around 2 -
The programme includes a walk at most weekends (either Saturday or Sunday) and a
mid-
North
Hampshire, but we also venture further afield into Berkshire, West Sussex, and beyond.
From time to time the group organises a longer walk with a B&B stopover, look out
for the next one in our walking programme for 2012. Usually the start of the walks
is within a 30 minute drive of Basingstoke. For non-
We also arrange social functions during the course of the year such as visits to the pub, brewery, and a dinner in the Spring. If you are new to walking and want to give us a try, or already walk, you would be given a very welcome by the Group. We hope to see you soon!
If you are interested in joining the Ramblers we suggest you come along for a couple of walks with the group first to get a taster. Membership details are available from the Ramblers’ national website: www.ramblers.org.uk
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